Brooks-Range Mountaineering Equipment Co. has been awarded Design Patent D US 663,225 S by the United States Patent Office for its Brooks-Range Snow Density Gauge.
Envisioned and developed in the field by Brooks-Range Founder Matt Brooks, who is an AMGA certified mountain guide and snow science educator, the Snow Density Gauge was first tested and is now used by the worlds most trusted mountaineering and avalanche experts, forecasters and observers including the National Weather Service.
Receiving the patent and officially introducing another effective snow science tool to the exponentially growing backcountry market is an encouraging step in the right direction for furthering snow science education, said Brooks.
The Brooks-Range Snow Density Gauge is a compact and highly accurate snow science device used to determine snow pack moisture content. It assists in determining snow pit data, snow loading, precipitation rates, rates of metamorphism, fresh snow quality and snow pack moisture content. Such data is critical to a fuller understanding of avalanche hazard on particular slopes, forecasting knowledge and overall snow conditions.
