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Salewa Shovel Matrix:
SALEWA Matrix Shovel on the bottom of the pack.
A new lightweight folding shovel made with DuPont engineering polymers promises both convenience and safety for winter sports enthusiasts.
Snowboarders can use it to chisel out ramps and half-pipes in ice and snow, and backcountry skiers can take it along to use in avalanche emergencies.
Features:
- The Matrix shovel from Salewa, weighs just 21 ounces (600 g), and it folds up to allow attachment to a backpack or carrying within.
- The shovels shell is made of a toughened grade of DuPont Delrin acetal resin.
- The shell resists cracking upon impact with rocks or blocks of ice when digging, and it can support loads of up to 55 pounds (25 kg) of snow, according to Salewa.
- It has excellent abrasion resistance and high strength, key advantages for tasks like ice-chiseling and scraping.
- Folded, the shovel measures just 9 inches wide by 15 inches high (23 by 38 cm).
- It unfolds for use in two positions, full length (35 inches, 88 cm) for shoveling or with the shell locked at a 90-degree angle for snow profiling or chopping.
- The folding mechanism has parts made of three materials: Delrin, DuPont Zytel nylon resin, and aluminum.
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