News and resources
Files for your map app, and what the press has written.
Downloads
The zones on this site, as files.
Zones can change between seasons. Zone list
Cody Townsend on radios
A short Instagram video on why he tours with one.
In the press
Tahoe Daily Tribune · February 2026Brewing up safety: Trailhead coffee events promote backcountry safety
Tahoe Backcountry Alliance newsletter · December 2025Tahoe Gear Exchange, Rocky Talkie and the next Film Festival
…helping make it easier to communicate with other touring parties who are in the same zone.
Tahoe Magazine, winter issue · November 2025 · also in the Tahoe Daily Tribune, December 2025A lifesaving connection: Community radio channels aim to make Tahoe's backcountry safer
…reduce the time from injury to rescue response, which can be critical for life threatening injuries.
Tahoe Daily Tribune · September 2025Tahoe organization seeks public input on winter safety initiative
The channels are intended to enhance safety and communication in avalanche terrain…
Tahoe Guide · August 2025Tahoe Backcountry Community Radio: Enhancing backcountry safety
Writing about the program? jamie@tahoebackcountryradio.org