Cardo, Connected Skiing!
The American brand is launching a communication system for skiers and snowboarders: the PackTalk Ski. This ingenious technology enables real-time communication between a group. Just speak into the microphone and you are in contact without having to make a phone call, and without a fastidious installation process. It’s simple, reliable, and effective. The Cardo and its Intercom is of great interest to all skiers and mountain professionals.
Cardo’s DNA comes from motorbiking. The brilliant idea isn’t recent but dates back to 2004 exactly when the world’s first Bluetooth earphone is created; the Scala Rider. Bikers can talk to each other, listen to music, answer the phone conveniently and safely. The technology eliminates the sound of the wind providing superb crystal-clear audio. The system is protected by a waterproof shell and attaches to the helmet.
Birth of the 1st Intercom
In the years that follow, Cardo relentlessly pursues its innovations. In 2005, the world’s first communication system with an integrated FM radio is launched, in 2007 it is the first Intercom that allows two motorcyclists to communicate across a 700-meter distance (before increasing to over one kilometer in 2009). In 2015, the first Packtalk is born. A new exclusive technology, Dynamic Mesh Communication (DMC), makes it possible to connect up to fifteen motorcyclists, easily and quickly.
The PackTalk Ski Revolutionizes Communication
Skiers and snowboarders have been waiting for a reliable, efficient, solid communication product for a long time; suited to mountain professionals, such as ski patrollers needing to communicate in areas where there’s no 4 or 5G network coverage, anxious to create groups that can be reached directly. Ski instructors too, who want to communicate directly with their group of skiers without raising their voices, directly in their ear, in order to manage an individual or a group of skiers in complete safety. And then, of course, families, groups of friends who ride together, who want to coordinate on or off the slopes, so they don’t get lost, chat live, share, and have a laugh. Cardo has provided a specific solution: the PackTalk Ski.
Simple, Reliable, Effective
With the PackTalk Ski, communication is no longer an option but a reality. It’s live, with everyone in a group, to warn each other of potential dangers, laugh together, discover, or give tips. More than half a million Cardo devices have been sold, all the brand’s expertise is in operation in the PackTalk Ski. The installation takes less than a minute to put it on your helmet. The kit is waterproof and not affected by snow. The battery life is eight hours, more than enough to enjoy your ski or snowboard excursion. In open terrain the communication is one kilometer. The sound is high quality as it is adjusted according to wind speed and noise. Thanks to synchronizing it to your phone, you can receive and make calls directly without having to manipulate your smartphone. Like motorcyclists, a group of up to fifteen people can be kitted with the Cardo system and communicate with each other. In the mountains, we finally have a quality Intercom that puts technology at the service of skiers and snowboarders.
Transamericana avec Rickey Gates
