Abstract: A multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke and an elongate snow anchor. The snow fluke is configured to independently anchor a belay or repel, or provide an intermediate point of climbing protection when buried in snow. Likewise, the elongate snow anchor is configured to independently anchor a belay or repel, or provide an intermediate point of climbing protection when driven into snow. The elongate snow anchor and the snow fluke are cooperatively configured to detachably couple with one another to form a snow shovel in which the elongate snow anchor serves as a shovel handle and the snow fluke serves as a shovel blade.

Abstract: A multi-use snow tool is described, which includes a snow fluke and a snow picket that may be combined to function as a snow shovel, or may be used independent of each other as climbing anchors. As one example, the multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke including a blade body having a base end and a nose end opposite the base end; a snow picket having an elongate shaft including at least a first flange; and a lip assembly located at the base end of the blade body and cooperating with the blade body to define at least a first channel that is adapted to mate with the first flange to detachably couple the snow picket to the snow fluke.

Abstract: A multi-use snow tool is described, which includes a snow fluke and a snow picket that may be combined to function as a snow shovel, or may be used independent of each other as climbing anchors. As one example, the multi-use snow tool includes a snow fluke including a blade body having a base end and a nose end opposite the base end; a snow picket having an elongate shaft including at least a first flange; and a lip assembly located at the base end of the blade body and cooperating with the blade body to define at least a first channel that is adapted to mate with the first flange to detachably couple the snow picket to the snow fluke.