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Officials hope new smartphone bulletins will curb avalanche deaths

By Jamie Komarnicki, Calgary Herald November 9, 2011

CALGARY — Avalanche forecasters hope new smartphone-friendly bulletins — featuring less text and more graphics — will help young, tech-savvy backcountry adventurers make smarter decisions before hitting the slopes.

Parks Canada and the Canadian Avalanche Centre will begin using the new avalanche bulletin format this month.
“While moving away from a text-based report to a visual one is a bold step, the research tells us that it’s the right thing to do,” said Calgary Centre-North MP Michelle Rempel, who unveiled the redesigned bulletins in Calgary Wednesday on behalf of Environment Minister Peter Kent. “Today’s tech-heavy world demands that brief and succinct information be available at the click of a mouse, via smartphone, 24 hours a day.”

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The avalanche centre, based in Revelstoke, B.C., meanwhile, is breaking down its forecast regions into 13 areas. In the past, forecasters were responsible for seven “vast” regions, including one area the size of Switzerland, said executive director Ian Tomm.

“These smaller forecast regions will allow us to be even more accurate with our information and more….

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