Parks Canada’s New Avalanche Bulletin
Parks Canada’s new avalanche bulletin was officially launched on November 9, 2011. Keep an eye on this page in the coming weeks for an in-depth look at the entire new system.
Bulletin Sneak Peek | Mountain Parks Regional Overview
Local map showing danger ratings | Accessing remote weather station data
Danger Ratings | Avalanche Problems
Elevation & Aspect | Likelihood of Triggering & Avalanche Size
Terrain and Travel Advice
Bulletin Sneak Peek
Bulletin Sneak PeekNote the emphasis on less text, more graphics and clearly identified problems. The bulletin is also available on a mobile site. Choose which current park bulletin you want by selecting a link at the bottom of the left navigation bar on this page.
Mountain Parks Regional Overview
An interactive regional map of the Mountain Parks shows the park boundaries, the bulletin regions and the
highest avalanche danger for each of our four regions. The link can be found under
Avalanche Warnings on the left navigation bar.
Local map showing danger ratings
Selecting a region from the choices at the bottom of the map will isolates a specific bulletin region and reveal an icon summarizing the danger ratings in the
Alpine,
Treeline and
Below Treeline. The legend on the upper right allows you to select either
danger ratings or
weather station layers.
Accessing remote weather station data
Once the weather station layer is enabled, click on each station to see the most recent weather conditions at specific locations. This is an excellent supplement to reading the bulletin.
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