WOULD YOU LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT AVALANCHES THAT ARE OCCURRING NOW VIA YOUR CELL PHONE?
Here are some messages sent out via Twitter:
- HS-NC-3 radar love 200' wide step down to near ground....ran near end if storm.
- Large natural spotted by solitude patrol in meadow chutes.
- Avalanche Warning issued with dangerous conditions expected through the week.
- Fatality yesterday near Francis Peak. Reported 42 yr old male snowmobiler. Issued Avalanche Watch for today with forecasted storm.
- Highway control work in LCC cancelled.
Follow UACwasatch on Twitter. Twitter is very effective for obtaining information especially via your cell phone. The forecasters at the UAC experimented with Twitter during the 2009-2010 winter season and found that Twitter was very effective for broadcasting real time conditions FROM the backcountry to people IN the backcountry.
The way it works: Forecasters in the field can send out info from their cell phones about an avalanche that they've just observed or heard about. The public can receive this info in text messages on their cell phones while they are out in the backcountry as well. The forecaster on duty in the UAC office also can send out information about avalanches that he/she may learn about from in the office. You can also send "Tweets" which everyone can see, just include #utavy in your Tweet.
GET STARTED NOW!
- Sign up for a free Twitter account
- Go to "Settings" in the drop down menu under your username, click on "Mobile", enter your cell phone number and click "Start"
- From your phone, text follow UACwasatch to 40404.
UDOT AVALANCHE MITIGATION INFORMATION: CANYON CLOSURE INFO VIA YOUR CELL PHONE
Follow UDOTavy on Twitter to receive information on road closures in Little Cottonwood, Big Cottonwood and Provo Canyons. Click HERE to check out UDOT Twitter.
