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Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by binarycrusader »

nikkisnow wrote: post #23
MichaelApproved wrote: post #18

Trying to read this story was really frustrating on an iPhone. I had to keep swiping left and right because the zoom was locked to about double the width of my screen. It's a shame because, from the sound of the other comments, it sounds like a really nice layout on the desktop. It's a shame they destroyed the mobile experience.

On linux, whether it's Chrome or Firefox, none of the videos play. Really great experience but would love to see the videos. When I get home, I'll have to pop open my Mac to get the full experience.

Works fine on Solaris in FireFox 10 ESR.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by untog »

mrb wrote: post #24

Sigh, Flash crashed on me (Chrome 23, Windows 7 64-bit)... I bet doing this in HTML5 would be more reliable. Edit: the Flash content is the ad in the middle of the page, right after the following paragraph: "To head straight down to the bottom is to enter what experts call a terrain trap: a funnel of trouble and clumsy skiing, clogged with trees and rocks and confined by high walls. Few go that way intentionally." Ho…

All the videos are HTML5 tags for me. The mountain-top diagram isn't Flash, either.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by sillysaurus »

In case it's helpful, here's a screenshot of what this article looks like on an iPhone (Chrome): http://i.imgur.com/B1ZkO.png

It won't let me zoom out or zoom in. The only way to read the article is by dragging back and forth repeatedly.

Technical/debugging note: everything was fine before the top header image fully loaded. I could zoom out and zoom in before that image showed up, so therefore that header image is somehow removing the ability to zoom for iPhone users (and is also causing the 200% zoom-in).

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by subsystem »

scott_s wrote: post #6

The best long-form presentation of an article or essay I have ever seen on the internet.

It's great, but I can't help to get flashbacks to the mid '90s multimedia era. If someone would have shown me this as the future cutting edge back then, I probably would have been disappointed.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by codewright »

subsystem wrote: post #34
scott_s wrote: post #6

The best long-form presentation of an article or essay I have ever seen on the internet.

It's great, but I can't help to get flashbacks to the mid '90s multimedia era. If someone would have shown me this as the future cutting edge back then, I probably would have been disappointed.

Taste matters.

90s multimedia rarely had it.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by chair6 »

ISL wrote: post #14

The presentation is impressive. May future articles be so well-presented. The people killed in Tunnel Creek and around our region on the same day were good friends, parents, and people. This slide, in particular, has attracted so much attention because those involved are professionals and because the event resonated so strongly within the ski media community. Missing from a lot of this accident's coverage is how very…

I was riding at Stevens the day before this went down. It was deep, backcountry avalanche risk was high. Crappy footage here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=no34MOpMBxU

Ditto that sentiment. Live passionately, look out for others.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by yukoncornelius »

scottcha wrote: post #20

As an owner of an Avalanche Safety app mobile shop I'd say its amazing to get some of this innovation in to articles like this. Getting users to think about the judgement and impact of the choices they make when they are seeking this rush is a very challenging. Breaking the mold to make a possibly more impactful presentation is exactly what Avalanche education needs.

What is the app?

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by tapp »

arscan wrote: post #10

I think this works because the little videos in the breaks actually do a great job of complementing the content of the article (and happen to be pretty). There was a link yesterday on HN that used a similar technique, but the breaks were static images that didn't really add anything to the content of the article [1]. Sure, they're pretty and novel, but I thought the breaks did more harm then good for somebody actuall…

Completely agree on both counts. As designers and developers it will be difficult to resist the urge to replicate this all over the place purely for the visual impact, but I hope we don't.

The use was so fantastic here precisely because this sort of story cried out for exactly these tools to provide a deeper understanding.

Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by [deleted] »

sillysaurus wrote: post #33

In case it's helpful, here's a screenshot of what this article looks like on an iPhone (Chrome): http://i.imgur.com/B1ZkO.png It won't let me zoom out or zoom in. The only way to read the article is by dragging back and forth repeatedly. Technical/debugging note: everything was fine before the top header image fully loaded. I could zoom out and zoom in before that image showed up, so therefore that header image is so…

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Re: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek

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Post by scottcha »

yukoncornelius wrote: post #37
scottcha wrote: post #20

As an owner of an Avalanche Safety app mobile shop I'd say its amazing to get some of this innovation in to articles like this. Getting users to think about the judgement and impact of the choices they make when they are seeking this rush is a very challenging. Breaking the mold to make a possibly more impactful presentation is exactly what Avalanche education needs.

What is the app?

http://www.ullrlabs.com
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