The CAA's Industry Information Exchange (InfoEx®) has been running continously since 1991 and provides a daily exchange of technical snow, weather, avalanche and terrain information between subscribers.
Subscribers are organizations and commercial businesses employing CAA Professional Members and who actively manage avalanche hazards during the winter months (e.g. heliskiing companies, BC Highways, ski areas, mountain parks). InfoEx is a uniquely Canadian service giving avalanche professionals access to data that is accurate, relevant and real time. This knowledge improves each subscriber’s awareness of the conditions across western Canada, greatly enhancing their ability to manage their local avalanche risks.
InfoEx also serves as one of the key sources of data used by the Canadian Avalanche Centre’s public avalanche forecasters to produce and verify their products. The value of the InfoEx contribution to public avalanche safety is estimated at an excess of $2 million annually. The significance of this contribution by avalanche professionals and their employers can not be overstated.
