The intro of snowfall is very attention grabbing. The story already has a climax of people being trapped in an avalanche. The environment is explained in a way, which creates clear and precise images in the minds of the readers. John Branch doesn’t spend too much time before explaining the horrifying events that occur during an avalanche. I really think that the  explanation of an avalanche using creative language leads the readers to imagine themselves in a similar situation. This piece of journalism uses many different features of multimedia reporting to tell the story such as images, videos and some maps. The amount of text can seem overwhelming at first, however the usage of the images, maps and the interviews provide breaks from having to read. Separating the article into six different sections was also a clever way to keep readers interested. At the end of every section one can take a moment to process what he/she just read.

I really think that the article effectively uses multimedia because the images, videos and maps are well placed within the story. It gives readers more tools to create imagery in their heads, if they already aren’t imagining any of the situations while they read the article. The interview with Elyse Saugstad brings authenticity to the article as she provides a flashback of her traumatic experience in the avalanche.

I think this format of multimedia could be best utilized to write someone’s autobiography or at least how a brief period of time in someone’s life changed their life forever. Stories like those would demand a timeline of important events explained by texts and supported by images and videos. Describing each important event one after the other and connecting them together, to tell a story.