I finally came into the 21st century and got an IPhone, but before that I was using an ITouch so I could get apps.
As you know, there are a gazillion apps, but what are your favorite ski apps? Which ones are good? Here are some of the ones I have been using:
For general ski information:
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REI Ski App: It is a snow report app that you can select your favorite resorts and bookmark them so that you always get the (latest I guess) snow report, weather, and info. It features local weather forecasts, links to the resort's webcams, resort info, Twitter, and "1st hand reports." The downside being that some of the info is pretty stale from what I have seen and sometimes the lesser known places don't have updated trip reports. But it has a lot of lesser known places on it.
All Snow: Another general snow report app that pretty much gathers info from sources like SnoCountry and puts it there. I have had problems downloading it and keeping it up to date as you need to set up an account.
For East Coast:
Sunday River Replay: A free app that allows you to track your day (vert, speed, and laps). It also has some resort information on it. Looks interesting....
Sugarloaf Replay: Pretty much the same.....
I also saw that there are apps for Stowe and Mad River Valley, but they are more focused on helping folks find things in town rather than ski info.
For the West Coast:
I have downloaded a few that I used quite often and find very useful. Not surprising, the first is....
Snowbird: Yes, I know. No surprise. But it was my first app and the one I use the most. It has live webcams, Twitter and Facebook feeds, trail map and sattelite map of the terrain (the "Landmarks Map.") The latter map is awesome but small on an IPhone screen. It also has updated road conditions and other info. You can track your days on it and use it to interact with Facebook. I wish it had the grooming report on it though. It also directly links to Avalanche and NOAA reports (with a great radar loop on the main page). These last two links are so valuable and save time.
Jackson Hole: It is just revamped and is very similar to Snowbird's with live webcams, updated info on the mountain, condition reports, and trail reports. The thing that doesn't work well for me is when the app takes me to the resort page (like to buy tickets, etc) I can't open any of the links.
Squaw Valley: I just downloaded it and it is pretty slick. Pretty much the same as the above, but slicker looking.
Ski Utah: A collection of reports from the mountain and basically a mobile version of their site with deals and blog. It also allows you to count your days at each resort.
Deer Valley: The main page has the current weather and weather forecasts. It has lift open status, maps of each area (confusing...I'd rather have one big trail map as opposed to many different areas, but a nice way to zoom in on each area), Twitter, and Facebook links. For such a ritzy resort, it is the most basic app with the most basic information. No bells or whistles...
What others do you use?
As you know, there are a gazillion apps, but what are your favorite ski apps? Which ones are good? Here are some of the ones I have been using:
For general ski information:
(sp
REI Ski App: It is a snow report app that you can select your favorite resorts and bookmark them so that you always get the (latest I guess) snow report, weather, and info. It features local weather forecasts, links to the resort's webcams, resort info, Twitter, and "1st hand reports." The downside being that some of the info is pretty stale from what I have seen and sometimes the lesser known places don't have updated trip reports. But it has a lot of lesser known places on it.
All Snow: Another general snow report app that pretty much gathers info from sources like SnoCountry and puts it there. I have had problems downloading it and keeping it up to date as you need to set up an account.
For East Coast:
Sunday River Replay: A free app that allows you to track your day (vert, speed, and laps). It also has some resort information on it. Looks interesting....
Sugarloaf Replay: Pretty much the same.....
I also saw that there are apps for Stowe and Mad River Valley, but they are more focused on helping folks find things in town rather than ski info.
For the West Coast:
I have downloaded a few that I used quite often and find very useful. Not surprising, the first is....
Snowbird: Yes, I know. No surprise. But it was my first app and the one I use the most. It has live webcams, Twitter and Facebook feeds, trail map and sattelite map of the terrain (the "Landmarks Map.") The latter map is awesome but small on an IPhone screen. It also has updated road conditions and other info. You can track your days on it and use it to interact with Facebook. I wish it had the grooming report on it though. It also directly links to Avalanche and NOAA reports (with a great radar loop on the main page). These last two links are so valuable and save time.
Jackson Hole: It is just revamped and is very similar to Snowbird's with live webcams, updated info on the mountain, condition reports, and trail reports. The thing that doesn't work well for me is when the app takes me to the resort page (like to buy tickets, etc) I can't open any of the links.
Squaw Valley: I just downloaded it and it is pretty slick. Pretty much the same as the above, but slicker looking.
Ski Utah: A collection of reports from the mountain and basically a mobile version of their site with deals and blog. It also allows you to count your days at each resort.
Deer Valley: The main page has the current weather and weather forecasts. It has lift open status, maps of each area (confusing...I'd rather have one big trail map as opposed to many different areas, but a nice way to zoom in on each area), Twitter, and Facebook links. For such a ritzy resort, it is the most basic app with the most basic information. No bells or whistles...
What others do you use?
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