The Northeast and Mid-Atlantic just got a heap of snow dumped on it. For some, it’s a major inconvenience. For others, depending on the severity, it’s a day or two off of work. There’s a group among us, though, that sees snow and thinks of nothing but skiing. Sometimes I wish I were of that ilk. Perhaps then I wouldn’t turn into such a curmudgeon during snowfall. If you fall among the ski-loving folk, you might want to check out this Blackberry app. It’s called OnTheSnow, and it seems like a pretty good value for anyone who likes to travel and ski, or just get information on nearby resorts.
Looking for a resort? You can search the application by resort name, by region, or, if you have a functioning GPS, by proximity. You can track up to 16 different resorts, finding information about whether the slopes are open, the surface conditions, new snow, and base depth. Yes, I took these terms from the product description, because I’m ski-illiterate.
The application integrates with BlackBerry Maps or Google Maps to show you the layout of the resorts. You can also get resort-specific information on number and type of lifts, what types of trails it has, and, of course, a full weather report.
Late last year we featured a different BlackBerry ski app, BerrySki. That is a more comprehensive application, it seems, but it also costs a lot more. The base price is $4.99, and that covers just one resort for one season. You can get OnTheSnow for a one-time fee of just $2.99, making it an excellent value for people who want just the basic resort information. It works with just about any BlackBerry model running OS 4.2 or above.
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
Get ski resort information on your BlackBerry
This post originated at BBGeeks.com – home to all things Blackberry! Also a great source of info about AT&T BlackBerry.
Get ski resort information on your BlackBerry