iPhone App Review – Alpine Replay – Skiing Statistics and Social Networking

Filed in: Equipment, Gadgets / Tech | Tags: Buller, Equipment, iPhone, Mobile

AlpineReplay is a social network for skiers and snowboarders that I helped test in private beta over the course of this season. The focus of AlpineReplay is on stats. With an Android or iPhone they measure your speed, airtime, vertical, Calories, distance, and more. Your day is separated by run, with the names of chairlifts

How To Track A Snow Storm

Filed in: Featured, Snow Forecast | Tags: BOM, Buller, Hotham, iPhone, Mobile, Mountainwatch, Skiing, Snowatch, Snowcam, Weatherzone

So you’ve been watching the forecasts, and a front is on it’s way. You’re read here what a waste of time long range forecasts are, but you’ve identified a weather window thanks to some medium/short range forecasts. It’s now D-Day and you want to track what’s going on up in the hills so you can

Falls Creek iPhone App is Live

Filed in: Equipment, Gadgets / Tech | Tags: Falls Creek, Mobile

Looks like iPhone apps are all the rage. Hot on the heels of Hotham, Falls Creek has just released theirs: At first glance it looks a little limited, but Falls has posted on Facebook that they are expecting an update in a week that will include GPS and Cams. You can Download it from iTunes

Snow on the Go

Filed in: Home | Tags: BOM, Home, iPhone, Mobile, Mountainwatch, Report, ski.com.au, Skiing, Snowatch, Snowcam, Weatherzone

Snow lovers are information addicts. The advent of the Internet has allowed us to cut through the marketing guff and make our own decisions on what the conditions are like and what to expect. Ian Dunlop & Richard Tribe, owners of ski.com.au pioneered Australian Snow Cams in the mid/late 1990′s, around the same time Pete