Snocator is ski, snowboard guide for iPhone
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Nov 4, 2008 at 1:00am
Useful Networks, a developer of location aware applications, has launched a new iPhone app that combines tools for skiers and snowboarders. Snocator (pronounced “snow-kay-ter”) uses interactive GPS trail maps to show users exactly where they are on the mountain, and plan out their next run, rendezvous or overpriced hot chocolate from the ski lodge.
Users can also check snow reports, mountain cams and weather forecasts to get up-to-date information on their favorite resorts as they plan their next ski vacation, or just their afternoon on the slopes. The mapping feature is available at most ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Snow reports, mountain cams, and weather info are available for most ski resorts worldwide.
For beginning skiers, there’ss no longer a need for anxiety about finding the easiest way down or avoiding black-diamond runs with ominous names like “Widowmaker” and “Cannonball”—much less the incessant and finger-numbing fumbling with large folding paper maps on chairlifts or in high winds, says Useful Networks CEO Brian Levin. He adds that, for advanced skiers and powder-hounds, a quick check with Snocator is all that’s needed to determine where the deep snow is or figure out how to get back to the lifts after an impromptu off-piste tree run.
Snocator is available at major ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada and works anywhere users have a data signal or Wi-Fi connection with the iPhone. In future releases, Useful Networks is adding the ability to let users track their runs, find friends and family on the mountains, and a host of other addition.
The Snocator application is available at theApple App Store for US$5.99.
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