Snow-Sports Addicts Have New iPhone LBS App - Snocator

By Reporter Wireless and Mobile News on November 3, 2008 10:21 AM

Here's a new iPhone app for skiiers called Snocator (pronounced "snow-kay-ter") that uses interactive GPS trail maps to show users exactly where they are on the mountain, and plan out their next run, rendezvous or o 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.

Built for snow sports addicts by snow sports addicts, Snocator is the only iPhone application to use location-enabled ski maps to show snow sports enthusiasts where they are on the mountain, with all nearby lifts, runs, lodges, terrain parks and more pictured in detail.

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 is 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.

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 (bragging rights, anyone?), find friends and family on the mountains, and a host of other additions to make Snocator even more useful and fun.

The Snocator application is currently available for download at the iPhone App Store for immediate use, and works at all major ski resorts in the U.S. in Canada. To find more information on Snocator today, visit www.snocator.com.

For more information on Useful Networks, visit www.useful-networks.com.