Snow Report Apps, Part 2

A couple months, we did an article on snow report apps. There were a few that we found since then, so I am going to share those with you today.

The Snow Report (Free)
The Snow Report is The North Face’s snow report app. Like Ski Lodge, it has maps built-in. It also allows you to see the weather, Website of the resort and the position of the resort in Google Maps. However, none of these are built-in–They take you to Mobile Safari or Google Maps. You can see the conditions, temperate and a mini weather report of the resort in the app. The buttons it uses can be very confusing–They don’t even look like buttons sometimes. One cool feature it includes that none of the others do is the ability to change the background. They have many built-in backgrounds shot by professionals. However, you only really see the sides of the background, because the resort info is over the rest. Overall, for a free app, it’s very nice.

Grade: B-

Snow and Ski Report By REI (Free)

Snow and Ski Report By REI is REI’s snow report app (kind of obvious). It has a unique interface–It uses a kind of Cover Flow. It also takes a different approach to finding resorts–You cannot search. You must know where it is, which can be a bit annoying at times. But, unlike some others, all the information you get is built-in toe app. This means you don’t have to leave the app to get Webcams or a weather report. It also shows you how many lifts are open and closed, and weather the resort is open or not. For each resort, there is a unique image that, I assume, is from the actual resort, which is very cool. Overall, this app provides a pretty nice interface and a lot of information, putting it up there with some of the paid apps.

Grade: B+

Snow Report ($1.99)

The Snow Report takes a minimalist approach at reporting show conditions. First of all, you cannot add favorites. So, you have to find the specific resort each time you open the app. Well, it does save where you were, so you’ll still be at the same region. But, that means you can only have 1 favorite at any time. Secondly, it only gives a little bit of information. You can only see 24 and 48 hour reports, the base depth and what the surface is like. This does mean that it’s faster, though. Like REI, you cannot search, you must know where it is. If you want minimal info, with faster loading, you may want to look at this, but I don’t think it’s worth it.

Grade: C-

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