New Powder Report iPhone App Gets You to Fresh Snow First

Dec. 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Bellevue, WA — December 9, 2010 — Today Powder Alarm for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch was released in the Apple App store.  “Power Alarm takes the guesswork out of getting those coveted first tracks.  Using real-time hourly telemetry data we give our users the configurability other snow report services can't offer.” said Scott Chamberlin, owner of Hi Baby Software the makers of Powder Alarm.  "Text messages and emails from ski areas are going to be a thing of the past. This is an actual alarm for you smart phone.  Awesome!" said Dustin Balderach of Crystal Mountain Ski Patrol.

Powder alarm covers the top Western US ski resorts and is optimized to report on the conditions you are going to find in the morning when you arrive.  "When most skiers start getting serious about conditions they realize that 24 hour and 72 hour reports are meaningless." said Scott.  "With resort attendance and lift throughput rates so high you count on what snow falls from the times the lifts close to the time the open."

"Forecasting for the Cascades, and mountain environments in general, is extremely difficult." said Dustin Balderach. "A forecaster may throw out a number like 12 inches expected, but the reality is the models may be showing anything from 4 inches to 20 inches so they go with a number in the middle. With Powder Alarm, you can sleep in if the actual snowfall is below forecasted or rest assured you'll wake up when the snow is deep! No more waking up at 4, 5, or 6 AM to check the telemetry or resort's snow reports."

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