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The snow has not stopped falling over the last few days in my hometown and everything is covered in white. Some people see this and think of nothing but the summer they want back. For thousands of others, myself included, winter means winter sports.
Whether it is downhill skiing, snowboarding or even cross country skiing, there’s one little piece of information every winter sports enthusiast needs to know before they suit up, load up and head off to enjoy their sport of choice: The ski report. There’s no way you’re going to spend all of that time, energy and money without knowing the conditions, including the temperature, the snow depth and the wind speed.
The good news is there are plenty of places that can help you find out exactly what’s going on in your neck of the woods. From Web sites to iPhone applications, there are tons of ways to check the snow details at whichever ski hill you frequent. One of our favorites is SkiReport.com and their amazingly slick iPhone App that uses GPS to find all the details at any given moment at the ski hill nearest to you. That’s right, now you can know instantly whether or not getting yourself out of bed on a cold morning is worth it or whether you should wait for better powder, better weather and friendlier skies.
The bottom line is it’s getting easier and easier to stay active, stay fit and stay completely tapped into the physical world around us. Many may say that technology is ruining our connection to nature. I am inclined to disagree. If used properly, it can tap us even further into things we might not have done other wise. Choose the latter.
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