Piste maps are great when you are visiting a new resort and you don’t know your way around, but opening one in the wind and trying to get the stupid thing folded back up can be a really annoying. iTrailMap is an iPod Touch/iPhone app that will allow you download a piste map of the Ski / Snowboard Resort you want to ride. You can pan and zoom the whole map just like Google Maps.
Pros: Easy to use, many maps to download, can be used without internet connectivity or phone service
Cons: Some of the maps when zoomed in are blurry and hard to read, can’t be used with a glove on.
Price: FREE
Download it here: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=299785387&mt=8
Is this really sensible? An iPhone screen is tiny compared to a piste map. And do you really want to get your shiny iPhone out in a blizard/rain etc? We all know how rechargable batteries (like those in the iPhone) often go flat very quickly in cold conditions. Just use a piste map. How hard can that be?
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