Panorama now has SatSki
Stupendous fresh powder and brilliant sunshine at Panorama, BC (Photos by Panorama Mountain Village)
Panorama Mountain Village, in partnership with Satsport, makers of SatSki, has announced a brand-new and exciting experience for Panorama skiers –- a new GPS-based mobile phone app boasting state-of-the-art features and a slick new usuer interface for the upcoming season. Used by hundreds of thousands of skiers and riders around the world since it was first introduced, this smartphone application will allow Android, iPhone and Windows mobile users to track and share their days at Panorama Mountain Village like never before.
Satsports spokesperson Cory Leis says, “SatSki allows skiers and boarders to connect, share and even compete in a completely new way.”
By gaining access to the resort’s trail map with GPS point-to-point navigation, guests can track where they have skied on the mountain with real-time speed, distance and vertical with replays of the entire day using either the trail map view or Google Earth. The app can also be used at other SatSki participating resorts.
“As an early holiday present, Panorama is giving away the SatSki mobile app to all of our 2012 season passholders,” says Kim Hoyer, director of sales and marketing at Panorama.
Passholders will either receive an email or they can contact Panorama Mountain Resort at 1-800-663-2929 or 1-250-342-6941 to get download instructions and an activation code. Panorama guests who do not hold a season pass can purchase their SatSki mobile app at Panorama. The cost is $3.99 –- a discount of 20%.
In the coming weeks skiers and riders using Satski will have the ability to upload their recorded day to http://www.luvthesnow.com, an online ski community that ranks skiers and boarders from around the world on various recorded stats and makes them eligible for $1,000’s in prizes. Joining is free and every post increases the chances of winning. Skiers and riders of all abilities are encouraged to ski and post often.
Panorama is also the first ski resort to offer guests with SatSki a web-based leaderboard where guests can see where they rank among other Panorama visitors. The leaderboard will be launched on Panorama’s new social media page, the Warming Hut (www.panoramaresort.com/warming-hut).
