Are you the king or queen of the mountain.

swskier wrote:Will it work on ipod touch!? Probably not i'd imagine as it doesn't have built in internet!

You should get the net on a touch I am not sure about downloading the app, go on to itunes and try and down load 8)

ya but does it not require a signal to track your movements!? i can get the app fine, but don't know if the app will work without internet!

swskier wrote:ya but does it not require a signal to track your movements!? i can get the app fine, but don't know if the app will work without internet!

That might be the difference as I think I'm right in saying that the iphone will use GPs, but I'm not a 100% sure 8)

Yes thats what i thought, it would track you via a GPS system and that will require an internet access!

I don't think it will need Internet access just the GPS signal turned on :roll:

Will check - Mr PSC has an iphone so will download the app and then I can be Queen of the Mountains starting on the 19th December :lol:

There are two different measuring systems going on here. What Finn introduced was the day count of the number of times your lift pass opens the barrier. This will then be multiplied by the distance of the shortest route from the top of the lift to the bottom. Where there are multiple routes, the additional distance of the longer route will not be accounted for.

A GPS system will measure your route.

Neither will measure the true distance that is taken up by the turns. How much this is an influence on the distance, will depend on the individual ski style. Add 5% to 30%.

But, either method would be a useful comparitor.

I already know how much skiing I do in a day, and what my most ever was on one day. :wink:

In the case of Tino, add 1% for turning!

I may well be wrong,
But - I don't think the GPS will measure the diagonal distance skied, only the horizontal distance. We (i.e. farmers) have had a lot of difficulty with having our field areas measured correctly by satellite, especially if they are on hills.

Ally