BerrySki is the first fully offline GPS ski maps App for BlackBerry offering analytics for skiers and snowboarders in North America (8-+ resorts) and now Europe (460+ resorts).
BerrySki offers a wide range of feature you would expect to find on an app costing a lot more than this , with support almost all BlackBerry® devices including StormTM,
BoldTM, TourTM, CurveTM, PearlTM (basically they support all devices running BlackBerry OS version 4.2 and above).
Main features include:-
Download maps for offline usage:
Once the maps are downloaded to the device, you do not need Internet
access to view GPS maps, locate yourself on the mountain and use any
other features the software supports. We support resorts in Canada and
US (European resorts coming soon). For a complete list of supported
resorts, please click here.
Pan/zoom/locate yourself on the mountain
The software supports standard mapping features like pan/zoom to
get an overall idea of the ski resort. The maps have been specially
prepared for usage in ski resorts. Lodges/restaurant/Ticket
office/Parking/Skier drop off areas/lift types/runs are marked in the
downloaded maps. If your device has a GPS or you use a bluetooth
GPS puck, you can locate yourself on the mountain at any time.
Record GPS tracks
If your device has GPS or you use a bluetooth GPS puck paired
with your device, you can record your GPS tracks for ski analytics or
just to see the mountain terrain that you have covered when you take a
break.
View tracks overlay
If you turn on track recording, at any point you can view the
resort map with your tracks overlaid on the maps in dark brown color.
This would help you figure out with a glance which portion of the
mountain you have covered and the trails you haven't touched at all.
Live track animation
If you turn on track recording, you can play your track at any
time. The track play shows you a red dot traversing the mountain. The
speed of the red dot is proportional to how fast you ski. The red dot
goes faster at places where you ski faster. You can see your speed at
the bottom left corner of the phone screen.
Ski track analytics/stats
If you turn on track recording, you can look at detailed ski
analytics for your tracks. Detailed track analytics include:
Name of each lift taken, in the order you took them.
For each run, in the order you did it, you can see the name of the
trails covered. For each run, you can ski the distance skied, your
average speed, your maximum speed and the time taken to do that run.
If you ski through multiple trails during a run, you can view the
name of each trail you skied through. For each trail, you can ski the
distance skied, your average speed, your maximum speed and the time
taken to do that trails.
Ski track summary
If you turn on track recording, you can view the summary of
recorded tracks. The track summary includes the following. If you are
intermediate skier, you would see maximum distance skied on blue trails.
If you are an expert skier, you would find yourself most on the black
runs or unknown territory.
Distance skied on blue trails, your maximum, average speed and
time spent on the blue trails.
Distance skied on black trails, your maximum, average speed and
time spent on the black trails.
Distance skied on green trails, your maximum, average speed and
time spent on the green trails.
Number of lits taken
Number of runs skied
Export tracks for posterity
You can export recorded tracks in GPX format to our partner website
or to your local file system. GPX is a standard format supported by
all mapping software including google earth.
Setup is very simple although you will probably want/need to download the maps on wifi before you get stung for massive roaming charges while you're away.
And in operation:-
Bookmark this page as we'll be doing a full eval of the product over the coming weeks