WSI Pilotbrief Optima vs Powder Forecast

On the ground or in the air, Pilotbrief Optima is your co-pilot in the cockpit. Fly safely, confidently and comfortably with the latest and most accurate weather at your fingertips. From any location, quickly create or select a flight route, retrieve a weather briefing, access enroute weather and modify the route during flight. Using an iPad, gain access to the aviation industry’s leading weather briefing product. WSI Pilotbrief Optima, delivers the most relevant preflight and inflight briefing experience directly to your iPad by improving: Pre-Flight Planning - Vertical Profile with observed and forecasted turbulence - Real-time weather and updated forecasts for adjusted ETDs - Route Specific Weather and NOTAM Briefings Safety & Comfort - High definition Global weather layers, Radar, Satellite IR, VIL and Echo Top mosaics - Proprietary forecast radar showing how the radar will move in the next 24 hours - Global Enroute Hazards & Global Surface Analysis - proprietary forecasts by WSI forecasters Connections & Operations - Multi-pilot collaboration tools for streamlined operations in EFBs and EFFs (Electronic Flight Bag and Electronic Flight Folder, respectively) - Offline mode to conserve bandwidth and data consumption - Provisions to reduce data usage when in-flight - Compliance with Corporate, Industry and Government Regulations - CONUS VFR Sections, CONUS IFR High and Low - Real-time inFlight weather data through aircraft onboard WIFI - Digital Flight Release & Navigation Log capabilities for Business & Commercial Aviation

Check powder conditions at 148 ski resorts across Japan at a glance. KEY FEATURES: • Proprietary "Powder Index" rates powder expectations on a 1-5 scale • 3-day forecast with snowfall, temperature, wind speed, and weather split by morning/afternoon • Track snowfall trends from the past 3 days • Rank resorts by 6-day cumulative snowfall • Filter by 10 regions: Hokkaido, Tohoku, Niigata, Nagano, Toyama, Ishikawa, Gifu, Kanto, Kansai, Chugoku/Shikoku • Search by resort name • Japanese & English bilingual support • Offline support with up to 7 days of cache COVERED RESORTS: 148 resorts across 10 regions Hokkaido: Niseko, Rusutsu, Kiroro, Furano, Tomamu, and more Tohoku: Zao, Appi Kogen, Tazawako, and more Niigata: Naeba, Kagura, Myoko, and more Nagano: Hakuba, Shiga Kogen, Nozawa Onsen, and more Plus major resorts in Toyama, Ishikawa, Gifu, Kanto, Kansai, and Chugoku/Shikoku ABOUT THE POWDER INDEX: Evaluates cumulative snowfall, daily snowfall forecast, temperature, and wind speed to provide a comprehensive powder condition rating from 1 to 5. Higher numbers mean better powder snow conditions. Weather data powered by Open-Meteo API.