First Chair vs Carvable

First Chair counts down the days until your favorite ski resorts open. Pick your mountains and see how long until opening day, from the app, your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or CarPlay. Dates are checked every morning, so you'll know the moment a resort announces. EVERY MOUNTAIN, ONE APP • Ski resorts across the US and Canada, from Utah and Colorado to Tahoe, the Northeast, and British Columbia • Filter by region and star your favorites to keep them up top • Resort logos and a clean, Liquid Glass design built for iOS 26 KNOW HOW SOLID A DATE IS • Confirmed: announced by the resort itself • Projected: an estimate or a date the resort calls tentative • TBA: no date yet. We keep checking. WIDGETS EVERYWHERE • Home Screen: small shows 1 resort, medium shows 2, large shows 4 • Lock Screen: circular, rectangular, and inline styles • CarPlay: see your countdown on the drive up SIMPLE AND PRIVATE • No account, no sign-in, no ads • Choose your favorite app icon in About Opening days always depend on conditions. Check with the resort before you drive up the canyon. Built for skiers and snowboarders who can't wait for first chair.

Carvable helps you find your perfect run. Search for steepness, crux pitch, vertical drop, aspect, sun and shadow timing, surface conditions, and terrain character — whether it's a consistent cruiser, a rollercoaster, or a cliff-and-cruise. Filter by any of it. Find exactly what you want to ski. Set your goals for the day and Carvable builds a Morning Brief with personalized recommendations and a Level-Up Ladder — a run-by-run progression from your comfort zone to your stretch goal. Carvable has data on 4,600+ resorts worldwide. Open data, open maps. No account required. No ads. No tracking. Built by a ski instructor in Bozeman, Montana.