OpenSnow vs Nayge

OpenSnow is your trusted source for the most accurate snow forecast, snow report, and severe weather maps. "Weather forecasting for the mountains takes extra focus, analysis, and precision, which is exactly what OpenSnow provides. The app is incredible, even for super weather nerds like myself." – Cody Townsend, Pro Skier 15-Day Snow Forecasts Finding the location that has the best conditions can feel overwhelming. With OpenSnow, deciding where to go is easy. View the latest 15-day snow forecast, snow report, conditions history, and mountain webcams for your favorite locations in just a few seconds. Local Daily Snow Experts Instead of spending hours sifting through weather data, get the inside scoop in just a few minutes. Our local experts write a new Daily Snow forecast each day in the winter for regions around the US, Canada, Europe, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Have one of our expert local forecasters guide you to the best conditions. 3D Weather + Snow Maps We make it easy to track incoming storms with super-res radar and global precipitation, radar, and snow forecast maps. You can also view 3D maps for snow depth, avalanche risk, slope angle, active fires, air quality, wildfire smoke, public and private land ownership, and more. Download high-resolution satellite maps to view offline. PEAKS + StormNet PEAKS is our mountain weather forecast model that is up to 50% more accurate in complex terrain. StormNet is our severe weather forecast model that produces real-time, high-resolution forecasts for lightning, hail, damaging winds, and tornadoes. Combined, PEAKS + StormNet provide a first-of-its-kind, fully operational multi-component weather forecast system. Daily Features • 15-Day Hourly Forecasts • Current + Forecast Radar • Precipitation Forecast Maps • Air Quality Forecasts • Wildfire Smoke Forecast Maps • 50,000+ Weather Stations • 3D + Offline Maps • Land Boundary + Private Ownership Maps • Recent Satellite Maps Snow + Ski Features • 15-Day Snow Forecast • Powder Quality Forecast • Snow Depth Map • Season Snowfall Map • Snow Forecast Alerts • Snow Forecast Maps • Offline Ski Resort Trail Maps • Snow Forecast + Report Widgets • Historical Snow Reports Severe Weather Features (US only) • Super-Res Radar • Lightning Risk • Tornado Risk • Hail Risk • Damaging Winds Risk • Severe Weather Alerts Free Features • My Location 15-Day Forecast • Snow Forecast 15-Day Summary • Historical Weather + Snow Reports • Snow Report Alerts • Avalanche Forecasts • Mountain Webcams • Active Fires Map • Air Quality Map • Slope Angle + Slope Aspect — Free Trial — New accounts automatically receive the full OpenSnow Premium experience, with no credit card or payment information required. If you choose not to purchase OpenSnow after the free trial is over, you will be automatically downgraded to a free account and not charged. — In-App Purchase — OpenSnow Base is an auto-renewable subscription, which will renew yearly at $49.99 USD. Payment will be charged to the user's Apple account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. The account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. If the auto-renewal fails due to a payment issue, you will still be able to access the paid content for 16 days while Apple attempts to collect payment. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Full terms and conditions can be found here: https://support.opensnow.com/legal/terms | https://support.opensnow.com/legal/privacy Sales through Apple will be governed by Apple’s refund policy. We value all of our customers and encourage you to provide feedback on your experience. Please get in touch with us by sending an email to hello@opensnow.com

Should I ride today? Which mountain? What do I wear? Nayge answers all three, and where a resort shares its cameras, lets you see the mountain for yourself. Built by a competitive snowboarder, Nayge helps you know what the mountain will actually ride like. Free. No ads, no subscription, no account. Most weather apps give you one reading per resort, usually at the base. Nayge forecasts the base, mid-mountain and summit separately, so it can tell you it is raining in the car park while it snows up top. ----------------- SHOULD I RIDE? ----------------- Every day gets a verdict, not just a temperature. Nayge reads the whole riding day and explains what will actually matter: wind that could put lifts on hold, an afternoon warm-up that turns snow to slush, an overnight refreeze that keeps the hill firm until the sun reaches it. --------------------- WHICH MOUNTAIN? --------------------- Every resort in season gets a score, and the map colors each pin by it. Save the mountains you ride and compare them side by side across the next 11 days. Nayge estimates the snow surface, not just the snowfall total: powder, soft pack, thin fresh, hard pack, firm, icy, corn or slush, tracked through each day's melting and refreezing. 20 cm that fell four days ago and baked in the sun is not the same as 20 cm that fell this morning. -------------------------- WHAT SHOULD I BRING? -------------------------- Recommendations built around the hours you plan to ride: • Layering from the feels-like temperature, wind and precipitation • Goggle lens for the expected light • Snow, rain or a mix, with a warning when it will rain at the base • Storm timing and how much could fall during your riding window --------- ALERTS --------- Create up to five alerts for the resorts and conditions you care about: snow in the next 3 days, during your riding hours or overnight from last chair to first chair, a day rating, light dry snow or clear skies. They can also warn you about wind holds, rain at the base or washouts. Alerts arrive the night before, the morning of, or both. When a storm is coming they say when the heaviest snow is due, and the morning alert tells you if the overnight forecast dropped well below what the night before said. Resorts out of season stay quiet until they open. The Notifications page shows the next alert due and the last one sent. Nothing is sent unless you set one up. ---------------- LIVE CAMERAS ---------------- Whakapapa, Mt Buller and Craigieburn cameras appear right on the resort card, with the resort's permission. Where a camera has history, scrub back through the last 24 hours and watch conditions change. ------------------- RESORT REPORTS ------------------- Official reports from Whakapapa, Mt Buller and Craigieburn appear under the resort's own name and in their own words, kept separate from Nayge's estimates. You always know what came from the mountain and what came from Nayge. -------------------- 3,000+ RESORTS -------------------- Base, mid and summit forecasts for more than 3,000 resorts worldwide, including Vail, Breckenridge, Park City, Jackson Hole, Big Sky, Aspen, Mammoth, Whistler Blackcomb, Killington, Whakapapa, Mt Buller and Craigieburn. Search by any name a resort goes by, in English or the local language, or by region or country. Filter by Epic, Ikon, Mountain Collective, Indy, Magic Pass, Powder Alliance or Freedom Pass, by resorts in season, or by the best conditions near you today. Resorts out of season are greyed out, and lift hours show where a resort posts them. No paid tier, nothing is locked. Your saved resorts, units and alerts stay on your phone. Every forecast is an estimate, and Nayge says so under each one. If a resort hasn't published a report or a reading is missing, Nayge shows a blank instead of guessing. Weather from Open-Meteo. Maps from Mapbox and OpenStreetMap. Resort data from OpenSkiMap. Season dates and lift hours from each resort's own website.