Does anyone ever really notice what is reported by services providing regional ski/ride conditions? We're not talking about what the individual resorts themselves report but rather, what companies such as OnTheSnow.com and SnoCountry.com broadcast.
Does anyone really care how many "miles" of terrain are open? Or kilometers for that matter?
What makes a resort visitor pay attention? Fresh snow? Of course. The number of trails? To a certain extent, limited of course by the way in which the resorts count trails. Most resorts count the cut overs between trails as bona fide trails, something no knowledgeable skier or rider buys into. Why do they not list only vertical trails? After all, one rides down a mountain, not
across it.Why do the reporting services not get more specific in terms of the actual conditions of the snow, the depth of the snow and similar items that affect the quality of the riding experience.
Listen to the radio reports these entities put out and see for yourself; they are wholly inadequate and focus more on the sponsor funding the broadcast, rather than the quality of the information itself....what a waste of the listeners time!
Try talking to us about the snow itself, the prevailing weather, what conditions will be like at different times of the riding day...we might actually then start listening.
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