A sports app for your mobile phone is useful for two reasons: first, to measure and improve yourself; second, to share your achievements on social networks. Are you looking for an app to know what you do on your ski trips and, also, to let others know about it? Here’s an essential one: the Estiber Ski Trips app.
It is a very powerful and complete tool with which you can consult all the information you need about the ski resorts, the characteristics of the snow, interactive maps, record your descents, get gifts and much more.
Why download the Estiber app?
Nowadays there are mobile apps for (almost) everything. You can find out the distance, the kilometres and metres, the time and the difference in altitude when you go out for a bike ride or do a route in the mountains; but also in the swimming pool and even in the sea when you swim. Snow sports are no exception: now you can also measure your activity when you go skiing or snowboarding. It is a way of knowing what we are capable of doing with little effort and, from there, we can «tighten up» to improve our physical form and be able to take on new challenges.
On the other hand, what would our life be like if we didn’t share it? It is always said of non-professionals that they compete against themselves, not against other people. But let’s face it: we like to publish what we do, especially when we have achieved a great little feat, to show off and so that the comments of others motivate us even more on the mountain. All of this is in your pocket whenever you want, on your mobile phone or smartwatch, thanks to the Estiber app.
What does the Estiber app offer?
To use the Estiber app and be able to record your ski tracks, you first need to create a profile on Skitude, the worldwide community for skiers and winter sports enthusiasts. It is also available with a «premium» function for more features. This is where all your activities on the snowy mountains are recorded with the GPS tracker and where you can search for yourself in the ski resort rankings (there are more than 2,000!).
And after Skitude, what additional features does the Estiber app offer? It is a tool that is very useful for your ski trip, in all its phases: preparation before you go, making the most of the slopes during your stay and to revisit your trip, with all the details, when you are back home or talking about it with your friends. These are all the sections that we will have at our fingertips (mobile or smartwatch) with the Estiber app:
Shop: Access a search engine with the best ski deals
Where do you want to ski? On what dates do you want to make your getaway to the snow? Do you have flexibility? How many people do you want to be per room? From the same application you can search for great deals on hotel plus ski pass, either a few weeks in advance or for an improvised trip for the next few days or hours, thanks to the last minute ski deals. You can also check out all the accommodation where we take the ski pass directly to you, so you can skip the queues! And if you are open-minded, like to be surprised and want to try new things, you will also find inspiration for your next trips.
Resorts
In this section of the Estiber app you can check all the information you need about the best ski resorts. Grandvalira in Andorra, Cerler in the Aragonese Pyrenees, Baqueira-Beret in the Catalan Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, Font Romeu in the French Pyrenees, Val Thorens in the Alps… Click on each of them to find the best accommodation offers with ski passes; the snow report to find out what conditions you will find it in; the state of the slopes, lifts, leisure activities and circuits; the weather forecast for the next three days; the webcams to see the resort live; the map of the slopes; marked routes for other trails in the surrounding area; all the resort’s services, with a description of the parking areas, details of the information points and contact details, toilets, ski schools, shops, medical service, left-luggage office, etc.
The ski resort’s slopes, interactive map; community, downhills, speed and time of other skiers who have been there; leaders, with a ranking of the best skiers; how to get there, with direct access to Google Maps; and assistance, so you can mark the coordinates of your location and send them to the emergency services in case of any incident.
Register – The key button!
This is where you’ll need to hit to record your descents in the snow with time, distance and average speed. You need to activate the GPS. You will be able to mark which sport you are doing among many: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ski mountaineering, snowshoeing, snowboarding, telemark, as well as adapted skiing, freestyle skiing, freestyle snowboarding, heliskiing, snowmobiling, mushing, ski lift, snowpark, snowcoot, speedriding or sledging (there are also other outdoor activities such as running, walking, Nordic walking, paragliding or horse riding). We will be able to see the map profile in 3D.
Challenges
How about going skiing, practising your favourite sport and having fun and winning prizes? Enter this section of the Estiber app to check all the local and global challenges that are underway and with which you can win interesting prizes. For example, you can take part in the «Estiber Challenge», which consists of logging more than 10 kilometres in a single day with the GPS Tracker and, with it, you will be able to enter the draw for a 150 euro discount voucher to book a ski trip.
There are also challenges in which we invite you to record three days of activity during a month in your favourite ski resort and, among those who have done it, there is a prize draw for ski boots; a GoPro for whoever takes the best photo of the season; prizes of skis or a North Face jacket… and much more. There are tests that are only for experienced skiers, such as registering a half marathon on skis or snowboarding in one day. In all of them you can see how many participants have entered so far. So, good luck and strength to complete the challenges!
My Skitude: Direct access to your profile on the network that connects skiers and snowboarders from all over the world.
How to download the Estiber app?
Downloading the Estiber app is very easy and quick; in a few seconds it can be available on your mobile phone. You can find it on both the App Store and Google Play and it is completely free of charge. It is updated regularly and, to date, more than 10,000 ski lovers have already trusted it.
Remember that, in addition to having the Estiber app on your mobile phone, you can also control all its features from your Apple Watch. Easier and more accessible in your daily life while in the snow and without wasting the battery of your mobile phone, which is a must when you are in the mountains.
