Platform Features

Everything you need for professional snow science management

Automated Weather Stations

  • Available as a custom package
  • Modern zero-maintenance web interface for your weather data
  • Secure, automated data feeds integrated with manual observations
  • Data available within Powdercloud alongside manual observations
  • Integrated with Terrain Atlas — automated agent as an observer
  • Customizable time periods

Data Entry

  • Simple web interfaces for capturing snow science data
  • Built on OGRS and SWAG
  • Intelligent data validation reduces errors
  • Works on all modern browsers — Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge
  • Supported on all platforms — PC, Mac, Linux, tablets
  • Mobile-optimized interfaces for field use

Weather Badge

  • Integrated and available via a single click
  • Immediate data updates to your public site
  • Available via HTML, JSON, and XML
  • Includes HN24, HS, 7-Day HN, and Year-to-Date metrics

Operations & Reservation Management

  • Best practices framework for delivering the backcountry skiing experience
  • Season trip scheduling
  • Web-based internal reservation system
  • Automated public reservation system
  • PayPal integration for direct deposit or payment
  • Operations and Reservations integrated across all platform aspects

Data Visualization & Analysis

  • Sophisticated data analysis tools
  • Weather, snowpack structure, and avalanche analysis components
  • Tightly integrated with all observations via location
  • Leading-edge graphical representations for decision making

Snow Profiles

  • Web interface for creation, review, and sharing of snow profiles
  • Latest grain types and snowpack tests
  • Integrated with Terrain Atlas for advanced data usage
  • Gasman Snowpro Plus+ synchronization
  • Full data exchange — not just posting images, enabling data mining and analysis

Data-Exchange Submission Pending

  • For operations that take part in an industry data exchange
  • One mouse click submission of your data to the industry data exchange
  • Accurate data with visual verification before submission
  • PDF generation of your submission data
  • Multiple staff can work on submission simultaneously
  • Data-exchange locations integrated with full Terrain Atlas

Terrain Atlas

  • Full geo-coding with Google Maps and Google Earth integration
  • Oblique photos with markup layers
  • All observations tightly linked to specific locations
  • First commercially available ATES terrain rating implementation