snoww: track your skiing for iPhone

Quick summary

snoww is a social app built for skiers and snowboarders who want to log their days on the mountain and connect with other riders. It captures essential ride data, makes it easy to share photos and highlights, and adds friendly competition so you can measure yourself against friends and other athletes worldwide.

Recorded ride details

• Calories burned — estimated energy expenditure for each run.
• Peak speed — the highest velocity you hit while descending.
• Total distance covered — how far you traveled across the slopes.
• Vertical descent — the cumulative drop in elevation during your outing.

Social features and competition

snoww lets you push your performance through social engagement and challenges:

• Compare results over multiple days or seasons and unlock achievement badges for milestones.
• Follow local riders and top athletes to see where they’re skiing and to view their latest activities.
• Post photos from your runs and share your day with friends.
• Challenge friends, locals, or pros to compete and prove who’s the best on the hill.

Safety, syncing, and offline use

The app includes tools to keep groups together and to integrate with other health platforms:

• Real-time group tracking so you can monitor the location of family or lesson groups while on the mountain.
• Syncs downhill ski and snowboard workouts with Apple Health for consolidated fitness data.
• Uses GPS to record tracks without consuming mobile data, ideal for international trips or remote resorts.

Alternative suggestion

• Little Kitten — My Favorite Cat (paid): a completely different style of app for users looking for a non-sports, paid alternative.