PowDay
PowDay is your ski-day companion for Whistler Blackcomb. Like a good ski buddy, PowDay wakes you at 6:30a.m. when it has snowed enough to make it worthwhile to be on the first chair in the morning.
New Snow Alert
PowDay lets you choose the time and amount of snow needed to wake you up You can select the number of inches required to make it worth your time to wake at this most uncivil hour:
- 10 cm - It’s going to be good
- 20 cm - It’s going to be great
- 30 cm - Do you have a pulse?
- 40 cm - Dude, if you don't move you are obviously not a skier.
Live Lift Status Notifications
PowDay also notifies you of chair openings so you don't have to wait in lift lines. Set the app to notify you as each chair opens; like a best friend standing in line who calls you when loading begins.
Live WebCam and Temperature
In addition to the up-to-the-minute lift status, PowDay also provides temperature information, and even live WebCam images so you'll be able to check the visibility from the top of the Peak chair on those cloudy days.
Forecast
PowDay now shows the 5 day Alpine weather forecast.
Forecast Notifications
PowDay can notify you at night before you go to bed if there is any snow in the forecast. Of course, you can choose the time and number of cm needed.
Après Ski.
If you have a Hairfarmers addiction, PowDay keeps you updated on where they are playing for Après Ski. Other bands and bars are included too.
Whistler Blackcomb Operations
Easy assess to @WhistlerBlckcmb feed #WBOps tweets
Whistler Snow Stake (aka SN❆W RULER)
View the SN❆W RULER at Pig Alley in real time and last 12 hours.
Run Status favoties (aka My Runs)
Use the long press context menu to add or remove a Run from My Runs
.
Lift Status favoties (aka My Lifts)
Use the long press context menu to add or remove a Lift from My Lifts
.
New Snow Badge
The PowDay app icon on the iPhone home screen will have a badge (aka red-dot) with the new snow amount for the day. If you don't want this it can be turned off in Settings
by un-checking the New Snow Badge
option.
EpicMix Integration
Turn on "Show EpixMix Stats" in Settings, enter your EpicMix username and password (safely stored in the keychain on device) and see the following.
- Current Daily, Season, and Lifetime Vertical, Lifts ridden, and Pins earned.
- Leaderboard of you against your Friends and Family.
- Daily breakdown of Vertical, Lifts and Pins.
- Share your stats via AirDrop or iMessage, by selecting the Share icon in the fullscreen EpicMix detail screen.
NOTE EpicMix Integration is currently disabled (non functional)
Apple Watch
When using PowDay with an Apple Watch, turn off mirroring PowDay notifications to watch, otherwise you wont get audible notifications when lifts open or close.
GPS Run Tracking
PowDay does not do GPS tracking of your ski day, I recommend Slopes
Privacy Policy
you can read PowDay's very simple privacy policy here.
Support and Feedback
Links
- @PowDay_App on Mastodon.
- @PowDay_App on Threads.
- @WhistlerBlackcomb
- Whistler Blackcomb
- EpicMix
- PowDay
- Privacy
- ToddLa.com
Data Sources
- Lift Status, Zone Status, Grooming Status provided by Whistler Blackcomb
- Live Temps, Snow Report provided by Whistler Blackcomb
- Alpine Weather Forecast provided by snow-forecast.com
- Valley Forecast provided by Environment Canada
- Après Data provided by The Hairfarmers, Red Chair, Ruckus Deluxe
- SN❆W RULER History provided by WhistlerPeak
Revision History
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Version 2024.1 - Feb 2024
Update to show verbose #WBOps messages and Weather forecasts better. -
Version 2023.4 - Nov 2023
Welcome to the 2023/24 Ski Season.
Updated WebCams, and history forSN❆W RULER
.
Updated History (again).
Added WebCam for Sundial Hotel. -
Version 2023.3 - Nov 2023
Welcome to the 2023/24 Ski Season.
Updated WebCams, and history forSN❆W RULER
.
Updated History. -
Version 2023.2 - Nov 2023
Welcome to the 2023/24 Ski Season.
Updated WebCams, and history forSN❆W RULER
. -
Version 2023.1 - Jan 2023
Welcome to the 2022/23 Ski Season.
Used new source for Snow Report. (fixed the 8℃ in the Valley issue)
Check Accessibility shouldDifferentiateWithoutColor setting and use different Lift Status icons. -
Version 2021.4 - Dec 2021
Time sensitive notifications when Lift Status changes toOPEN
.
Clear app badge when app is run. -
Version 2021.3 - Dec 2021
Updated RunStatus display.
Use long press context menu to add/remove a Run from MyRuns.
Use long press context menu to add/remove a Lift from MyLifts. -
Version 2021.2 - Nov 2021
New Run/Trail grooming status. -
Version 2021.1 - Nov 2021
Welcome to the 2021/22 Whistler Blackcomb season.
Darker DarkMode.
12hr WebCam history for Snow Stake, 7th Heaven, Creekside, Upper Village, and Sundial.
New "modern" UX look. -
Version 2020.10 - Dec 2020
Lift Status tweaks.
Bug fixes. -
Version 2020.9 - Nov 2020
Opening Day 2020/21 Update. -
Version 2020.8 - Oct 2020
Widget bug fixes. -
Version 2020.7 - Oct 2020
Update for iOS 14, it is Widgets all the way down!
2020/21 Season Update. -
Version 2020.6 - Aug 2020
Update for new #WBOps
Today Widget -
Version 2020.5 - Aug 2020
Today Widget update.
DarkMode is more dark. -
Version 2020.4 - Feb 2020
Made the Forecast and Run of the Day more fancy.
Lift Wait Time bug fixes. -
Version 2020.3 - Feb 2020
More Lift Wait Times changes.
Show Last Updated times on data sources. -
Version 2020.2 - Feb 2020
Added option to use the more accurate, or at least more detailed lift wait times from Epic feed.
Show wind speed instead of new snow from alpine live temp stations. -
Version 2020.1 - Jan 2020
Handle the upper and lower gondolas better.
fix bug when font size was extra large. -
Version 2019.13 - Dec 2019
Better import and export of Settings and Friends.
More DarkMode tweaks.
Friday the 13th update. -
Version 2019.12 - Dec 2019
Better import and export of Settings and Friends. -
Version 2019.11 - Dec 2019
Whistler Blackcomb Opening Day Update! -
Version 2019.10 - Nov 2019
Dark mode and iOS13 UI changes.
Everyone start the SnowDance! -
Version 2019.9 - Oct 2019
Dark Mode and Context Menu improvements for iOS 13. -
Version 2019.8 - Sep 2019
iOS 13 Dark Appearance. -
Version 2019.7 - Aug 2019
Removed Peek and Pop and other minor changes to be ready for iOS 13. -
Version 2019.6 - May 2019
Happy Whistler gaper day!!
Show even more EpicMix info and lifetime stats for friends and family.
Update Document Icon, and UTI. -
Version 2019.5 - May 2019
Happy Whistler Gaper Day!
Show Peak to Creek as CLOSED not STANDBY.
Show more EpicMix info for friends and family. -
Version 3.24 - May 2019
Option to show Vertical in Metric or Imperial.
Share your EpicMix stats with a friend via AirDrop or iMessage.
Export your App Settings. -
Version 3.23 - Apr 2019
End of season updates.
Happy Gaper Day!
Beta EpicMix integration, see how close you can get to VertBag! -
Version 3.22 - Jan 2019
Miscellaneous bug fixes and UI changes. -
Version 3.21 - Jan 2019
Run of the day.
TOM Events. -
Version 3.20 - Dec 2018
Alpine Forecast bug fixes.
Haptic feedback.
Peak to Creek Groomed notifications. -
Version 3.19 - Dec 2018
More HistoryView changes.
Show Lift Status History as a bar graph. -
Version 3.18 - Nov 2018
Lift Status History. -
Version 3.17 - Nov 2018
Opening Day Update. -
Version 3.16 - Oct 2018
One pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small.
Support for DynamicType.
Miscellaneous UI changes. -
Version 3.15 - Oct 2018
Better and less ugly Alpine Forecast.
Added some Siri Shortcuts. -
Version 3.14 - Sep 2018
iOS 12 and preparations for 2018/19 Season. -
Version 3.13 - Feb 8 2018
Bug fixes for people using Imperial units. -
Version 3.12 - Feb 4 2018
Use Environment Canada for Valley Forecast.
Use snow-forecast.com for Alpine Forecast. -
Version 3.11 - Feb 1 2018
Updated Alpine and Valley Forecast.
Live Temp Station History. -
Version 3.10 - Jan 30 2018
Update Snow Report, Live Temps, and Forecast data source. -
Version 3.9 - Jan 25 2018
Whistler Snow Stake
View the Snow Stake at Pig Alley in real time and last 12 hours. -
Version 3.8 - Jan 10 2018
More fixes for Location When In Use
Support 280 character Twitter
New Snow Notifications now working on server side.
Tweet photo of the Snow Stake at 6am -
Version 3.7 - Jan 2 2018
Added option to enable/disable New Snow Badge.
UI updates and bug fixes.
FYI server side issues are preventing snow and forecast notifications, working on a fix... -
Version 3.6 - Nov 7 2017
Support for iOS 11 and iPhone X.
2017/18 Season URL update.
Peek and Pop.
Fullscreen edge to edge webcam views. -
Version 3.5 - Mar 16 2017
New Whistler Zone: Symphony Bowl
Ability to re-order My Lifts
Payoff Technical debt, use more modern iOS 10 features
Random bug fixes and UI changes
Update badge on app launch -
Version 3.4 - Feb 28 2017
iOS 10 Notifications.
Widget.
UI tweaks. -
Version 3.3 - Feb 18 2017
fix crash on startup if location services disabled
added #WBOps. -
Version 3.2.1 - Dec 16 2016
3D Touch Menu.
Bug fixes -
Version 3.2 - Dec 2 2016
Updated for 2016/2017 Season
Updated Alpine Forecast
Added "Whistler Alpine" and "Blackcomb Alpine" zone. -
Version 3.1 - Feb 19 2016
Updated Alpine Forecast -
Version 3.0 - Nov 17 2015
Updated for 2015/2016 Season.
Updated for iOS9.
Alpine forecast notifications -
Version 2.93 - Mar 2 2015
UI Update.
Long press to reorder items on home screen.
Bug fixes.
Last version to support iOS7. -
Version 2.92 - Feb 8 2015
Added Alpine weather forecast.
64bit support. -
Version 2.91 - Dec 27 2014
Change to new home built push service.
Urban Airship kicked out all Indie developers. -
Version 2.9 - 5 Oct 2014
Support for new iOS 8 screen sizes.
Fall URL Update. -
Version 2.8 - 17 Feb 2014
Display Après in app.
New Landscape mode layout.
TV Out Support
Show a status board on external display. -
Version 2.7 - 06 Jan 2014
Settings UI changes
You can disable Après Notifications now.
Update WebCam feeds
WebCams are correct now. -
Version 2.6 - 17 Dec 2014
New feeds and WebCams for 2013/14 Season
New Après Ski Notifications - find out where The Hair Farmers are playing. -
Version 2.5 - 12 Sep 2013
UI Update -
Version 2.4 - 28 Jun 2013
UI Tweaks and feed updates. -
Version 2.3 - 30 May 2013
UI Tweaks
Updated to Twitter 1.1 API -
Version 2.2 - 11 Feb 2013
UI Tweaks for iPad
Fix crash on iOS 5
Location Aware - Allow user to have different settings for when in Whistler and not-in Whistler. -
Version 2.1 - 30 Jan 2013
Choose favorite WebCams.
Show grooming status.
Bugs fixed. -
Version 2.0 - 27 Jan 2013
Modern UI - CollectionView based UI for iOS 6, iOS 5 users still get TableView based UI.
Spanky's Ladder is OPEN! - Support for Mountain Zones.
Say That Again - ability to play last lift status again. -
Version 1.6 - 29 Nov 2012
iOS 6 Updates, Pull To Refresh.
Show all data from weather stations.
New Lift Status Audio. -
Version 1.5 - 27 Nov 2012
Restore Audio resources! -
Version 1.4 - 16 Nov 2012
Update for iPhone 5 and iOS6.
Updated feed and camera urls for new season. -
Version 1.2 - 18 Jan 2011
No more lift censorship, if you want to get notified when the Magic chair, or Tube Park opens you can!
Show 12/24/48hr new snow amounts.
Show weather forecast.
Allow user to select OPEN/CLOSED/STANDBY notifications.
Spoken lift status updates. -
Version 1.1 - 28 Nov 2010
Allow user to pick time of snow notification.
Tested on iOS 4.2.1
Minor Bug fixes. -
Version 1.0.1 - 19 Nov 2010
Whistler opens.
Use English/Metric units based on locale.
Show info icon in notification history.
Show last 50 notifications (was 20)
Fix NSTimer leak - Version 1.0 - 13 Nov 2010