OnTheSnow Ski & Snow Report

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It verges on not being at all useful. I have been an avid user for 5 years. This was my tool to see where (which ski areas) it had snowed and where it was going to snow and what temp and conditions were. It is now a vehicle for ads. The forecast component is terrible now. The history component is not much better; I can see snow in the past 2 days. This has gone from a useful ski app to useless. The layout and architecture is so compromised, I don’t see how it can ever be a helpful tool. Update: It doesn’t even feel like an app, more like a mobile web site. You can find things, but they are really buried. Went from one star to two—but the previous version was 4+ and lived on my iPhone home screen. This one will be moved way back, and if you continue to force social media log-in credentials, I am gone. I would pay a $5-10/year subscription for this info with less obtrusive ads and a better interface. Would pay that for the old app.

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I was wondering why my girlfriend was having such a hard time finding information after I told her to download this app, which I’ve used nearly exclusively for years. “It’s all on one page. It shows you everything—open runs/lifts, latest snowfall, projected opening/closing dates—for all your favorites on one page,” I said. “You can see those details and whats going on for 10+ resorts all at once within a 5 second scan. It’s great. Easy. You probably just need to add a few resorts to your favorites.” She was still having problems. I just assumed she was not so tech savvy. It wasn’t until I recently downloaded the update for this app that I realized what the problem was. The developers completely trashed what used to be a 5-star app. It almost seems as if the developers lost their sense of UX. I’m not opposed to change. But I do have a problem when change creates excessive inefficiency. What I used to be able to see within 2-3 taps, 5 seconds of opening the app now takes several taps, several scrolls, and several minutes. The usability of this app (as of ver. 7.x) went to the dumps.

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I’ve used this app for my snow reports for several seasons now. While it was good and used to work seamlessly, it’s now starting to fall apart. Now sometimes my snow reports won’t even update for days. Leaving me looking for other ways to check my favorite resorts snow totals A couple things I’d like to see on a new updated app: - I’d suggest updating the UI as this app is getting a bit outdated. Something fresh and modern instead of looking boxy and plain with bright colors. - updated trail maps - the ability to organize your favorite resorts by state or region - show acreage open per mountain (helpful for the first two/three months of the season) - ability to zoom in and scroll vertically on trail maps. (currently you can only scroll horizontally while zoomed in, thus almost making it pointless.) - updated snow depth history (charts look incomplete and it’s hard to visualize the chart and compare with last season) Overall i’ve loved using this app in the past and it’s been my go to for snow reports but it’s showing its age and needs a major overhaul to stay at the forefront of snow reports and weather updates. I’ve now started to go elsewhere for my information.

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I live in Colorado, and snowboard about 20-25 days a year. This used to be an awesome app, definitely my go to for years. But now if I don’t sign in with google, Facebook, or twitter I can’t save my favorite resorts?? What?? The fact that I allowed your app into my phone should be enough to be able to, at very least, save favorites. This, coupled with the constant ad bombardment is why I’ll be deleting this app, and downloading a better one. You don’t have to look very far to find similar apps that don’t require social media logins, are clean and to the point, and far easier to navigate. Thank you for all the years that this app was awesome! I’ll be leaving you now, good luck with whatever direction you’re trying to go with this. I can tell you it’s the opposite direction of user friendly, but what do I know, I’m just a snowboarder that want quick and easy snow totals. Peace!

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Unfortunately, I will have to agree with the most recent reviews. The app WAS very useful, but changes have literally made it useless to me and clearly, to many others, as well. Needless to say, I am very disappointed with the recent update. In my opinion, they tried to fix something that wasn’t broken and you know what they say about that. I get changing the model in search of revenue, but this clearly triggered a chain of very bad decisions. Unfriendly redesign, transition was not user friendly either, features not working, and ultimately, ‘going for it’ with what is clearly a product that was not ready. Heck, even the in-app ads seem intrusive and annoying, even though I have plenty other apps with them. Hoping they get this very pressing situation taken care of pronto, but I will have to move on to a new app.