SportsDo adds new dimensions to my snow sports experience
I'd always wanted to know how fast I skied or boarded and now SportsDo tells me
the answer – in real time. It's an incredible feeling to be flying down my favourite
run, my music playing on my headphones while SportsDo's voice announces my speed
at regular intervals.
Hurtling down mountains
And when I've reached the bottom of the run I can check all my stats on my phone's
screen. One day I'm going to beat Andy Green's SportsDo skiing speed record – an
incredible 69 mph.
Ski lift detection
This software is so clever; it even detects when I get on and off the lift automatically
creating me a new lap so at the end of the day I can see exactly how many lifts
and runs I've completed and see individual stats for each piste.
The new après-ski
Comparing top speeds with my friends is a new apres-ski fixture – and so is matching
how far we've each skied during the day. When SportsDo tells me I've skied 30km
and burned 1,200 calories then I know I've earned the great meal I'm about to demolish!
Finding your buddies
When we're up on the mountain I use SportsDo's Text Buddies to find my friends.
I'm also using SportsDo Live to transmit all my activity stats to the web so my
mates stuck at work can see what I'm up to. Hope they're not too jealous...
Lift detection as standard
SportsDo has lift detection, so it automatically starts a new lap for me when I
get off the lift. I've found that I can compare lift speeds across the resort and
make sure I get as much skiing time as possible.
Review my track
I also find SportsDo's route trace feature really handy. I can see the exact route
I took on each slope and even count my S's. When you're hitting twenty or more runs
in a day it's hard to sort each one out in your memory. SportsDo does the remembering
for me.
Kept for posterity
And when I'm back home from my trip I can look back on the whole experience through
the SportsDo portal. All my activity stats are there, the songs I listened to, and
the photos I took. And here's a cool thing: my pictures are linked to a map, showing
where I took each one. I can even link into Google Earth and fly back over my routes.
Whether you're on planks or a board, SportsDo is the perfect companion. SportsDo
is a natural for sporty people – it just helps you get even more out of what you
love doing.