Thursday, September 1, 2011

Vail Resorts Upgrades RunKeeper-Like Ski & Snowboard App With Photos


Vail Resorts is preparing to release the second version of EpicMix, a highly innovative social gaming app that enables visitors to track their activities and share them with their friends and family using radio frequency-enabled chips embedded in their access cards.

The app, slated to launch mid-December, is a cross between Nike+, which allows users to track their physical activities with chips embedded in Nike shoes and watches, and Gowalla, which rewards users for exploring new areas via its Trips feature. Like Gowalla, EpicMix rewards users with vital pins for various accomplishments, such as being on the first chairlift of the day or skiing a certain number of vertical feet over a designated period of time. Read More

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