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Snow can be a huge pain. For kids, it means something to play in and possibly no school. For adults, it means shoveling the driveway and a rough ride to work. There is one bright spot, though: skiing. I’m sure plenty of you have already made your inaugural skiing trip of the year and plan to make many more. If you’re an enthusiast, you might want to check out a new BlackBerry app called BerrySki. It allows you to view maps of resorts, even when you’re offline. Using a GPS unit, you can also track yourself so you can not only see where you skied, but how fast and how far you went.

BerrySki currently has information on more than 80 North American ski resorts. This includes parking, lodges, skier drop-off areas, ticket offices, lift types, runs, and restaurants. Because you download the maps, you don’t need Internet service — and given the location of some resorts you might have trouble getting an adequate signal. Using the GPS, you can locate yourself on the map. Not only that, but you can track your skiing stats.

This video explains how the application works.

BerrySki offers three different packages. You can purchase a map of one resort, for the 2009-2010 season, for $4.99. A package of five resorts costs $9.99, and access to all of BerrySki’s maps costs $24.99. You can purchase your BerrySki package here. It is available at the following resorts:

California / Nevada

Alpine Meadows, Bear Mountain, Bear Valley, Boreal, Heavenly, Homewood, Kirkwood, Mammoth, Mt. Rose, Northstar at Tahoe™, Sierra at Tahoe®, Sierra Summit, Snow Summit, Squaw Valley USA, Sugar Bowl

Colorado / New Mexico / Arizona

Arapahoe Basin, Arizona Snowbowl, Aspen Highlands, Aspen Mountain, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Buttermilk, Copper Mountain, Crested Butte, Durango Mountain, Keystone, Loveland, Monarch, Powderhorn, Ski Santa Fe, Snowmass, Steamboat, Sunrise Park, Taos, Telluride, Vail, Winter Park, Wolf Creek

Northeast

Bretton Woods, Jay Peak, Killington, Loon Mountain, Mad River Glen, Mt Snow, Okemo, Smugglers’ Notch, Stowe, Stratton, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf/USA, Sunday River, Tremblant, Whiteface

Northwest / Montana

Alyeska, Big Sky, Crystal Mountain, Kicking Horse, Lake Louise, Moonlight Basin, Mt Bachelor, Mt Baker, Mt Hood Meadows, Mt Hood Skibowl, Mt Norquay, Mt Washington, Red Mountain, Stevens Pass, Summit at Snoqualmie, Sun Valley, Sunshine Village, Timberline Lodge, Whistler Blackcomb, Whitefish (Big Mountain)

Utah / Wyoming

Alta, Brighton, Deer Valley, Grand Targhee, Jackson Hole, Park City Mountain, Powder Mountain, Snowbasin, Snowbird, Solitude, Sundance, The Canyons

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