A New Map

Someone recently left a comment on another blog post. The entry has a spammish feel to it in that it encourages readers to click through to a vendor's web site "with good deals," or words to that effect.

But I let it go because it actually has some useful information. Christy Sports has a "snow reports" feature. OK, so many sites do. But what I like about this feature is that it offers clickable Google Maps for each state that you pick. Ever wonder where Vail is in relationship to Aspen? Click on the Colorado map and drill down to the pin marks on the map.

By the way, the Grays On Trays site has its own directory of ski areas (snow reports not available). You can use it to get an overview of a state through JPG files taken from Google Earth images. The upside is that it actually names each resort. The downside is that unlike the Christie site, it doesn't have a road map. The Christie side has the reverse weakness: the road map is there but you need to click on each pin to find out what resort it represents.