Apple Thoughts: Snow Reports From Your iPhone

"Want to check mountain conditions right from your iPhone? The appropriately titled Snow and Ski Report app by REI offers an easy way to check on snow conditions and ski resorts from anywhere, and it's free."

REI's app isn't the only app in the iTunes App Store that is free and will provide you with information for your favorite resort. North Face has one, and there is also the Ski and Snow Report app also gives you the option to look at the resort cameras if they are available. An app called iTrailMap will download the ski resort run maps to your iPhone so you don't have to have cellular or Wi-Fi service to use it. Handy.