Satski is an interactive GPS mapping device that works in much the same way as road map GPS devices. However, Satski is designed to work for skiers. It uses trail maps to show you where you are in relation to the resort as well as giving you your speed, distance traveled and other cool info. As of right now Satski will only work at a handful of European resorts (Tignes, Val d’Isère, Courchevel, Méribel, Val Thorens, La Plagne, Les Arcs, St Anton and Verbier) but Satski is looking to branch out to other resorts around the world in the years to come. Here is some more info from wired.com.

The Satski is GPS for statistic fiends. Any handheld GPS unit would do on the slopes, but the Satski has two advantages for the affluent skier. First, at £1500 ($3100) it’s sufficiently expensive to match your other custom kit. Second, it’ll give you detailed information on speed, distance covered, and altitude, with a replay option to playback the day’s run.

You can also plot a course, although speeding down the piste while peering at a screen strikes us as somewhat dangerous.

It seems that Satski take the replay function very seriously. If you opt to rent the box instead of buying it (around £28 or $60 per day), you can ask for a CD-ROM (how retro!) with the day’s details:

The CD-ROM will work in any Windows PC and shows a “movie” replay of your day’s skiing. You will see yourself effectively being “tracked” around the lifts and pistes as well as all the relevant statistics and a profile of each piste skied.

Exciting stuff! Other features include MP3 player, spam (euphemistically renamed “Après Ski Promotions”), games (Horace Goes Skiing?) and a list of emergency numbers. See the website for the list of resorts currently offering the Satski. Info provided by blog.wired.com

Official website - www.satski.com

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