If your idea of a vacation is going full throttle down a ski slope or playing 18 holes of golf before and after lunch, a few days of bad weather can ruin your fun. Your vacation might not be entirely ruined; but if outdoor pursuits are your way of relaxing, running into bad weather while you’re on vacation can be seriously disappointing. Fortunately there’s an app for that!
Actually, there are a whole slew of apps available today that forecast daily weather conditions that affect outdoor pursuits from skiing and surfing to golf and fishing to hiking and motor sports and more. Zeroing in on what scientists call “microclimates,” sport-specific apps can tell skiers which Colorado slopes have the best powder, which Maui beaches are expecting major surf, which U.S. golf courses will enjoy sunny skies with only a light breeze, and much more.
Sport-oriented weather apps are gaining attention as a useful vacation planning tool. While they can’t tame Mother Nature, these apps can help outdoor enthusiasts choose the vacation destination that is most likely to offer the best weather for their favorite sport. For example, if you’re planning a ski vacation; OpenSnow.com allows you to check powder conditions in Vail, Breckenridge and Park City, making it easier to decide whether to book your ski vacation rental in Colorado or Utah. Other weather apps for skiers and snowboarders include BestSnow.net, BestSkiWeather.com and SnowForecast.com.
GolfWeatherNow.com and LatestGolfWeather.com offer the same vacation-planning advantage to golfers. If rain is falling on the championship golf courses in Destin, Florida; move your vacation to a golf resort vacation rental in Palm Desert or Newport Beach, California. Likewise, before booking Maui vacation beach rentals on iTrip.net, surfers can compare the wave action in Maui and Malibu on apps for Solspot.com, SurfLine.com or BeachLive.com.
Check your weather app; then book your vacation rentals on iTrip.net.