{"id":2454758,"date":"2020-02-19T11:10:24","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=321151"},"modified":"2020-02-19T11:10:24","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T18:10:24","slug":"skibuds-app-connects-skiers-snowboarders-at-over-100-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/skibuds-app-connects-skiers-snowboarders-at-over-100-resorts\/","title":{"rendered":"SkiBuds app connects skiers, snowboarders at over 100 resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The free SkiBuds app has 4,000 users and is most busy and active during weekends.<\/strong>
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From Arapahoe Basin to Alyseka, Alaska; Bogus Basin in Idaho to Beaver Creek; Cypress Mountain in Canada to Copper Mountain; a new community-based app is connecting skiers and snowboarders based on their skill level to help make the on-mountain experience more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

The free SkiBuds app<\/a> lists mountains on the Epic and Ikon passes as well as smaller local resorts across the country to bring skiers and snowboarders together, whether it be to learn a new mountain, to ride the trees safely together on a big powder day or meet up for apr\u00e8s.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cool seeing more and more people get on it,\u201d said SkiBuds creator Stephen Phillips, who is living in Frisco. \u201cThe more people that get on it, the easier it is for someone to find a buddy.\u201d<\/p>\n

SkiBuds includes over 100 mountains with individual chats, but with Phillips based in Colorado, most of the following is starting here, at local mountains.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnytime someone asks me to add in a mountain, I\u2019ll add it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Phillips can be seen around Colorado resorts promoting the app. As of Valentine\u2019s Day, he had about 90 days on the hill. The app launched this winter and has over 4,000 users, Phillips said.<\/p>\n

\u201cRight now, Colorado is probably the biggest market,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Phillips grew up in Milwaukee. His family would take ski trips to Keystone starting when he was 3 or 4 years old. He eventually moved to Richmond, Virginia, and did a \u201clittle\u201d skiing from there in West Virginia as well as some time in Winter Park. After leaving Richmond, he \u201cbecame more of a ski bum.\u201d<\/p>\n

He lived in Tahoe, California; Alyseka, Alaska; and spent last winter in Whistler, spending over 150 days on the mountain. He moved to Frisco this winter to promote SkiBuds while working remotely for a health care company.<\/p>\n

The idea for the app came from his time across the U.S.<\/p>\n

In 2013 at Winter Park, Phillips realized the importance of skiing with a partner on big powder days.<\/p>\n

\u201cI got stuck in a tree well myself,\u201d he said. \u201cI was on my own.\u201d<\/p>\n

He thought of the SkiBuds name while in Alaska.<\/p>\n

\u201cSometimes you can\u2019t find someone who\u2019s the same skill level to ride with you or you\u2019re chasing powder and you just don\u2019t know anyone there,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

The chats on the SkiBuds app are busy, especially on weekends, with people coordinating trips to nearby mountains and meet-ups at local resorts. Your profile can include a photo, \u201cabout me\u201d section, gender, age, type of riding and ski\/snowboard.<\/p>\n

\u201cEverything I build in the app is kind of based on suggestions behind it,\u201d Phillips said.<\/p>\n

For more information about SkiBuds<\/a>, download the app, follow it on Facebook<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> or visit http:\/\/www.skibudsapp.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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