For Skiers/Snowboarders: Built an app for the “quick off-piste run” where your mate suddenly goes missing. Now it automatically tracks the group and creates a probable search area.

[u/Civil_Scholar_8599]

Roast my startup: PowderMate.

It’s basically for those “this will be fine” sidecountry moments where a group of friends ducks under a rope, spreads out after 3 turns, and suddenly nobody really knows where Dave went.

The app keeps track of the group and, if someone disappears, automatically creates a probable search area based on their last position, speed and direction .

I started thinking about it after realizing that most people doing quick off-piste runs don’t carry avalanche gear, radios, or really any plan beyond “we’ll meet at the lift.” Meanwhile everyone in actual backcountry communities is (rightfully) way more disciplined.

So now I’m trying to build something for the massive grey zone in between: not hardcore alpinists, just normal ski groups doing slightly dumb things slightly outside the piste.

Please destroy this idea before I waste more time on it: powdermate.app

[u/Clear_Track_9063]

Is this just an idea or does this actually work and your polishing it? Only negative I can think of, is the one time this app doesn't work when it could've saved a life. You're gonna be cooked.

[u/Civil_Scholar_8599 → u/Clear_Track_9063]

We're in the concept stage