Unlike many other ways to record activities, which may involve complicated GPS devices, apps on your phone, and downloading with complicated cables to your computer, EpicMix is a super easy and fun system to use. If you're skiing at any of the Vail Resorts with an EpicMix pass, your elevation, lift rides, badges, and more are recorded for you, even if you never take your pass out of your pocket or log in online. No wonder the system is winning awards! Here are the top five reasons why EpicMix is so easy and fun to use.
1) Effortless recording: No need to press start, or even take your pass out of your pocket - from the moment you get on your first lift, your skiing adventures are being recorded by a sophisticated RF tracking system installed on every lift. Following the well-known rule that what goes up must come down, EpicMix records your elevation gain for the entire day based on the lifts that you ride, awarding more points, badges and level increases the more you ski.
2) Free pictures: with photographers dressed in bright green all over every mountain, documenting the ear-to-ear grins on your cheerfully frozen face has never been easier. Just scout around for the nearest guy in green, strike your best pose, and log into your online account later to see how great your day on the slopes really was. You can even choose to buy a high-res version of any particularly awesome shots.
3) No need for a phone: of course it's nice to have your phone with you just in case you need to meet up with someone or share a particularly juicy tidbit immediately on Facebook or Twitter, but there's no need to get it out to record any stats, stop an app from running to conserve your battery, or anything else related to tracking your progress on the slopes. Keep those mittens on and keep your fingers toasty! Learn more with EpicMix FAQs here.
4) Instant social sharing: you can even set your EpicMix account to automatically share your updates with your friends on Facebook and Twitter, so that there's even less of a reason to get out your phone if it's an extra chilly day. Friends who see your automatic updates and check-ins may even find you on the slopes if they happen to be there too! Plus, you can compare yourself with everyone on the EpicMix Leaderboard to see how you stack up to the competition.
5) Automatic online account: you can log into your account at any time during the season and all your stats, pins and badges will be there waiting for you. If you're into surprises, you even log in after all the resorts have already closed for the season and amaze yourself and your friends by how much you skied over the course of all that time! Checking in more frequently, however, might be a little more interesting and fun overall.
Have fun tracking your progress out there, and see you on the slopes!
-- Beth Hartman