OpenSnow

What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R2] 5/5 · US Info dense: The detail and depth of this app is unsurpassed. Raw NOAA forecasts may be the only deeper source.
2. [R3] 5/5 · US My new favorite weather app: So much better detail and information. I’ll still use the other apps for Lightning strikes but I’m a total convert. Thank you
3. [R11] 5/5 · US Terrific: Great details. Esp regional forecasters
4. [R19] 5/5 · US Impressive details: I’ve been skiing for decades and worked in the snow resort industry for most of that time. This app has an incredible amount of information on resorts, conditions, weather, and links into many resort cameras and other feeds. I found myself referencing the app most of this past winter (first year using) after finding out about it from my skiing contacts. It is replacing ano
5. [R1] 5/5 · US My Go To Weather App: Open Snow has become outstanding. I don't even look at anything else anymore. You guys seem to have thought of everything. The information is spot on. I'm still learning all the nuances, but the more I use it the more impressed I become. Thx!
6. [R4] 5/5 · US Reliable: Accurate forecasts for the areas I choose
7. [R5] 5/5 · US Great Forecasts!: I am a pro ski patroller in Wyoming. I use Open Snow regularly. Good accurate weather forecasting. Really nice site as it is totally geared towards skiers. I don’t think you can find a better resource for powder and big dumps. Great maps and localized forecasts. Highly recommend!
8. [R9] 5/5 · US Spot on: The forecasts for individual places were spot on, even those in a general geographic area but tweaked for individual locations and topography. My go to every morning.
9. [R7] 5/5 · US My daily winter obsession: This app is incredible, addicting in the best way. I found myself checking it multiple times a day this winter and it got me to ski more. The reports from top meteorologists are great at laying out what is to come.
10. [R8] 5/5 · US Best Long Term Forecast Discussions: OpenSnow forecasters provide such clear, concise and extensive overviews of broader weather patterns (eg El Niño, ridges & troughs across the hemisphere) and how those larger patterns relate to local forecasts. They choose great charts to illustrate and write in a way that makes sense to forecast lay-people.
11. [R13] 5/5 · US Great Product!: OpenSnow is my go to weather forecast app for skiing. I also enjoy the daily snow updates and forecasting / weather informational articles.
12. [R29] 5/5 · US Easy to use: I appreciate being able to see all my favorite locations in one view for the quick comparisons I need to do each week when planning ski touring for myself or clients. The regional forecast reports are also helpful for a deeper synopsis of what might be coming.
13. [R25] 4/5 · US CLEAN, ACCURATE, EASY: I enjoy using the Open Snow App for its ease and efficiency of tracking weather during the summer and winter at various locations. It’s easy with one glance to get a gist of idea and then with one click, go into more depth. What I like is that if I want more info, I can get it, but it’s easy to give it a quick look. The only reason I didn’t give it five stars is that my part
14. [R34] 5/5 · US Amazing weather tool!: I originally started using OpenSnow as a tool to track ski conditions, but it’s honestly become one of my go-to weather apps year-round. The forecasts are consistently accurate, and the level of detail goes well beyond what you get from most standard weather apps. The interface is intuitive and easy to navigate, whether you’re checking snow totals, hourly forecasts, or broa
15. [R40] 5/5 · US Outstanding App: This app is outstanding! Data layout is user friendly and thorough. I’m an avid skier and 16 yrs of ski instructing. When I’m planning a ski day or an instructing day, this is the only weather app I use. Unlike most other weather apps, OpenSnow provides weather information about 2/3rds of the way up the mountain at ski resorts. Most weather apps provide base level weather infor
16. [R35] 2/5 · US Bait and switcharoo with “All Access”: I enjoyed using OpenSnow and appreciated its pricing model for the All-Access subscription. However, OpenSnow cancelled the All-Access subscription and changed subscribers to their Base subscription and introduced a higher subscription, Premium. I didn’t appreciate being baited and switched to a subscription that was no longer fitting of the original name, so
17. [R43] 1/5 · US Used to be my favorite app: We’ve had the family plan since open snow first rolled it out and it was great. Slowly migrating all of the useful features away from something we were paying $90 a year for into something they want us to pay $180 a year for feels slimy and scammy. Especially when most of the map layers are re-skinned NWS products, and someone decided a few weeks ago to give the radar l
18. [R89] 1/5 · US Disappointed increased cost: Great app but are now charging too much, now you have to upgrade to get the services that were always standard before… had to debate renewal
19. [R104] 3/5 · US expensive: This app has become too expensive for weather you can find elsewhere. They add features I don’t use and take away ones I enjoyed for an even higher price. I love that you can find multiple resorts in one place.
20. [R36] 3/5 · US Meh: Moderate accuracy 60% of the time, wildly inaccurate 40%. Example: wolfcreek got 17” today (1APR26), open snow says 5”. Like i said: wildly inaccurate.
21. [R39] 1/5 · US AI Sellouts: Use to love this app until they started adding AI modeling and summaries that nobody asked for. Not to mention the forecasts beyond 5 days are a total fugazi. Yet another unserious company riding the hype train that's going to be the ruin of us all
22. [R51] 1/5 · US Ski Fomo Generator: Guess everyone is a super sick pow chaser now. This app has lied all year just to drive revenue for it’s business partners. The snowfall prediction maps are garbage and basically suggest that it will always be the sickest conditions ever in two weeks.
23. [R114] 1/5 · US Cannot predict weather to save its life.: This app has repeatedly failed me. On several occasions it’ll have 30-50 mph winds in a location I am going, I get there and it’s completely calm. Take out my kestrel, 3-5 mph winds. Really? Ok, not a big deal once, but this has happened several times now, apple weather has been more reliable than open snow. I really had high hopes for this app as I have b
24. [R176] 3/5 · US Stop with the upselling: Useful app that I pay a subscription for, but am sick and tired of the constant upselling from the “base” subscription to the “premium” subscription. Cut it out or your paying customers will go elsewhere.
25. [R180] 2/5 · US Killed by new paywalls: Honestly I subscribe because the Tahoe weather dude is amazing. The app is fine but even after you’re a premium member they launch a new paywall and are always trying to upsell you. It’s really frustrating and shows a real lack of respect for existing subs. Hopefully Bryan goes to a different platform and I can cancel this app subscription.
26. [R189] 1/5 · US Update: still getting spammed with pop ups: I pay for this service. I just opened the app and got not one but two pop ups asking me to upgrade to a higher tier. The app is literally becoming unusable because they are pushing paying subscribers to pay more
27. [R214] 3/5 · US Aggressive with Subscription: On one screen there will be 3-4 orange “Buy Now” buttons to subscribe to premium. All for having subscription based model for something like this with appropriate paywalls, but this is obnoxious for free users. Basically one step above 2012 era banner ads. Flighty handles their in-app premium advertising more tastefully
28. [R169] 1/5 · US Don’t waste your time or $$$: This years app “improvement updates” are useless. One day shows 40” coming and the next it shows 6”….then back to 40”.. then 0-1”. The inaccurate reporting models with AI are awful. For years it has been great, dependable and predictable. However, now that it has gotten expensive, it is useless. Don’t waste your $ until they start reporting accurately again. Oh, and t
29. [R220] 3/5 · US AI slop starting to infiltrate the app: OpenSnow is pivoting to AI forecast discussion and losing its appeal as a highly accurate local-weather forecaster for mountain locales. Please quit with the AI generated slop, it’s just awful. Go back to OpenSnow roots and focus on accuracy
30. [R238] 2/5 · US Moving in the wrong direction: I appreciate the expertise from local experts, and followed one of mine from a formerly free blog. I was happy to pay a subscription for this valuable local knowledge and expertise. I am in favor of using advanced, focused, specialized machine learning models for more accurate weather forecasting. I was disappointed by the announcement that LLMs will be used to gener
31. [R167] 1/5 · US Thanks for the cash suck: This is a nice app but not worth what they are asking for when the data is from the ski resorts been using it for years but i only use it for 3 months so maybe worth 20 bucks for a subscription
32. [R171] 2/5 · US Overpriced: For the amount we pay there should be video forecast. Been a fan of it since it started but the price goes up every year just for the weather? Don’t get much bang for buck.
33. [R179] 1/5 · US More like "LockedSnow": Everything needs a subscription now and it's unreasonably expensive for a winter only app. They used to have reasonable free options but not it's not all locked. Why call yourself "OpenSnow" when your service isn't open? They need to restore their open source part.
34. [R264] 1/5 · GB US only: Says it covers Europe, but when I try to register I need a US ZIP Code. When I checked some European resorts the data was woefully out of date and inaccurate. Useless
35. [R310] 2/5 · AU No good in Europe: I decided to give the paid version a go for the past 12 months. My conclusion is that it’s not very useful in Europe. Europe is really an afterthought. Perhaps more effort goes into the American mountains. ie, There is only one “Daily Snow” for all of Europe. While the commentary is interesting it doesn’t break things down enough to get a feel for your local area. Also a n
36. [R316] 2/5 · AU Not very useful: Limited forecasts, assumes you live in the US and you have to go into settings to make the units and formatting work. This should be part of a setup wizard I hate US built apps with no awareness that there’s a world outside that bubble. Season passes are missing mountains (Hutt isn’t on mountain collective for example). The UI looks ok. But without paying for a subscription it doe
37. [R319] 2/5 · AU Australian and New Zealand ski resorts are missing: App not of any use to me without this unfortunately
38. [R226] 1/5 · US Broke a good app: With all the added info I your recent re-do tour is now too small to read on iPhone. Depended on the hourly temperature forecasts. Now have to take a screen shot and enlarge in order to read. Additionally so much added info that it’s hard to find the basics. I’ll be reevaluating my renewal. Ridiculous. You broke a good, useful too we’ve depended on for years.
39. [R240] 2/5 · US Terrible Graphics: Have to be the worst graphics of any weather app I’ve ever seen. Horrible!
40. [R244] 2/5 · US What happened?: I’ve been a supporter for years now, just cancelled. When I tab on the day Zero happens. Nothing, Nada. No information. Do you get feedback on how to make your app more user friendly? If yes do you implement the suggestions?
41. [R247] 3/5 · US Unusable on iPad OS: The data and forecasts are good. But the app is completely unusable on ipadOS. Content doesn’t scale properly.
42. [R160] 1/5 · US Not free: They claim their service is free when the only free things offered (historical reports) are totally useless.