Startup Weather App Wins Skiers With Better Forecasts
A small startup called OpenSnow has become a favorite weather app for skiers by combining public weather data with its own AI tools to deliver sharper snow forecasts. The story sits alongside another feature in MIT Technology Review’s daily roundup about people deliberately freezing parts of their bodies and brains in the name of performance and wellness. Together, they show how tech is moving from giant institutions into niche, highly personal services. For skiers, that can mean safer trip planning, better timing on the mountain, and fewer wasted days chasing snow that never comes.
The real shift here is not just better forecasting. It’s that smaller, focused tech products are getting good enough to beat bigger, general-purpose services when people want answers that feel precise and useful.
