SkiSpace.com - Bode Miller's Wintry Twist on MySpace

Skiing mogul (no pun intended) Bode Miller has released a new community, SkiSpace dedicated to help fans of powder connect with other skiers, snowboarders, and winter sports fanatics in general while letting you access up-to-date information about ski resorts (trails and lefts open, snow base, etc). Once you create your personal profile (called your “base camp”) on the site, you can add and invite friends to join and start hooking up with potential skiing or boarding partners.

Basic profile settings include a comment wall, a thumbnail photo, blogs, and the standard personal/contact information section. Profiles can be elaborated with videos and photos, as on other social networks, and you can browse through similar media on other peoples’ profiles (depending on privacy settings) to see who shares similar ski interests. Alternately, you can find buddies by their “Home Base”, i.e. which mountain or resort they frequent the most. You can message users privately, or post on their comment walls, including a photo if you choose. As you browse the site, your “base camp” will constantly be displayed in a mini-window, sending you profile alerts and even giving you the latest weather forecast and snow information about your home base. Looking to get away from your “home base”? Use SkiSpace’s “Resort” section to browse for hot slopes in the US and internationally. SkiSpace provides relevant resort info to help you make a travel decision, including vertical drops, trails, and difficulty. Once you’ve decided where you want to go, take advantage of SkiSpace’s partnership with Travelocity to help you find the cheapest flights, and score some hot new gear for the slopes with SkiSpace’s merchandise section.