Ski Resort Desk Snow Meter (Snowbird)

As my snowboarding trip approaches, I find myself checking Utah Snowbird's snowcam (http://www.snowbird.com/snowcam.html) a few times a day, wishing for more snow to accumulate on my favorite ski resort.

So as a fun mini-project I decided to create my own Snowbird Desk Snow Meter! The Meter displays the snow accumulated in the past 24 hours and it gets updated hourly.




As a bonus feature I setup a Twilio phone line to call and get my personalized Snowbird snow report. Click Play below to hear what I get when I call my twilio number.

Step 1 Materials

Here is my list of materials:

• ioBridge IO-204 module
• ioBridge Servo Controller Smart Board (SB-1)
• Futaba  S3003 Servo
• White Foam Board
• Toy parts (for the mechanical arm)
• Exacto knife
• Cutting board
• Steel ruler

Comments

[bassman76jazz]

nice, although for us here in SLC its easier to look out the window...

[PS118]

That is when we can even see the mtns. :P

[noelportugal]

I'm jealous!