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To locate on the tracks, checking the snow in resort, plan his itinerary for the day in a field ... In this season of winter sports, the iPhone becomes a real skier's guide.

There are already dozens of iPhone applications for skiing. Here are those LeFigaro.fr has selected and tested approach to the holidays.

• Ski Mountain. Ski Mountain, just out, is the best iPhone application for skiing in France. It includes, for a hundred stations, a weather, the condition of the snow, roads and tracks, plans and a selection of webcams. The application is complete and high quality, although it lacks some stations. An update is already scheduled next week with high resolution maps, we said the editor. [Price: 0,79 EUR]

• The 3 Valleys. In addition to general applications, stations have developed their own tools. This is the case of the 3 Vallées, whose formal application, online since December 14, is distinguished by a function of accurate geolocation on tracks that do not offer Ski Mountain and merit alone download. It also appreciates the comprehensive guide to events at the station. [Free]

• Val d'Isere Ski Guide. The application of Val d'Isere is quite expensive. But these 5 euro are a good investment for the location of all tracks in the area of the Espace Killy (Val d'Isere and Tignes) and a powerful function route. In the manner of metro guides, the application can calculate routes, to take the lifts to the best places. The orientation mode, allowing you to view the surrounding peaks on the phone is bluffing. [4.99 EUR]

• View2Ski, free. View2Ski can browse free webcams from hundreds of stations around the world to see snow. Only regret: the names sometimes lack coherence, including the French resorts. [Free]

• The Weather Channel, for free. The weather application installed by default on iPhone is rudimentary. In France, La Weather Channel replaces advantageously. For skiing holidays, warning bulletins and forecasts for ten days in the main stations are significant. [Free]

• SNCF and "Schedules & Purchase." The new application of Voyages-SNCF, "Schedules & Purchase, despite a few bugs, allows to reserve train tickets directly on iPhone. The other application, station, exit just before, gives the display the path of the train stations in large and warns in case of disturbances. [Free]

• Navigon. For those who depart by car and want to take this opportunity to acquire a GPS application Navigon is the best choice on the iPhone, before the TomTom. She has particular option, monitoring of traffic. [54.99 EUR]

• Orange snowball. You want to lead the battles of snowballs? There is also an application for that. Currently in the top 3 free applications, "Orange snowball, fun little game, gives a taste of vacation. [Free]

• RealSki Lite. Covering only the areas north American RealSki might not be very useful for French skiers. However, it deserves its place in this selection as this is the first to take advantage of augmented reality. Specifically, taking the iPhone ahead, tracks and waypoints nearby appear embedded on the image you are viewing. The video below gives a demonstration. [Free]