Not wanting to lose the day entirely, I decided to try using my iPhone with Ultimate Ears buds (the ones that seal tightly, totally eliminating external sound) in the Snow Hut at the base of the Silverload lift. The lodge was noisy, the cell coverage was questionable, and the calls were to last two hours in total. Would the sound isolation, cell phone reception and battery life be adequate?
They were. Amazing. Clear reception, good audio quality (even while in the midst of a party) and leftover power in the iPhone to boot! The best part? Another group of three skiers were just leaving as I finished the first call and removed the buds to rest my ears and stretch.
“Were you conducting some kind of interview?” one of them asked.
“I was”, I said and then explained the setup.
He grinned; “you mean you skied this morning, are doing a little work in the lodge, and are still skiing this afternoon?”
I nodded.
“Man! That’s livin’ large!”
(BTW, the gallery shows pics from the trip)