The next time you get flagged onto the side of a ski run, you might be in for a big surprise? You could lose your ski ticket and get a fine for excessive speeding downhill.

New technologies patented by the Apple Corporation may soon be making speed-obsessed skiers nervous, and ski safety enthusiasts less so.

SkiRebel.com has learned that Apple is pursuing the development of technologies aimed at giving ski resorts the ability to monitor skiers on their slopes in real-time. The technologies appear to be safety-oriented, and could be applied to all recreational winter sports, amateur or professional.

One particular patent is for the development of smart lift tickets which could be tracked by ski resorts through the use of GPS technology. Resorts would be able to see where particular skiers are, monitor how fast they are moving, and issue automated tickets for speed limits broken on particular runs.
Resorts could also easily be able to automatically deactivate lift tickets for severe or multiple violations, eliminating the need for ski patrollers to chase down those skiers.
It is not known yet whether the smart tickets would tell skiers how fast they are going or notify them when they approach or break speed limits.
Slowing skiers down won’t be the only way these new technologies intend on improving safety on the slopes.
Another device patented by Apple looks to monitor a skier’s heart rate so as to automatically notify a resort in the event of cardiac arrest or some other medical emergencies.

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