Template talk:Infobox ski area

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[edit] Usage

{{Infobox ski area
|name= 
|logo= 
|picture= 
|caption= 
|location= 
|nearest_city= 
|lat_degrees= 
|lat_minutes= 
|lat_seconds= 
|lat_direction= 
|long_degrees= 
|long_minutes= 
|long_seconds= 
|long_direction= 
|top_elevation=  m
|base_elevation=  m
|skiable_area= km²
|number_trails= 
|longest_run= 
|liftsystem= 
|snowfall= 
|snowmaking= 
|nightskiing= 
|external_link= 
|}}  

[edit] Example

Sunshine Village
Sunshine Village ski resort
Location:	Alberta, Canada
Nearest city:	Banff, Alberta
Coordinates:	51°04′43″N, 115°46′56″W
Top elevation:	2730m
Base elevation:	1660m
Skiable area:	13.6 km²
Runs:	107
Longest run:	4 km
Lift system:	1 gondola 8 chairlifts
Snow fall:	9 m
Snowmaking:	100%
Night Skiing:	100%
Web page:	SkiBanff

{{Infobox ski area
|name=Sunshine Village
|logo=Sunshine_Village-logo.png
|picture=Sunshine village.jpg
|caption= ''Sunshine Village'' [[ski resort]]
|location=[[Alberta]], [[Canada]]
|nearest_city=[[Banff, Alberta]]
|lat_degrees=51
|lat_minutes=04
|lat_seconds=43
|lat_direction=N
|long_degrees=115
|long_minutes=46
|long_seconds=56
|long_direction=W
|top_elevation=2730m
|base_elevation=1660m
|skiable_area=13.6 km²
|number_trails=107
|liftsystem=1 [[gondola]]<br>8 [[chairlift]]s
|snowmaking=100%
|nightskiing=95%
|external_link=[http://www.skibanff.com/ SkiBanff]
|}}  

[edit] Change

I have added the ability to remark on the resorts snow making and night skiing capacity, which is a major draw in most eastern ski resorts. -- Ubergenius 15:23, 18 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Additional fields

I was about to create such a template, but discovered this one. The things I had that are missing or substantially different are:

• Lat/long: I'd make this a location which uses one of the {{coor}} templates (coor d, coor dms, etc.). In some instances these are available in degrees, minutes and seconds (as in the existing template); other cases all one has are degrees and minutes where minutes might have a fractional part; in yet other cases, one has only degrees with fractions.
• uphill capacity, as passengers per hour
• standardize lifts into elements for
  • trams
  • high speed chairs (maybe break out 6s from 4s?)
  • standard chairs (break out double/triple/quads?)
  • gondolas
  • surface tows
  • other, like subways and whatever
• annual snowfall
• snow making
• terrain breakdown, such as 20% green, 25% blue, 35% black, 20% double black; 55% groomed
• terrain parks/pipes
• snowboards (dis)allowed
• busiest day of week and week of year
• non-busiest (but open) day of week and week of year
• winter activities, such as sleigh rides, nordic skiing, snowmobiling, ice palace building, etc.
• summer activities, like golf, water skiing, etc. Or "none" if that's the case.
• ski/snowboard school, rentals, gear for sale
• facilities: lodging, resort, snack, dining, spa, etc.

It would be nice to specify the measured units in metric and imperial (or whatever it is) consistently and automatically. The {{feet}} template does this, so maybe it could be adapted—or used outright..

Undoubtedly several of these would have highly debatable values, so maybe they are best specified as a range. For example, "Annual snowfall: 200 to 300 inches".

I am going to make this template easier to find. EncMstr 23:43, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

I added the template to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Ski page, so it should be easier to find. I thought of some additional infobox fields:

• Typical season: open to close dates
• Year opened: resort age
• Expected snow and weather indication: some expectation guidelines, like hard pack ice in fog December through April; or sunny and cold January through March.
• Transportation: best way and options getting to the resort, like private car, bus/train line, parking hassles, permits, etc.

EncMstr 06:47, 17 May 2006 (UTC)