If you’ve got a family full of skiers or snowboarders, and you’re looking for a Christmas present everybody can enjoy, a set of Garmin Rino 530 radios could be a fun gift. The GPS-enabled two-way radio not only lets you talk with family members (or friends) on the slope, but you can actually see where they’re at by looking at the screen. This could make mid-day meet-ups a little easier.
The downside is that the gadget doesn’t include names of runs or the location of lifts, so you’d need to take a trail map with you to figure out what exact run someone is on. Also, you have to buy the software to run the Rino separately. Still, it could be a fun toy if you’ve got money to spare and like playing with GPS gadgets. The retail price is $499 (though it was closer to $400 when I checked at Amazon):
Leave a Reply