Norwegian ski billboard gets snowy when texted
By Darren Murph 
posted Mar 25th 2009 2:19AM
posted Mar 25th 2009 2:19AM
We've certainly seen mobile-activated bus stop ads before, but the cool factor on this one was just too impressive to overlook. Tryvann Winter Park, a ski resort that sits just 15 minutes away from downtown Oslo, was searching high and low for ways to better market itself to residents of the bustling Norwegian city. In order to do so, it turned to JCDecaux, who conjured up the brilliant idea you see to the right. Essentially, this advertisement packs a few internal fans and a bucketful of faux snow; whenever it starts snowing up at the ski resort, someone sends a text to the billboard and the flurries start to fly. This way, residents and workers in Oslo can easily see when conditions are good some 500 meters up. We're told that Tryvann "loved" the campaign and the resulting crowds that came, though there's no mention of whether it'll be implemented next season or elsewhere in the world.[Via textually, thanks Charles]
Wonder if they did have those nice rainforest-wood-benches as well ;) (they got a lot of heat for that)
Train a webcam on that bus stop and the rest of the world can see when snow conditions are good. Maybe it's cheaper than installing a webcam at the snow mountain and a screen at the bus stop, even though there are now tv adverts at gas stations.
yeah, those wacky, outdated europeans.........
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