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2023 was my first ski season back after dislocating my knee in February 2022.
I used the Slopes app to track the season and crocheted a scarf using the data.
Each stitch represents 10 vertical feet.
And each row is 50 stitches or 500 vertical feet.
White rows with speckled colors mark the beginning and end of a day of skiing. White X’s mark the beginning end of a ski run.
Colors show trail difficulty:
Light blue = easy
Turquoise = intermediate
Red = difficult
Cobalt = unique terrain
Ski Season 2023
as told in crochet
82,848
89
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
21,573
46,877
9,766
4,632
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Total 2023 Season
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
DAY 7
DAY 8
DAY 9
6,539
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,254
1,455
1,830
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Shawnee, PA
DAY 1
DAY 1
7,302
11
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
1,531
4,611
0
1,160
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Stratton, VT
DAY 2
12,077
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
2,527
5,022
4,528
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Stratton, VT
DAY 3
10,149
12
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
1,316
6,647
724
1,462
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Solitude, UT
DAY 4
7,687
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
2,416
4,092
0
1,179
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Deer Valley, UT
DAY 5
10,611
9
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,663
6,325
289
334
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
DAY 6
10,951
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,595
5,828
1,267
261
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
DAY 7
5,050
5
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,008
1,806
0
236
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
*Only a half day of skiing due to altitude sickness :(
DAY 8
12,482
12
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
263
11,091
1,128
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Solitude, UT
DAY 9
82,848
89
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
21,573
46,877
9,766
4,632
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Total 2023 Season
DAY 1
DAY 1
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 4
DAY 5
DAY 6
DAY 7
DAY 8
DAY 9
82,848
89
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
21,573
46,877
9,766
4,632
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Total 2023 Season
6,539
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,254
1,455
1,830
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Shawnee, PA
7,302
11
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
1,531
4,611
0
1,160
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Stratton, VT
12,077
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
2,527
5,022
4,528
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Stratton, VT
10,149
12
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
1,316
6,647
724
1,462
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Solitude, UT
7,687
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
2,416
4,092
0
1,179
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Deer Valley, UT
10,611
9
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,663
6,325
289
334
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
10,951
10
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,595
5,828
1,267
261
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
5,050
5
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
3,008
1,806
0
236
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Brighton, UT
*Only a half day of skiing due to altitude sickness :(
12,482
12
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
263
11,091
1,128
0
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Solitude, UT
82,848
89
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
21,573
46,877
9,766
4,632
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Total 2023 Season
82,848
89
total
vertical ft.
total
runs
Easy
Intermediate
Unique Terrain
Difficult
21,573
46,877
9,766
4,632
Terrain Breakdown (in vertical ft.)
Total 2023 Season
About
This project is a culmination of several assignments throughout the MICA Data Analytics & Visualization (MPS) course.
Concept & Crocheted Scarf
Course: Foundations of Data Analytics & Visualization Literacy
Assignment: The Quantified Self
Instructor: Amanda Makulec
Website Design
Course: Interactive Data Storytelling
Assignment: Bringing a Static Visualization to Life
Instructor: Andy Moore
Tools & Credits
Slopes - data collection
Excel - data cleaning
Fujifilm X100T - scarf photographs
Photoshop - photo editing & manipulation
Figma - website layout
Editor X - website build
Annie & Company Needlepoint & Knitting - yarn & crochet supplies
Unsplash - mountain photo adapted from Filipp Romanovski
Colophon
This site is set in Work Sans, designed by Wei Huang.
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