NFC Cards Help NASTAR Ski Competitions, Speeding Up Entry Is No Longer a Dream!
In the skiing circle, NASTAR is known as the world’s largest amateur skiing and snowboarding competition, and has opened skiing courses in more than 100 ski resorts across the United States. In order to improve the efficiency of the competition and the experience of the players, NASTAR has actively introduced high-tech means in recent years — among which, the application of NFC cards technology is quietly changing the competition process.
RFID System Settled in Ski Resorts, Faster Entry
In order to improve the problem of low efficiency of traditional manual registration, NASTAR plans to introduce RFID technology in 20 of its ski resorts. Participants only need to pick up a built-in passive high-frequency NFC card (NFC cards) at any ski resort.
When using it for the first time, the staff scans the player’s card through the reader and enters the NASTAR registration number and last name to complete the identity binding. After that, this card can be used in all ski resorts that enable the RFID system, truly realizing “one card for all”.
NFC cards use 13.56MHz high-frequency chips and have good communication performance. High-quality NFC cards such as those produced by our manufacturers are made of waterproof PVC material, which is not afraid of rain and snow, and the temperature range is from -20℃ to 75℃, ensuring stable operation in cold environments such as competition snow.
More Efficient Competition Process, Smarter Record Query
At the competition site, the staff is equipped with an RFID reader with a USB interface. Participants only need to put their NFC ticket card close to the reader to automatically register for the competition.
When participating in the competition for the first time, the system binds the contestant’s name, gender, age, skiing level and other information to the card number. In the future, every time you participate in the competition, you can swipe the card to participate without repeated registration.
In this way, the processes such as queuing and paying on-site and manual recording are greatly simplified, saving a lot of time. After the competition ends every day, the system automatically uploads the competition results to the NASTAR server, and the contestants can check their personal rankings and historical data online at any time, and even compare their results with the same level of players around the world.
Embrace the Future in Advance: Automatic Payment Function Is on the Way
NASTAR Operations Director Bill Madsen said that ski resorts that have enabled the NFC cards system, such as Aspen Mountain Ski Resort, have significantly improved the efficiency of admission. Although specific data has not yet been counted, the system is running stably and the effect is good.
In the future, NASTAR also plans to expand the system to more ski resorts and add automatic payment functions — at that time, players can swipe cards to complete the payment, further simplifying the operation process.
In addition, in order to ensure the versatility of the system, even if some ski resorts do not integrate the NFC card function, NASTAR will issue special ID cards for free, and even launch RFID-enabled season tickets to meet the needs of different players.
Summary: Skiing Is Not Only About Speed, But Also About Smart Experience
NASTAR has greatly optimized the competition process and player experience by introducing NFC cards technology. High-frequency RFID cards are not only waterproof and windproof, stable and durable, but also easily realize a series of automated operations such as identity recognition, score binding, and system upload. In this era of efficiency, even skiing competitions have embarked on the road of “smartization”.
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