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Pass Checker press kit

Live mountain pass conditions for 173 passes across 30 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. No ads, no tracking, no account required.

Fast facts

What it is	An iOS app showing real-time mountain pass status, live DOT camera feeds, summit temperatures, chain laws, and restrictions in one tap.
Coverage	173 mountain passes, 30 US states, 2 Canadian provinces. Cascades, Sierras, Rockies, Appalachians, Smokies, Coast Mountains.
Price	Washington and British Columbia are free forever. Everything else unlocks with a one time $4.99 purchase. No subscription.
Privacy	Zero data collection. No analytics, no tracking, no location access, no sign in.
Data sources	WSDOT, DriveBC, 511 Alberta, and state DOT data across the network, joined with roadside weather stations and high resolution forecasts.
Platforms	iOS, live on the App Store. Android in release pipeline.
Launched	2026
Made by	Mountain Media Digital LLC, La Conner, Washington. Built end to end by a single deeply technical practice.
Download	apps.apple.com/us/app/pass-checker
Contact	kevenmt@gmail.com

The short version

Pass Checker is the fastest way to answer one question: is the pass open? Live status, DOT cameras, and summit weather for 173 mountain passes, pulled straight from official sources, with none of the ads or scrolling of a DOT website.

Story angles

The seasonal utility. Every first storm, hundreds of thousands of drivers search "is Snoqualmie Pass open." Pass Checker answers it in one tap, with the camera feed to prove it.
One person, whole product. Design, native code, backend infrastructure, and data integrations for 32 states and provinces, shipped by a one person Washington studio on a real release calendar.
Privacy as a feature. In a category full of location trackers and ad networks, Pass Checker collects nothing. The App Store privacy label is empty by design.
The terminal themes. Six phosphor CRT themes (green, amber, blue, pink, plum, white) with scanlines and a blinking cursor. A weather utility with an actual point of view on design.

Screenshots

Click any image for the full resolution file (1242×2688). Free to use in coverage of Pass Checker.

Logo & icon

App icon (PNG) Everything as one zip

Boilerplate

Pass Checker shows live conditions for 173 mountain passes across 30 US states and 2 Canadian provinces: real-time road status, DOT camera feeds, summit temperatures, and travel restrictions from official sources. Washington and British Columbia are free forever; everything else unlocks with a one time $4.99 purchase. No ads, no tracking, no account. Pass Checker is made by Mountain Media Digital LLC in La Conner, Washington. passchecker.app