Ski race photos found by bib number: alpine, cross-country, skimo and biathlon

On snow, every athlete wears a helmet or hat and goggles, and the course is full of numbers that are not skiers: gates, gate panels, lift towers, piste signs, shooting lanes and advertising boards. Ski and pole brands print their names everywhere. A mass start or a long cross-country race produces thousands of photos in which faces barely help.

Choose Winter Sports when you create the event. Recognition reads the race number worn by the athlete: on the bib tabard, front and back, on the thigh, or as a helmet sticker. When the same number shows on the front and back or on the helmet, it counts once. Goggles, helmets and hats do not change which numbers are read. Gates, flags, course markers, fences, nets, advertising boards, brand prints on skis, poles and boots, lift towers, piste signs, shooting targets and timing boards are ignored.

Add the list of valid numbers so that only participant numbers count. Selfie search uses a stricter face match in winter sports, because goggles and helmets hide much of the face, so number search is the main path. Photos without a readable number can be tagged by hand, and the timeline lets skiers browse by time.

Photographers upload from the browser, a cloud folder or straight from the camera over FTP, and photos are searchable minutes after upload. Embed the gallery on your race website or share a link with the results. If you decide to sell photos, connect Stripe and payments go to your own account.