Abstract: Multimedia presentations of outdoor information, such as weather information and ski reports, are provided on information transmission networks, such as Internet, on-line services and interactive TV. The outdoor information is compiled from a plurality of sources by electronically transmitting it to a presentation generator. The outdoor information is converted into presentation information for generating multimedia presentations. The presentation information is stored in a computer database that is accessible through the network. When a request is received from a user device connected to the network for selected outdoor information, the presentation information corresponding to the selected outdoor information is transmitted from the database to the user device through the information transmission network. A multimedia presentation is generated at the user device.