Set up before you reach the lift

Start with enough charge for your day and open the app somewhere you can stop comfortably. Choose the correct activity if prompted, check the resort and confirm that the location marker is in a plausible place. A permission dialogue is easier to understand in the lodge than while joining a queue.

On iPhone, location estimates can combine GPS, Wi-Fi, cellular networks and Bluetooth. Trees, buildings and mountain terrain can affect the satellite view. Give the phone a moment outdoors to establish its position.

Source: Apple: Location Services and GPS

Start a session in SnowVisor

Open Track and begin a recording. Confirm that the app shows an active session before putting the phone in a secure pocket. Follow the app’s location-permission explanation so the session can continue when the screen is locked.

Keep recording through the normal lifts and runs of a ski day if you want one continuous day record. Check the session when you are stopped, rather than handling the phone while descending. If you deliberately pause it, remember that the paused part will not contribute a normal continuous route.

Finish and check the saved day

At the end of the day, finish the recording and save it. Open Logbook and look at the date, resort, route and summary. A quick review makes it easier to notice a recording that started late or continued during the drive home.

  • Look for the first lift and the last run you remember.
  • Compare the timeline with your breaks and lift rides.
  • Use the replay to understand an unusual distance or speed before treating it as a personal record.

Choose what happens to the record

SnowVisor keeps completed Logbook entries on your device. Account features and detailed route backup are separate from recording a local day. Review the backup settings before changing phones or removing the app.

Apple Health integration also depends on permission. If you use another workout app at the same time, review the resulting workouts so you understand what each app saved. You do not need to share your live position with friends to keep a private record of your own day.

If part of the day is missing

Check whether the session was paused or stopped, whether location permission changed and whether the phone ran out of power. Keep the original record while investigating. A GPS gap cannot be turned into an observed route simply by making the line look smoother.

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