SnowVisorStart with the definition of each total
The same word can cover a different interval or activity in two apps. Before comparing totals, check whether they include lift travel, pauses or only downhill sections. Units also matter when you switch between metres and feet or kilometres and miles.
| Measure | What to check |
|---|---|
| Vertical | Accumulated descent, rather than the highest altitude reached. |
| Distance | Which recorded parts of the day are included. |
| Runs | How the app separates downhill sections and handles interruptions. |
| Time | Whether the value is elapsed time, riding time, lift time or resting time. |
| Top speed | The fastest recorded estimate; inspect unusual spikes. |
| Highest point | An altitude, not the amount of vertical skied. |
Use the timeline to explain the day
A long day at the mountain is not necessarily a long period of downhill movement. Queues, lift rides, lunch and breaks all take time. A timeline makes those differences visible without turning every minute into a performance score.
For example, two days can have the same vertical and different elapsed times because the lifts, queues or breaks differed. That is a comparison to understand, not evidence that one recording must be wrong.
Check a surprising number in the replay
If a maximum speed or unusually long segment stands out, open the saved route and find that part of the day. Look for a plausible line along the terrain and compare it with the surrounding timeline. A brief location error can be more conspicuous in a maximum than in a day-long total.
SnowVisor keeps the day summary and replay together so you can move between the overview and the recorded sections. The replay is useful for remembering a run or investigating a number; it does not make an uncertain GPS sample exact.
Compare similar days thoughtfully
Choose a measure that matches the question. Vertical may help compare how much downhill skiing you recorded. Time on lifts may explain why one day felt different. Resort counts and days on snow describe a season in another way.
Try to compare the same app settings and the same activity. A mixed day of skiing, walking and driving is not a clean comparison with a session stopped at the bottom of the final run.
Keep the story with the totals
Use Logbook to revisit the mountain, date and sequence of the day. Add the context you want to remember where the app offers notes or photos. A number becomes more meaningful when you can place it beside the run, the weather and the people you were with.