 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi whats the
best free Android app to track ski distance , preferable one that shows lifts traveled distances separately
Used Google mytracks last year, but it totaled your distance , so included lifts and descents
Thanks
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've used Alpine Replay with some success. It can differentiate lifts from descents, and if in a resort that has sufficient map data for it will record which lifts etc you've used but none of the resorts I've been in have met this criteria (I think it mainly supports American ones). One annoyance is that it uses the resort that you're closest to, so when skiing on the glacier in Val d'Isere for example it thinks you're in Bonneval sur Arc as that town is closer. It is smarter than most at determining your speed (it applies some sanity to avoid acceleration at greater than freefall etc and so gets rid of bogus outliers caused by GPS readings in the wrong place).
I'd be interested to hear what others recommend though as although Alpine Replay was good enough I'm sure it could be done better.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I've just got Alpine relay in prep for my Jan trip. So I'm interested to see if there is a better one as well.
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dublin2, theres plenty out there, I tried about half a dozen different ones last season. The two I found the best were MyTracks, which is really simple and straightforward to use, and Endomondo Pro which has more features and stats, but you do have to pay a pound or so for.
The new helmet camera has GPS built in this year, will have to see how that works...
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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[Axsman mode] iPhone [/Axman]
it just works
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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for anyone that's used one of these apps, does the battery last the day in the cold???
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+1 for endomondo. didn't bother with the pro part. I thought the free app was fine.
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kitenski, Didn't have a battery problem. Phone (Galaxy S2) was in a case but in an exterior jacket pocket. Battery was fine on the apps I tested (though some drain more juice than others) never ran out on mountain, though normally recharged fully overnight.
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Richard_Sideways, thats pretty impressive, my S2 doesnt last a work day, but I guess if I turned off all data/bltooth/wifi it would be ok...
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I found that any GPS app killed my battery in my HTC desire after a couple of hours. It couldnt even retain a charge running co pilot nav when plugged into a car charger.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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On the subject of Batteries, try llama app, location aware app,
based on your cell towers, u tell LLama where you are, in hotel for example, you then get LLama to perform certain actions, ie turn wifi on, and gps off
when you leave hotel , llam can turn gps on, and wifi off
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I use it at home, work to
when at home Wifi on, volume normal
when i leave home, it turns wi fi off
when i enter work it automates :
vol down, vibrate on,
when leaving , vol up
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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yes. I should caviat that. No bluetooth running, no Wifi running, disabled data services (i'm not made of money). GPS on, no other apps running, Phone was pretty new too. Will rummage up some power usage stats if I can find them.
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MyTracks and Endomondo don't differentiate between lifts and descents. E.g.:
https://getsatisfaction.com/endomondo/topics/downhill_skiing_mode
In terms of battery life I've not had a problem using Alpine Replay all day, and while I probably didn't have bluetooth and wifi on the biggest consumer of power - the phone's communication with base stations to make/receive calls etc - would have been active. So if you do have a problem with the battery lasting and don't need to make or receive calls just put it into airplane mode and then turn GPS back on.
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You know it makes sense.
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+1 for MyTracks on a Galaxy S2.
With Wi-Fi, BT and data services switched off I kept the phone in my inside chest pocket the GPS worked great and lasted all day.
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