Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map User Reviews

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I use it constantly

Great UI, simple, I think the shading for avalanche areas is a bit permissive though - just because it’s not shaded does not mean you are safe.
Worth the purchase.

Best Wasatch BC map, needs new contour detail map and a couple other updates.

I love how clear and easy this map is to use. I can easily take a screenshot of the map and then mark it up to send to my skiing partners. I bought the new paper map and really appreciate the higher resolution of the contour data and I wish this app had that detail. Search works well for finding locations. The iPad version doesn’t fill the entire display, not a huge deal but would be a nice fix to give me more map on my display. I kind of like the old school aesthetic of the app but it would be nice if it had some functional updates.
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No idea what this app does

I can’t figure out what the purpose of this app is. It doesn’t show any BC routes and there are no terrain overlays so it’s useless unless you already know what you’re looking for. If it’s meant for navigation and route planning there are way better apps. I cannot recommend this app at all.

A Wasatch essential

Super happy with this app, and we’ll worth the price. GPS location even when out of service is accurate, and the map is easy to navigate. Elevation is also accurate enough. As others have mentioned, it would be nice to be able to access (offline) info for a specific route that you’re doing that day. It would also be interesting to see an overlay of the route you took (or are supposed to take) for certain routes, although the argument could be made that this takes the learning out of route finding and navigation (fair). All in all, I love it! The extra features would be icing on the cake. I appreciate the work that went into this!
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Just get a good topo app like GAIA

I thought this app would show specific routes and give terrain ratings for the the approach difficulty and the descent exposure. From what I can tell it has none of those things.

GAIA has basically all the information this app has, but the map layers and global topography that come with GAIA are far more extensive and more helpful.

The best thing about the Wasatch backcountry app is that it shows local names for areas so you can converse with other people about a route without necessarily looking at it on the map. Not sure that’s worth the money.
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Fantastic Tool

Worth every fraction of a cent. This app is an invaluable resource in the backcountry.

Lifesaving

IFKYK

Intro

A good introductory map to the tourist or someone new to the area. The map highlights the three most popular backcountry skiing canyons in the Northern Wasatch. I would like to see the app updated to be full screen size of newer devices. Another improvement that would make the app more worth its price is including route descriptions directly in the app; allowing that information to be available offline.
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So lame

I’m sure all the positives were submitted by the developer’s buddies or are fake accounts. Worthless app. It’s a topo of a very limited part of the wasatch.

Sweet app

Great intel. Smooth and easy to use!!

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