# AlpiCheck: Ski & Avalanche — Where your ski day is worth it

> Where your ski day is worth it (iPhone/iPad app by Sebastian Lemens.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alpicheck-ski-and-avalanche/id6760110817 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Sebastian Lemens](https://appshunter.io/developer/1882686368)
- Category: Weather, Sports
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 10 MB
- Languages: German (Germany)
- Released: 2026-03-11
- Data updated: 2026-11-05

## What is AlpiCheck?

Please note: the app is available in German only.

Where to ski on Saturday? AlpiCheck suggests up to five open ski areas, and your group votes via a link, no app needed. Plus the official avalanche danger for 165 ski areas in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Bavaria.

PLAN YOUR SKI DAY
• Pick a starting point and a day: AlpiCheck compares the open ski areas nearby by new snow, sunshine, crowds, driving time and danger level and shows up to five suggestions
• Vote via link: send the suggestions to your group via WhatsApp or any other app. Voting happens in the browser, without the app and without an account. Plan and votes are end-to-end encrypted
• Set the destination: you see the votes and pick the ski area for everyone
• Find suitable ski areas by starting point, skill level and size

AVALANCHE BULLETIN
• Danger level 1–5 on the European scale, split by elevation where the warning service provides it
• Avalanche problems with the affected aspects, tendency and the warning service's text
• Valid bulletins only: if one has expired, is missing or the service is unreachable, you see "no current bulletin" with a link to the official bulletin, never an old or estimated level
• Offline bulletin: save it in advance; without signal the app shows it as long as it is valid

WEATHER AND SNOW
• Snow depth in the valley and on the mountain from the nearest suitable weather station, with name, elevation, distance and time; without a station, a model value marked "≈"
• Temperature, wind, new snow and snow line from open data of the weather services
• Crowd forecast: an estimate based on school holidays, weekday and weather

MAP
• 165 ski areas, each in the official EAWS colour of its danger level and with the level as a number
• Optional slope-angle layer, standard, satellite and hybrid map, ski area search

IN THE TERRAIN
• 3-second check: inclinometer and compass provide slope angle and aspect, the bulletin the level. The result is a rough orientation using a simplified rule of thumb based on the reduction method. It does not clear a slope
• Checklists for off-piste, cross-country and alpine skiing, plus your own lists

EMERGENCY
• SOS at the top of the overview opens the emergency screen; quick access always dials 112
• Below it, the mountain rescue of the country you are in (Austria 140, Switzerland 1414, Valais 144, Italy 118), with a note on the mobile network.
• Show and share your coordinates, emergency steps, reporting an avalanche without buried people to the right place

ALSO INCLUDED
• Home Screen and Lock Screen widget with the danger level for your region
• My season: ski days, distance and calories from your ski workouts in Apple Health (optional, read-only)
• Light or dark appearance, Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion

During the off-season (usually May to November) the warning services publish no bulletins.

ALPICHECK PRO
Always free: ski day planner with voting link, bulletins (also offline), map, emergency, inclinometer and 3-second check.
Pro adds:
– Weather and crowd forecast for 7 days instead of 3 days or today only
– Unlimited favourites instead of 3
– Alerts on a rising danger level for all favourites

Purchase options:
– Yearly subscription (7 days free with your first subscription) and monthly subscription, billed at the price shown.
Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Cancel any time in your Apple Account settings.
– Season Pass 2026/27: one-time purchase, valid from purchase until 31 May 2027 inclusive (German time), does not renew
Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Prices are shown in the app before purchase.

IMPORTANT
AlpiCheck summarises the bulletin and does not replace the full official bulletin, avalanche training or your own assessment on site. The official bulletin of the warning service always prevails.

Terms of Use: https://alpicheck.de/terms.html
Privacy Policy: https://alpicheck.de/privacy.html

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Monatsabo | $2.99 | per month |
| Jahresabo | $8.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Season Pass 2026/27 | $6.99 | one-time |
| 2-Wochen-Pass | $2.99 | one-time |


## Is AlpiCheck safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess AlpiCheck.

## Is AlpiCheck legit?

AlpiCheck: Ski & Avalanche has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for AlpiCheck is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.4.0 — 2026-11-03

• “Planen” (Plan): Choose a date or “Kein fester Tag” (No set day). New “Viele leichte Pisten” (Many easy runs) quick filter.
• Ski day planner: Set the radius by driving time without traffic or straight-line distance. Your choice is saved.
• Group voting: Enter the expected number of voters and see how many have voted. Withdraw your vote.
• Emergency page: Location with timestamp and accuracy, plus “Erneut orten” (Locate again). 112 and mountain rescue are at the top.
• New app icon: Two peaks with a golden sun.
• More compact favorites. Remove items with “Rückgängig” (Undo). Tomorrow’s weather and fresh snow also appear in favorites and the overview.
• Clear notice when an avalanche bulletin is missing. Expired danger levels disappear from the planner and voting.

### 1.3.2 — 2026-11-02

Corrected emergency page: 112 is the European emergency number and can be dialled across Europe, also via other networks. New section "No signal?": without a mobile network no call goes through, not even 112. Your location now appears right after 112.

### 1.3.1 — 2026-10-31

• Plan a ski day: pick a starting point and a day in the new “Planen” (Plan) tab or from the card on the overview. AlpiCheck suggests up to five open ski resorts with fresh snow, weather, crowding, driving time and danger level, and says why a resort ranks first.
• Ski pass filter: if you have a season pass such as the Tirol Snow Card, Freizeitticket Tirol or Ländle Card, you can show only the resorts where it is valid.
• Vote with a link: send the suggestions to your group. Everyone votes in the browser, no app needed. The voting page shows the resorts and the starting point on a map. Plan and votes are end-to-end encrypted.
• Find matching resorts: enter starting point, skill level and size and get a short profile of each resort. The “Planen” tab also lists regions to browse.
• Resort details: season dates and lift hours for more than 120 areas, a link to the operator’s lift and slope status, directions to the valley station in Apple Maps or Google Maps, links to the official piste map and to the webcams.
• Alert when the danger level rises: AlpiCheck notifies you when the danger level rises in one of your favorites, even when the app is closed. Free for one favorite, for all favorites with Pro.
• Avalanche bulletins: German texts from the warning services, Météo-France for Portes du Soleil. If two versions of a bulletin exist, the app shows the newer one and never a lower level.
• Map: new “Pisten” (slopes) layer, slope angle from our own elevation model. Filters as in “Planen” (Plan), plus “only areas operating on the chosen day” and a radius around your location.
• SOS with emergency number 112 now also in the planner and in the 3-second check. With large text, danger level and emergency call move further up.
• My Season shows your last ski day without Pro and the whole season with Pro.
• Dark mode now follows your iPhone setting.

### 1.2.2 — 2026-10-21

• New area detail: large danger level with elevation band (“above 1,800 m level 3, below 2”) and valid-until time at a glance.
• First launch: pick your ski areas during setup.
• 3-second check: you now choose slope and aspect yourself – nothing is preselected. The slope graphic is drawn to scale.
• Crowd levels no longer look like a danger level: neutral badge instead of a coloured number.
• Checklists for piste and sidecountry; larger tap targets, better readability with large text.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-20

Ready for winter 2026/27:

• Bulletin per ski area: AlpiCheck evaluates all micro-regions of an area and shows the highest level with its origin. If a bulletin is missing for part of the area, it says "at least level X".
• Valid bulletins only: if one is missing or expired, you see "no current bulletin" with a link to the official bulletin.
• Valais, Graubünden and Bernese Oberland now receive the SLF bulletin.
• Own weather service: snow depth from weather stations with name and time of measurement, model values marked with "≈".
• New: Home Screen and Lock Screen widget.
• Emergency: SOS button on the overview, 112 always first, followed by the mountain rescue of the country you are in.
• 3-second check with inclinometer and compass, neutral classification, no go decision.
• Map: markers grow as you zoom in and show the ski area name.
• Light appearance by default, dark selectable; Dynamic Type, VoiceOver and Reduce Motion.
• Pro: yearly subscription with 7 days free for your first subscription, new Season Pass 2026/27 valid until 31 May 2027.

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