Powder Project vs Socal Ski Tours
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Powder Project
Discover and navigate the best ski lines with detailed GPS route information, elevation profiles, and interactive features. Explore over 800 miles of backcountry and sidecountry trails, with new lines constantly added. Download trails for offline use and get insights from local experts.
- GPS route information
- Elevation profiles
- Interactive features
- 800+ miles of ski lines
- Offline trail downloads
- High-resolution photos
- Topographical trail maps
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Powder Project is your comprehensive guide to the best ski lines, wherever you are. With the thoroughness of a printed map, we offer full GPS route info, elevation profiles, interactive features, photos, and more. Like a guidebook, we suggest the best featured ski lines to explore—either near your current location or in an area you search for. Local experts show you the highlights, challenging features, and insights you need to plan a great day in the snow. • Find over 800 miles of backcountry, sidecountry, and secret stashes. • New lines are constantly added to our incredibly detailed ski ascent and descent trail database. • Your exact location is shown on the trail. • Downloaded trails work offline for when you’re off the grid. (No cell reception required!) • Enjoy high-resolution photos and detailed topographical trail maps. • We’ll sync with your to-do list and check-ins on PowderProject.com. Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Socal Ski Tours
Discover backcountry ski routes in Southern California's alpine terrain. This app provides essential information for planning winter ski tours in a region not typically known for snow.
- Backcountry ski route discovery
- Descriptions of ski descents
- Planning tool for ski tours
- Covers major Southern California descents
- Winter alpine terrain information
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Known for its beaches and sunny weather, Southern California doesn't usually come to mind as a backcountry skiing destination. When winter does decide to show its face, the alpine terrain comes to life and so do the dedicated backcountry riders. This app covers some of the major ski descents in Southern California and can serve alongside one of the many tools needed for planning a backcountry ski tour.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Socal Ski Tours at 5.0 against Powder Project's 4.3. Socal Ski Tours also leads on iOS requirement (13.5 vs 16.0). Powder Project's advantage is ratings volume (50 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Socal Ski Tours holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Powder Project has 50 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Powder Project ships an update every 5 weeks, Socal Ski Tours every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Powder Project | Socal Ski Tours |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 13.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adventure Projects Inc. | Jason Panella |
Customer experience
Powder Project
Socal Ski Tours
In-app purchases
Powder Project
No in-app purchases
Socal Ski Tours
No in-app purchases
