Apple Watch Can Now Track Detailed Ski And Snowboard Activity

Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks skiing and snowboarding activity

Apple Watch Series 3 now tracks skiing and snowboarding activity

Amongst the recently updated apps that can take advantage of these newly available features are App updates for snoww, Slopes, Squaw Alpine, Snocru and Ski Tracks. While the Watch shipped with the ability to measure relative elevation using the altimeter hardware, it depended on third-party apps to support the feature.

If you're an Apple Watch owner and like to hit the ski slopes in the winter, then you'll like watchOS 4.2.

Apple's smart watch has made a decision to delight its snow sports users. You can expect things like total vertical descent and vertical distance, the total number of runs you've had, average and maximum speeds, the total time spend and of course, calories burned. The word comes down today that The Apple Watch Now Tracks Skiing & Snowboarding Activity.

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The activity from each of these apps will be automatically incorporated into the Apple Watch activity app, allowing skiers and snowboarders to use mountain activity as part of their broader fitness goals.

Calorie burn, run count, and speed are determined using a combination of the altimeter elevation readings, accelerometer and Global Positioning System integrated into the latest Apple Watch models. As Apple has pointed out on its website that watchOS 4.2 brought with it new custom workout APIs so that it can "enable tracking of specialized metrics". It's even possible to work out how much time was spent on the lift compared to the actual downhill trail. Skiing in March or April can offer some of the most enjoyable snow conditions of the ski season. This means users can gain credit towards their Activity rings with new workout records. The update also enables all skiing and snowboarding apps to become the default app to be shown when the user raises their wrist, that's similar to the native Workout app.

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