Backcountry Skiing app : Heart rate monitor does not work

Hello,

I have a Fenix6 X Pro and i have an issue with the backcountry Skiing app.

When i'm using this app, Heart rate monitor does not work. The monitoring logged during the activity stay very low and does not indiquate my real Heart rate.

I was thinking that it was due to the cold temperature and the fact that we grip the poles as indicated on Garmin documentation but i think that it's an app issue :

I'm recorded evert days my commuting trip with the eBike app. The Heart rate monitoring works well with this app. Today i have tried to record my commuting trip with the backcountry Skiing app and i can see that the Heart rate monitoring is not correct and stay very low. Hereafter my heart rate monitoring on the same trip rided with the same intensity recorded with eBike app on pic1 and backcountry Skiing app on pic2.

Does anybody have the same issue? Is it a setting on thé backcountry app?

I'm very disappointed because backcountry app was one of the main reason that make me chosen the Fenix6.

Thanks.

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0 MaticHrovat over 2 years ago

I can totally confirm your observations. Came to the same conclusion as you did. I use Fenix 7X.

0 Priit over 2 years ago

I have same problem wih crosscountry skiing, after 15min HR reading are totally wrong and low

0 Priit over 2 years ago

I have same problem wih crosscountry skiing, after 15min HR reading are totally wrong and low

0 nradov over 2 years ago

Are you using the wrist optical sensor or an external heart rate sensor?

0 Pierrotsc over 2 years ago in reply to nradov

looks like it is with the wrist as he's mentioning holding the poles. just making a guess though

0 MaticHrovat over 2 years ago in reply to Pierrotsc

Same wrist works perfectly fine with MTB activity. I did several tries now. Could be an unfortunate conicidence though.

0 ccharest over 2 years ago

It seems there is a known "issue" with many Garmin watches where WHR isn't reliable when using poles.

0 Priit over 2 years ago in reply to ccharest

My probleem started after 24.00 update,before everything worked fine

0 Mykeee over 2 years ago in reply to Pierrotsc

Hi,

I'm not sure because as explained, on the same bike loop done at the same intensity :

- Heart rate monitoring recorded correctly with eBike app

- Heart rate monitoring not correct if i use Backcountry skiing app

=> It seems that the issue is linked to the backcountry skiing app.

Next step : I will try to log a Ski touring day with the eBike app.

0 Niterider4 over 2 years ago

I think what you would want to do would be to try the backcountry skiing app with a HRM. That will tell you whether it is the app or some issue with the watch and your wrist movement.

I don't wear a HRM when backcountry skiing, because I don't want an electronic transmitter anywhere near my avalanche beacon, but you could try it on a safe slope to see whether it fixes the problem.

If it works, you could wear a HRM (but I wouldn't).