Ski Activity on Forerunner 265S counting descents and also ascents in chairlift

I'm having the same issues. My old Forerunner 645 counted ski runs correctly using the ski activity, but the 265 does not, I'm also getting double the distance, chair-lift rides counted as "runs", and an extra lap at the bottom of each lift if I wait for more than a minute. I actually upgraded to a Venu 3 last week, which had this problem, but then quickly exchanged it for the 265 (to get more training insights) and it also has this problem...

Interestingly the GPS paths for the Forerunner 265 are much better than the 645, it's the extra laps and distance from lift rides that are broken.

Garmin Forerunner 265 version 17.26, with Garmin Connect on Android, in Colorado, USA

Same issue on fenix 7. And more interesting it was recording properly early December and since 3 days ago started to log ascent. It seems some issue on the garmin side 

Sames issue on 265s

All,

We have been working on improvements for the ski activity profile. I am not sure when these improvements will be available at this time. With your permission, please 'vote up' on this comment so I can add you to the impact of our report. 

I have the same problem on the Fenix 7 PRO. For one of the top models I would expect an immediate fix and apology, but Garmin doesn't seem to be doing anything about it. This is probably the third skiing problem in the last year. Very disappointing.

EDIT: the calculation is not only wrong for distance, but also for average speed, so the watch is useless this winter.
EDIT2: the data are correct in the web version of Connect, I don't understand why they are wrong in the mobile app and in the export to Strava...

Today's update to Garmin Connect has corrected the data in the app. Unfortunately it didn't affect the watch retrospectively, plus I guess a fix will still be needed in the watch software, so is this more of a temporary patch?

Similar issue here, use to record perfectly with my 645, but getting double runs on the watch. It ends a run whenever I stop, even if it's in the middle of a hill. The 645 used to only create a lap when it sensed I was on a chair lift. A short term fix would be to turn off the Auto run run feature in the ski settings, and just manually record a lap with the lap key every time you get on a lift. However, since the issue seems to be fixed on the Connect side (the correct number of runs is shown there), I may just leave the auto run feature on & hope a fix comes to the watch soon.

There is definitely something funky going on in the code. Even though Connect shows the correct number of runs, when I look at the activity in Strava, it lists the incorrect number of runs from the watch.

Exactly, also noticed the same. Strava keep double count, not sure how its possible when Connect shows corrent runs. Lets wait for a a fix. Although winter season is almost over

Hello spacehippie2k.

Garmin Team has been working on this issue and there is already beta version of new upgrade (18.15). You can download this by participating in beta testing program (https://support.garmin.com/en-US/?faq=bVo5U5BV292BSr2gkZhY2A&searchQuery=beta%20program) or just wait for the official version of update. 

Hasn't tried yet if the new version works as the weather in my country changed dramatically but this week I'm planning to go abroad and will have occasion to check it.

Cheers!

Hello!

Yesterday I went for ski and tried new update. It looks like the problem is fixed. 54km on Garmin Connect -> 54km on Strava. Activity was on all of the time, with AutoPause Off. Good job Garmin Team!