Certain sports only selectable after tracking

Why is it that certain sports ("ski mountaineering" for example) can't be selected in the activity menu on my Forerunner 265.

I always have to record it as "hiking" and then change it to "ski mountaineering" via the Garmin Connect app afterwards.

Is there something I am doing wrong is this just the standard procedure with more niche sports?

  • Not all sports are available on the watches. Newer and more advanced watches got more sports available than older and/or simpler models.

    The Fenix 8 models probably got most sports of all models right now. The next model will likely have even more sports available.