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Backcountry ski app?

The Fenix 6 received a "Backcountry Ski" activity added in their latest update. Is there any plan to have this made available on the 945? I'm getting by with a custom multi-sport activity, but would love if this was a native app on the 945.

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Alex_WAW over 5 years ago +2

Does this app have any special metrics or screens?
MaxK over 4 years ago in reply to 9880351 +1

Cross Country Skiing is not Backcountry Skiing. Backcountry Skiing is Skimountaineering. Please consider the difference.

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0 1482006 over 5 years ago

I would love it too !

0 Alex_WAW over 5 years ago

Does this app have any special metrics or screens?

0 Otto-Destruct over 5 years ago

If you can find a Fenix 6 owner with that app, you *may* be able to transplant it. (it'll be in the "Sports" folder and have a ".fit" extension) I've managed to do this with "Walk Indoor", moving the sport profile from a Forerunner 245 to a 945.

FWIW, I have a Fenix on order - if/when I get it, I'll upload the profile and you can try it.

In a Reddit post about it, someone mentioned the profile will correctly save the activity in Garmin Connect as "Backcountry Skiing" and they describe some of the behavior. (ascent, descent - it's classified as "ski-mountaineering")

EDIT - posted here: https://forums.garmin.com/outdoor-recreation/outdoor-recreation/f/fenix-6-series/212155/can-someone-pls-share-the-ski-touring-ski-mountaineering-fit-file-from-their-fenix-6-activity-folder/998151#998151

0 KubrickFr over 4 years ago in reply to Otto-Destruct

Hello, have you received your watch?

0 tess over 4 years ago in reply to KubrickFr

He posted the file in the Fenix 6 forum and you can get it there.

forums.garmin.com/.../can-someone-pls-share-the-ski-touring-ski-mountaineering-fit-file-from-their-fenix-6-activity-folder

0 MaxK over 4 years ago

Since the Fenix 6 got this app already, it would be really great to add this to the Forerunner 945. Can't be too much of implementation work for the developers? Would really love it!

0 yoque over 4 years ago in reply to Otto-Destruct

many thanks!

I never thought it could be done

so it means that we could export any sport profile into any other fr device??

0 J0hnyW over 4 years ago in reply to yoque

I don't think this works generally, I have a counterexample: I tried this for the Hike activity from 945 to 245M with no effect (the activity was not available).

0 MaxK over 4 years ago in reply to Otto-Destruct

This doesn't work! I just tried it with my Forerunner 945 and while the name says Backcountry Skiing, it's the symbol and the functionality of the regular skiing app. I think the .fit app is only a frontend thing, the Forerunner 945 simply doesn't have Backcountry Skiing in the backend :-(

0 9880351 over 4 years ago

And why not to use native XC Classic Ski ? Is there any difference except different icon (icon without bag) ? Thx;)