The Ultimate Backcountry Ski & Splitboard App

Adventure is just a few taps away with our intuitive planning tool. With guidebook quality route descriptions, detailed maps, Slope Angle, and real-time weather you have all of the tools you’ll need to plan your winter tour.

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Explore Snow Mode

Below is an interactive 3D map of Colorado’s Loveland Pass with our Slope Angle Layer toggled on. Use Control + Drag to rotate, tilt, and pan. Login or create an account to gain full functionality and find areas like this near you.

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View Hundreds of Backcountry Ski and Splitboard Adventures

onX Backcountry has partnered with Colorado Mountain Club and Beacon Guidebooks to provide unparalleled access to popular backcountry ski routes. View them in our interactive 3D maps for optimal route planning.

Digital Guidebooks

This is your new go-to resource when backcountry skiing in Colorado or Washington. onX Backcountry has partnered with Beacon Guidebooks, leaders in backcountry ski guidebooks, to create a first of its kind digital experience which pairs their highly vetted ski lines with our set of critical avalanche safety and navigation information. Learn More

Winter Satellite Imagery

Winter aerial satellite imagery provides an in-depth look at what a mountain looks like with snowpack. Use this to evaluate safe zones, turnaround spots, and avalanche prone areas. Use satellite imagery in conjunction with our snow layers to help plan your route.

Avalanche Forecasts

In partnership with every U.S. based avalanche forecast center, daily forecasts are pulled into the App making it easy to read, drink your coffee, and plan your day’s tour.

Slope Aspect

Absolutely integral to avalanche safety—slope aspect is the cardinal direction the slope of a mountain faces. Understanding this allows you to gauge how much sun exposure that slope experiences, how much snow it could hold, and how prone it is to slide. Learn More.

Slope Angle

This map Layer color-codes the angle of the slope on a given terrain feature with green representing lower angles and purple representing steeper. Mainly applied in a backcountry ski and splitboard setting, Slope Angle is the most vital measure of avalanche risk. Learn More.

SNOTEL Station Data

The best data source for current snow accumulation data in the mountains is SNOTEL (Snow Telemetry) which uses remote stations to measure snow depth, snow/water equivalent, and temperature. Learn More.

Tips & Tricks for using onX Backcountry

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Tips & Tricks for using onX Backcountry

We’ve created a series of instructional guides and tutorials so you can get the most out of the onX Backcountry App. From understanding the basics to applying detailed Layers and going Offline, it’s all here in our App Guide.
Videos

Overview | Tips For Planning a Backcountry Tour

Duration 06:00
onX Backcountry is an all-in-one tour planning toolkit that can help you make wiser, more informed decisions before you set the skin track or while you are in the field.

Learn how to utilize:
– SNOTEL stations
– Tools for Wind Speed & Direction
– Avalanche Forecasts Layer
– Route Builder Tool
– Waypoints, Markups & Folders
– Sharing Functionalities

Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale Layer

Duration 03:25
Whether you’re looking for early-season snowfall in the high country or late-season ski lines, onX Backcountry’s Recent Imagery feature can help give you an eye on what the terrain might look like as you plan your next tour. Recent imagery is updated every 14 days so you can have an eye in the sky on recent conditions. Each update is saved in the timeline so you can look back at typical snow coverage historically. **Only available in select areas of UT, CO & MT

Slope Angle Shading Layer

Duration 02:03
Color coded so you can visualize slope steepness and make a choice about what slopes you will travel on based on the avalanche forecast.

Slope Aspect Shading Layer

Duration 02:02
Visualize the direction slopes are facing to help you determine where avalanche problems may exist.

Recent Imagery Tool

Duration 02:23
Whether you’re looking for early-season snowfall in the high country or late-season ski lines, onX Backcountry’s Recent Imagery feature can help give you an eye on what the terrain might look like as you plan your next tour. Recent imagery is updated every 14 days so you can have an eye in the sky on recent conditions. Each update is saved in the timeline so you can look back at typical snow coverage historically.

Terrain X Tool

Duration 03:48
When reading your local avalanche forecast, there’s a lot to consider when planning a day in the backcountry. onX Backcountry’s TerrainX is a powerful tool to visualize potential hazard areas based on your local avalanche forecast and helps you make more informed decisions efficiently in the planning process.

Runout Zones Layer

Duration 02:00
Alpha angles made easy. Identify your margins in the situation of a slide. **Only available in select areas of UT, CO & MT

Potential Release Areas Layer

Duration 01:02
Integrating elevation modeling, forest density data and terrain characteristics to give you a color coded estimate of where avalanches may begin. **Only available in select areas of UT, CO & MT

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Use onX Backcountry to find new adventures near you and around the country. Plan your trips in the App, then share your Waypoints, Tracks, and other Markups with your friends.
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