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tAvalanche US - avalanche forecasts for the USA
By idot · v0.7.0
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Description
tAvalanche US shows the official avalanche forecast of the US avalanche centers on your Garmin watch: danger rating by elevation, avalanche problems with the affected aspects, the bottom line and the forecast discussion. Guide with pictures: https://biertrinken.rocks/tavalanche WHAT YOU SEE - Danger rating on the North American Public Avalanche Danger Scale for each elevation band (below treeline, near treeline, above treeline) - Avalanche problems (storm slab, wind slab, persistent and deep persistent slab, wet slab, loose wet and dry, cornices, glide) with elevation and an aspect rose of the affected slopes - Validity of the forecast; it turns orange when the forecast is outdated. Two days after the end of the forecast its danger ratings are no longer shown - Glance: zone name in the colour of the danger rating, plus the danger and problem icons DETAILS Press START on the main screen: tendency (tomorrow's danger ratings), snowpack (the forecast discussion), avalanche activity (the bottom line and the problem details) and bulletin info (who issued the forecast and how long it is valid). The menu only lists what the forecast contains. FORECAST ZONES 83 zones of 28 avalanche centers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Colorado (CAIC) will follow. Hold UP (MENU) to open the settings, then pick the state and the zone: - Select Region: show another zone now - Select Default Region: save it for the app and the glance You can also set the default zone in the Connect IQ app on your phone. Outside the season, a zone shows "No current report" and the date of the last forecast until the first forecast is published. SAFETY tAvalanche shows a summary of the official avalanche forecast. Always read the full forecast of your avalanche center before heading out and make your decisions in the field. Forecasts: the US avalanche centers via avalanche.org (National Avalanche Center and American Avalanche Association). Danger rating and avalanche problem icons: EAWS.
What's New
- First version: avalanche forecasts of 83 zones from 28 US avalanche centers (via avalanche.org). Colorado will follow. - Guide with pictures: https://biertrinken.rocks/tavalanche
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