SkiSquad
First ski day free · No ads · No subscription

See your whole squad on the mountain.

SkiSquad puts your friends on the resort’s ski map, live, and counts your runs, lifts, speed and vertical metres by itself. Press Start in the morning, put the phone in your pocket, and ski.

Get the app How it works

Invite-only: you join through a friend’s squad.

The SkiSquad map in Val Gardena, in the Dolomites: four friends shown on the pistes and lifts, a “meet here” pin that says “Lunch at 13:00”, and Emma’s card with her speed, distance from you and runs so far.

What it does

Everything a ski day with friends needs.

No more “where are you?” calls from the chairlift. SkiSquad shows who is where, and keeps score while you ski.

  • Your squad, live

    Everyone who is recording shows up on the resort’s map, with their speed, how far away they are and what they’ve skied so far.

  • Runs and lifts, by themselves

    The app tells skiing from riding a lift or standing in the queue, and names each run after the piste you took.

  • Your day in numbers

    Top speed, average speed, distance, vertical metres, time on runs and on lifts, and the highest point of the day.

  • Leaderboards and trips

    Compare the day or a whole trip by top speed, distance, vertical and runs. When someone sets a new squad top speed, everyone hears about it.

  • “Meet here” pins

    Press and hold the map to drop a pin with a note, like “Lunch at 13:00”. Your squad gets a notification and sees the pin for two hours.

  • Works without a signal

    Download your resort on Wi-Fi before the trip: the map, runs and lifts then work offline, and your day uploads when the signal comes back.

  • Easy on the battery

    SkiSquad wakes the phone’s radio as rarely as it can and uploads in small batches. For long days there is a battery saver.

  • Safety alerts, if you want them

    Switch them on, and your squad is told when your battery runs low or when you haven’t moved for a long time.

Your day, counted

Press Start in the morning. Look back on your day in the evening.

Recording carries on with the screen off and the phone in your pocket. SkiSquad works out every run and lift ride as you go, and each day adds up into your season.

  • Every run and lift ride, with its piste or lift name
  • Top speed, distance and vertical, live while you ski
  • Season totals, and trips that add several days together
  • Leaderboards for the day and for the trip

How it works

Three steps, then just ski.

  1. Get an invite

    SkiSquad is for groups of friends, so you join through one. Someone in your squad shares the invite link with you, or shows you its QR code.

  2. Install the app and sign in

    Install SkiSquad, sign in with Google, Apple or an email address, and enter the invite code. Opening the invite link fills it in for you.

  3. Press Start, and ski

    At the lift in the morning, press “Start ski day” and put the phone away. Press Stop when you’re done for the day.

Pricing

Pay per trip, not per month.

One trip pass covers your whole squad for a ski trip of up to 14 days. One person buys it, and everyone in the squad skis with it. No subscription, and nothing renews by itself.

Your squad’s first ski day is free, with everything.

Try every feature for a whole day before anyone pays. After that, SkiSquad keeps working in its free version, and your squad stays on the map.

  • Small squad

    Up to 4 skiers

    €9 per trip

    €2.25 per skier when full

  • Squad

    Up to 8 skiers

    €15 per trip

    €1.88 per skier when full

  • Big squad

    Up to 16 skiers

    €25 per trip

    €1.56 per skier when full

  • Ski club

    Up to 50 skiers

    €45 per trip

    €0.90 per skier when full

Every pass is for one squad and one trip of up to 14 days, counted from its first ski day, with everything included. Prices in euros.

What the free version and a trip pass include
Feature Free Trip pass
Your squad on the live map Every 2 min Every 15–60 s
Ghost mode Included Included
Runs and lifts, counted by themselves Not included Included
Day stats: speed, distance, vertical Not included Included
Leaderboards and trips Not included Included
“Meet here” pins Not included Included
Offline resort maps Not included Included
Safety alerts Not included Included

With a pass, positions update every 15 seconds on a run, 30 on a lift and 60 standing still. In the free version they update every 2 minutes: that keeps the server light for everyone, and it is easier on your battery too.

Coming soon. Trip passes go on sale with the next version of the app. Until then, SkiSquad is free, with everything included.

Private by design

Your squad sees you. Nobody else does.

  • Only while you record

    Your position goes to the one squad you choose for the day, and only while you’re recording. Press Stop, and it stops.

  • Ghost mode

    Hide from the map whenever you like. Your runs and stats are still recorded, just for you.

  • Your track is yours

    Friends see your numbers and your runs. The line you skied on the map is only for you.

  • No ads, nothing sold

    SkiSquad runs on one small server of its own. Deleting your account deletes your ski days and everything else about you.

Read how SkiSquad handles your data →

Get the app

Install it on your phone.

SkiSquad isn’t in the app stores. It is shared directly with the people who use it.

Android

The app is a file you install yourself (an APK, about 70 MB). When Android asks whether your browser may install apps, allow it, then open the downloaded file.

Download for Android

iPhone

The iPhone app comes through TestFlight, Apple’s app for trying apps that aren’t in the App Store. Install TestFlight from the App Store, then open the link on your iPhone.

Coming soon.

Installed it? Open the invite link from your friend again, on the same phone. SkiSquad opens with your invite code already filled in.

Questions

Good to know.

What does it cost?

Your squad’s first ski day is free, with everything. After that, the free version keeps your squad on the map, and a trip pass unlocks everything for one trip of up to 14 days, from €9 for up to four skiers. There are no ads and no subscription.

Who pays for the trip pass?

Anyone in the squad. One pass covers everyone in it, up to the number of skiers the pass is for, so you can split the cost however you like.

What happens when the pass runs out?

Your squad goes back to the free version: you still see each other on the map, updated every 2 minutes. Buy a new pass for the next trip.

Why do I need an invite?

It keeps SkiSquad to people who ski together, and strangers off the server. Ask a friend in a squad for the invite link: anyone in the squad can share it from the app.

How much battery does it use?

Recording keeps the GPS on all day, so it does take a fair share. Start with a full charge and keep the phone in an inside pocket, because cold drains batteries. On Android, let SkiSquad use the battery without restrictions (the app shows you how), or the phone may stop the recording.

Does it work without mobile signal?

Yes. Recording happens on the phone, and your day uploads as soon as there is a signal again. With a trip pass, download your resort’s map on Wi-Fi beforehand to have the map offline too. Your squad sees you on the map again once you’re back in range.

Which resorts does it know?

The runs and lifts come from OpenSkiMap, for resorts in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, France, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland. Recording works anywhere, though: elsewhere your runs and lifts are still counted, just without their names.