Skiing
Backcountry. Nordic. Off the resort map.
The map for skiers who need real navigation — touring, skinning, and skating beyond the resort boundary.
The other half of the season
Built for where the chair stops.
Slopes is the gold standard for tracking days on the lifts — built by a small team that skis, loved by people who do too. Topo Maps+ is the other half of the season: real backcountry navigation for when you skin past the resort boundary. The map underneath the skin track up to the hut, the line up a peak you’ve never been on, or the trail no one’s broken in days.
Plan, tour, nordic
From the planning table to the skin track.
Same map, three different ways skiers use it.
Plan a tour
Sketch the route on your Mac, iPad, or in the browser. Use Hill Shading to read the terrain like a 3D model, and turn on the Slope Angle overlay to find your line — and to spot where the route crosses into avalanche-prone steepness. See the elevation profile, mark a hut or a transition point, and pre-download every map style and overlay so the whole tour works offline before you leave service.
Out on the snow
The map keeps working with no signal — and through cold and gloves. Tracking records the day; Live Activity shows distance, time, and elevation on the iPhone Lock Screen. Glance at your Apple Watch on the skin track. When the visibility drops, Tap & Hold gives you exact coordinates for an emergency call; Guide Me points you toward your next waypoint when the line you planned isn’t the line you can see.
Nordic
Cross-country and skate are a different game — usually you’re moving fast on lower-angle terrain, often on or near trails. Same app, different overlays: skip Slope Angle and use the topo and trail data to find loops, plan distance, and see which sections are likely to be groomed or broken. The elevation profile tells you what you’re getting into; offline downloads keep you navigated once you head out past town.
One tool. Not the toolkit.
The Slope Angle overlay color-codes terrain by steepness — useful for spotting potentially dangerous slopes, since most avalanches release on terrain between roughly 30° and 45°. It is one input into an avalanche decision, not a substitute for any of the others: the current regional avalanche forecast, snowpack analysis, terrain-trap awareness, the right gear, the right partners, and recognized training (AIARE in North America). Use the map. Don’t use it alone.
Topo Maps+ is not an avalanche-forecasting service. Always check your regional avalanche center before you go.
From the backcountry
Winter, off the grid.
“Survival in harsh winter environments depends on knowledge, skill, training, and the proper equipment. As an experienced Topo Maps+ user, I 100% recommend this app.”— PNWExtreme, App Store review ("Extreme Winter Mountain Camping")
Get out there
Pick a line. Get there. Get back.
Free to try in your browser. The 7-day free trial unlocks Slope Angle, Hill Shading, and the offline downloads you’ll actually need on the skin track.