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Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity, Cross-Country Skiing Power Data

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Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity The backcountry skiing or snowboarding activity lets you manually switch between climbing and descending tracking modes so you can accurately track your statistics. 1 Press START. 2 Select Backcountry Ski or Backcountry Snowboard. 3 Select an option: • If you are starting your activity on a climb, select Climbing. • If you are starting your activity moving downhill, select Descending. 4 Press START to start the activity timer. 5 Press to switch between climbing and descending tracking modes. 6 After you complete your activity, press STOP, and select Save. Cross-Country Skiing Power Data NOTE: The HRM-Pro™ series accessory must be paired to the Forerunner watch using ANT+® technology. You can use your compatible Forerunner watch paired with the HRM-Pro series accessory to provide real-time feedback about your cross-country skiing performance. The power output is measured in watts. Factors that affect power include your speed, elevation changes, wind, and snow conditions. You can use power output to measure and improve your skiing performance. NOTE: Skiing power values are generally lower than cycling power values. This is normal and occurs because humans are less efficient at skiing than they are at cycling. It is common for ski power values to be 30 to 40 percent lower than cycling power values at the same training intensity. Recording a Bouldering Activity You can record routes during a bouldering activity. A route is a climbing path along a boulder or small rock formation. 1 Press START. 2 Select Bouldering. 3 Select a grading system. NOTE: The next time you start a bouldering activity, the watch uses this grading system. You can hold , select the activity settings, and select Grading System to change the system. 4 Select the difficulty level for the route. 5 Press START to start the route timer. 6 Start your first route. 7 Press to finish the route. 8 Select an option: • To save a successful route, select Completed. • To save an unsuccessful route, select Attempted. • To delete the route, select Discard. 9 When you are done resting, press to start your next route. 10 Repeat this process for each route until your activity is complete. 11 After your last route, press STOP to stop the route timer. 12 Select Save. 8 Activities and Apps

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Recording a Backcountry Skiing or Snowboarding Activity
The backcountry skiing or snowboarding activity lets you manually switch between climbing and descending
tracking modes so you can accurately track your statistics.
1
Press
START
.
2
Select
Backcountry Ski
or
Backcountry Snowboard
.
3
Select an option:
•
If you are starting your activity on a climb, select
Climbing
.
•
If you are starting your activity moving downhill, select
Descending
.
4
Press
START
to start the activity timer.
5
Press
to switch between climbing and descending tracking modes.
6
After you complete your activity, press
STOP
, and select
Save
.
Cross-Country Skiing Power Data
NOTE:
The HRM-Pro
™
series accessory must be paired to the Forerunner watch using ANT+
®
technology.
You can use your compatible Forerunner watch paired with the HRM-Pro series accessory to provide real-time
feedback about your cross-country skiing performance. The power output is measured in watts. Factors that
affect power include your speed, elevation changes, wind, and snow conditions. You can use power output to
measure and improve your skiing performance.
NOTE:
Skiing power values are generally lower than cycling power values. This is normal and occurs because
humans are less efficient at skiing than they are at cycling. It is common for ski power values to be 30 to 40
percent lower than cycling power values at the same training intensity.
Recording a Bouldering Activity
You can record routes during a bouldering activity. A route is a climbing path along a boulder or small rock
formation.
1
Press
START
.
2
Select
Bouldering
.
3
Select a grading system.
NOTE:
The next time you start a bouldering activity, the watch uses this grading system. You can hold
,
select the activity settings, and select Grading System to change the system.
4
Select the difficulty level for the route.
5
Press
START
to start the route timer.
6
Start your first route.
7
Press
to finish the route.
8
Select an option:
•
To save a successful route, select
Completed
.
•
To save an unsuccessful route, select
Attempted
.
•
To delete the route, select
Discard
.
9
When you are done resting, press
to start your next route.
10
Repeat this process for each route until your activity is complete.
11
After your last route, press
STOP
to stop the route timer.
12
Select
Save
.
8
Activities and Apps