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How to Upload Your Vert and Use our Vert Tracker | Skiingthebackcountry.com, WY United States | 03/01/10, by powderjunky

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With our vert tracker you can keep a ski journal of your backcountry experiences and see how much uphill and downhill vertical you ski each day, month and year.

Reading other's Trip Reports posted to the Vert Tracker expands your knowledge about current snow conditions, avalanche dangers, recent weather, mountains you'd like to explore, and much more.  If every member of Skiing the Backcountry carefully shares their daily observations we collectively learn a lot about which aspects and elevations are skiing best, what dangers are out there, etc.  In addition to local avalanche forecasts, weather reports, and conversations with friends, the Vert Tracker can help you answer the most important question in backcountry skiing: what do I want to ski today! Here is how:

  1. How to Upload Your Vert?
  2. Video: How to Upload Your Vert?
  3. How to Use the Vert Graph?
  4. Video: How to Use the Vert Graph?
  5. Where Else Does My Vert Show Up?
  6. What if I Want to Edit or Delete My Vert?
  7. Bugs?


How to Upload Your Vert
1. Sign in or sign up.
2. Once logged in you should see your vert tracker and a big purple button that says, "Add Your Vert". If you don't see this, please email us at contact@skiingthebackcountry.com
3. Click on Add Your Vert Button.
4. Select a country, state, and a mountain range. These are mandatory.
5. You can also select a mountain, and route if you wish, but these are optional. If you skied a secret spot and do not want people to know where you skied, do not select the mountain or route that is a secret.
6. Then enter your uphill and downhill vertical in feet. Rough estimates are okay if you aren't 100% sure, this is just for fun!
7. Give a description if you want.  This is optional, but for those of us with terrible memories, it helps to keep a record of your days.  Was the snow good?  How was the weather?  Was the uphill track in good shape? Who did you go with?  Any avy observations?  Anything unique or memorable about the day? 
8. You can also link to your blog or forum post.
9. You can add a youtube link, this is optional.
10. You can also add photos up to 8 megabytes.
11. Once everything looks good, click submit and you are good to go!


Watch the How to Upload Your Vert Video (1:10 minutes)



How to Use the Vert Graph
1. You can compare years to years, months to months and days to days and look back on all your backcountry ski trips.Watch the video to see how.


Watch the How to Use the Vert Graph Video (1:00 minute)



Where Else Does My Vert Show Up?
1. Your vert shows up on the homepage, if it is in the 10 most recent additions. (This is based on date skied, not the date you uploaded your vert.)
2. Your Vert also shows up in its respective location on our online ski guide.



What If I Want to Edit or Delete my Vert?
Right now, you can add on to an existing vert entry, but you cannot delete or edit your existing vert, but don't worry, this feature will be up sooner than later.


Bugs
If you come across any bugs, please email us at contact@skiingthebackcountry.com. Thanks!
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