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Using Carv

Skiing with Carv

Questions about equipment compatibility or terrain suitability for using your Carv device? Look no further!

Last updated About 2 months ago

Recording a session

To start skiing with Carv just head to “Ski” at the bottom of your app and hit ‘Start’! To end the session just hit the pause button and click “End Session”. Be sure to let your data upload before closing the app!

Coaching

Carv has been developed with top instructors to produce a framework of skills to coach you through your skiing journey. These feed into an AI coach which, along with context about you, provides audio and written feedback throughout the day.

With Carv sensors, you also have the option to try Skills Training (trying to beat your best ever level in a skill), Active Coach (trying to beat your best ever score for a metric), and Turn Monitor (hearing a score for each turn). You will also have access to legacy modes. You will need to be skiing with sensors to access these modes.

Skiing with friends or family? You can turn off audio feedback by toggling the AI coach off.

Using Carv off-piste

Carv can automatically detect the difficulty and snow type that you're skiing on - taking into account steepness and terrain variability. Carv will adapt your score based on the terrain so you're always rewarded for keeping your form when things get dicey.

This year, we’ve been working hard on improving our coaching to suit the snow. So, whether you’re in powder or bumps, we’ll be able to provide terrain specific coaching that’s relevant to you!

What terrain is Carv for?

Carv goes wherever you go! It is suitable for all terrain.

Last season, we introduced terrain detection. So, Carv can automatically detect the difficulty and snow type that you're skiing on - taking into account steepness and terrain variability (bumps, groomers, powder). Carv will adapt your score based on the terrain so you're always rewarded for keeping your form when things get dicey.

This year, we’ve been working hard on improving our coaching to suit the snow. So, whether you’re in powder or bumps, we’ll be able to provide terrain specific coaching that’s relevant to you!

Whilst Carv has not been optimised for indoor use and we do not officially support it, skiing detection is now possible indoors as we have changed our turn detection to no longer require GPS.

Any functionality that still requires GPS such as measuring speed and distance is often not possible when skiing indoors. Usually, you will not receive chairlift tips on indoor lifts or button lifts as this requires GPS to detect your change in altitude.

Carv often does not work on ski machines as it measures your movement relative to a stationary surface.

You can use Carv on dry slopes.


Boot compatibility

Carv sensors clip onto any Ski boots: alpine, touring and even rental boots! We recommend clipping the Carv sensor on the front or outside of your power strap. If you have thick power straps, you can remove the grip off the clip of your sensors. If you don’t have a power strap, loop your Carv sensors through your carry-straps and clip them through the top section of your top buckle.

Contact us

If you run into any problems while setting up or using your Carv 2, the Carv app offers in-app support.

The Carv app is the fastest way for us to help you as we are able to review your session data immediately - navigate to More > Contact Support.

You can also reach out to our support team via email or over the phone. See Contacting Our Team

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