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Switzerland. Is any country as much of a brand?

I don't think so. The Swiss Cross is one of the most recognizable logos out there. And for good reason. The Swiss have a beautiful country in which they make beautiful things.

But, like many things today, overtourism has degraded the experience at many of these destinations. Parts of Switzerland, like Zermatt, St. Moritz, and Verbier, have just become global symbols of luxury that are expensive, at times overcrowded (especially Verbier) and lack the Alpine culture that was once ubiquitous in the Swiss Alps.

But, like everything, if you just look a bit deeper, there's plenty of space for us all to spread out. PeakVisor is based in Como/Milan, so we spend a lot of time exploring around the Swiss Alps. We put our heads together and came up with a list of 10 of the best spots to escape the crowds, and focus on hiking and Swiss Alpine culture rather than luxury.

Check it out!

Best,

The PeakVisor Team

As the whole world is aware of, Europe has started summer on a very hot note.

So, many of you may be dreaming of an escape away from those sultry cities and into the natural wilds.

We all love the mountains, and they certainly stay cooler. But nothing quite compares to the joy of jumping into one of our continent's beautiful seas after a long day of hiking in the sun. It's not an exaggeration to say that this is one of the best things life has to offer.

Therefore, this might be the year to plan your trip around a coastal destination instead of a mountain one.

That's why our team brainstormed up a bunch of destinations that could be considered the best in Europe for this sort of thing.

So check out the article and we hope that you are able to treat yourself to a wholesome hiking trip by the sea this summer.

Best,

The PeakVisor Team

Spring is one of two transition period on our planet. The Northern Hemisphere acrs toward the sun and beings to heat up, while the Southern Hemisphere backs away begins to cool off. It's also a great time for a couple of new updates to the app.

First off, we have new monthly recaps. You can make a brief slideshow about your mountain/outdoor activities during the last month and share it with you friends.

Secondly, we've introduced the "Your Next Adventure" feature. PeakVisor is now offering personalized and highly local trail recommendations, as well weekend weather and avalanche forecasts, right in the menu section. You can quickly shuffle through a few tabs to find some inspiration and get a sense of conditions.

Whether you're hiking, skiing, biking, kayaking, wingsuiting, surfing, spelunking, or just picking wildflowers in a meadow somewhere (maybe the best activity of them all), get out there and enjoy the spring (or fall, in the SH). It's a beautiful time of year and you won't see it again for a while!

Cheers from the PeakVisor Team.

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The most important winter we rolled out this past winter has been avalanche forecasts (from the local government avalanche bulletin) and user-submitted observations on avalanche activity and snow conditions.

In our latest update, we've added to that with avalanche problems (e.g. wet snow, persistent weak layer, etc.) visible directly on the map.

The app takes the information from the local avalanche report, and generates an overlay showing the risk based on the report and the surrounding terrain.

It's a great tool to quickly visualize problem sections on a planned or proposed route before even heading out.

Of course, the devil is always in the details and the avy report is no exception. We recommend also reading the report to gain a deeper understanding of how the snowpack is behaving, rather than just a couple words describing the most prominent avalanche problem. After understanding teh report, the overlay is great to have while heading up the route.

This is now included in our latest update as of writing, v5.92.

Have a great touring season and stay safe!

Avalanche problems overlayed onto our 3D maps.