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Slope Inclinometers Advice
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freshalpineline.com/2017/02/16/pole-clinometer-review/
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My wife and I have this and it seems to work pretty well. It doesn't take too long to be able to eyeball slopes but you might need to re calibrate your eyes every so often.
freshalpineline.com/2017/02/16/pole-clinometer-review/
The Fresh Alpine Line article is very thorough and useful, thanks. A few buddies have those stickers and use them to eyeball angles from a side profile while skinning up. The details about how to estimate angle from directly above and below are useful.
Bruce Tremper, in Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain writes about the grave inaccuracies of the sticker inclinometers though. He seemed to recommend phone applications but did not cite a particular preferred application. It's good to hear that this tool has been helpful for you. I'll have to read the Fresh Alpine Article and gain a better understanding of how to use thee sticker.
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There are a number of apps for the iPhone, some free some not. I imagine for android as well. The latest iPhone update includes an app called "measure" that has a level built into it, which as works as a simple slope angle indicator. Â
I recently noticed the measure and level application on the iphone but have not tested them outdoors. I have tried the BCA application that has a slope angle indicator but end up finding seemingly inaccurate results. Is there a particular application that you have experience with? Thanks
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