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Snowcat is an iPhone app for skiing and riding at the mountains it covers. It shows the wait at each lift, a measured difficulty for each run, directions across the mountain and a crowd outlook for the days ahead. It needs iPhone, iOS 26 or later. Snowcat has been on the App Store since November 6, 2026.
Each page here describes one part of the app in the words the app uses. Every page says which plan a feature needs, whether it is in the App Store app or only in the TestFlight beta, and the day it was last checked against the app.
Popular questions
- Is Liftie’s rating a personal fit score?
- What does a wait time actually measure?
- Does snowboard routing avoid flat cat tracks?
- How long is the “Steepest 150 ft” stretch?
- Are the run details free?
- How accurate are the waits?
What the labels on these pages mean
| Label | Meaning |
|---|---|
| TestFlight | In the TestFlight beta only. The App Store app does not have it yet. |
| Upcoming | Not in any build yet. Described so you know it is coming, not that it is there. |
| Pro | Needs Snowcat Pro or Max. |
| Max | Needs Snowcat Max. |
| Free | Free for every rider. |
A page with no TestFlight or Upcoming label describes the App Store app.
Something wrong?
If a page says one thing and the app shows another, the page is the one that is wrong. Each page has a link at the bottom to tell us, and it names the page for you. You can also write to Lucas@liftlineai.app.
Browse by topic
Reading the mountain
- Liftie’s ratingHow hard a run is, measured from the terrain itself, on one scale at every mountain.
- Run numbers and the slope chartWhat length, vertical, average pitch, the steepest stretch and the slope chart on a run’s page measure, and from what terrain.
- Lift waits, status and freshnessWhat a wait number measures, where it comes from, how often it updates, and what each lift status word means.
Plans and coverage
Answers and what’s next
- Questions riders askShort, direct answers to the questions riders ask most about Snowcat, each linked to the page that explains it.
- GlossaryEvery term the Snowcat app uses, in one sentence each, with the page that explains it.
- What’s comingWhat is in the TestFlight beta now, what is planned, and what riders have asked for that isn’t built.