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SAC – Swiss Alpine Club
This text provides an overview of the features and benefits of the Tours by Pros app, which is a useful companion for anyone planning or undertaking a tour in the Swiss mountains. The app offers over 6000 different tours, all compiled by mountain guides and experienced mountaineers. Users can download routes and map sections to their smartphones for offline use, allowing them to navigate without network reception. The app also includes a helpful filter option to create a tailor-made mountain experience, with options for mountain and alpine hiking, high-alpine tours, mountaineering, via ferrata, back-country skiing, and snowshoeing. Additionally, the app provides detailed information on the 153 SAC huts, making it convenient for hikers and skiers. Different map layers are available to display the latest information such as condition alerts, snow depths, slope gradients, and avalanche risk ratings. Users can save their favorite routes in watchlists for easy retrieval and share tours, tour destinations, and huts with family and friends. The app uses precision maps from swisstopo, offering scales between 1:10,000 and 1:1 million to ensure accurate navigation in remote terrain.