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    • User Stories
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      • Backcountry Skiing
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      Earn Your Turns: Learn How to Backcountry Ski…

      January 4, 2021

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      Lessons from the Trail: Best Out and Back…

      December 28, 2020

      Gaia GPS

      Buried Alive: Bruce Tremper Shares His Avalanche Story

      December 21, 2020

      Gaia GPS

      Avalanche Safety with Snow Science Expert Bruce Tremper

      December 10, 2020

      Backcountry Skiing

      The Best Winter Backcountry Tips from Search and…

      November 23, 2020

      Gaia GPS

      Courtney Dauwalter: From Science Teacher to Endurance Superstar

      November 10, 2020

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      2020 Fastest Known Time Round-Up with Buzz Burrell

      October 26, 2020

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Laura Friedland

Laura Friedland

Laura joined the Marketing Team in September 2019 to support Gaia GPS’s community management and user engagement. Previously, Laura worked as a snow reporter in Vermont and as an Account Manager at Verde Brand Communications in Boulder, Colorado. They're an avid traveler and recently returned from riding her bicycle from Medellin, Colombia to the southern tip of Chile. While they're not plugging away at work, you can find them navigating backcountry ski routes in Colorado and riding their bike offroad around the world.

    Android 2020.11: Improved Map Navigation on Your Phone and Tablet

    by Laura Friedland December 9, 2020
    by Laura Friedland December 9, 2020

    The release of Android 2020.11 includes fresh updates to improve your viewing and navigation experience on your tablet and phone. Now you can navigate with all your trip details visible on your tablet, quickly view map legends across devices, and save photos from the app to your phone.

    Learn about these new updates and make sure you have the newest version of Gaia GPS by updating to to 2020.11 in the Play Store.

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  • Find Phone Signal With Cell Phone Coverage Maps

    by Laura Friedland November 19, 2020
    by Laura Friedland November 19, 2020

    Find out where you can send texts, make calls or access the internet along any route or trail. The new Cell Phone Coverage maps define where major cell phone carriers reach across the United States including Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. Whether you’re headed to the national parks, planning a thru-hike, or going into the backcountry for a few nights, use these maps to find out if you’ll have cell service anywhere you plan to go in the US.

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  • How To Plan a Route on gaiagps.com: Exclusive Tutorial

    by Laura Friedland November 18, 2020
    by Laura Friedland November 18, 2020

    Take your adventure planning to the next level by learning to create routes like the pros. Join our Gaia GPS expert as he shows you step by step how to build a multi-day hiking route, save your plan, and share it with a friend for offline use.

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  • Track Snow Depth Across the U.S. and Canada

    by Laura Friedland November 11, 2020
    by Laura Friedland November 11, 2020

    Find the areas with the most snow coverage or avoid snow altogether with the Snow Depth map overlay. Backcountry skiers and riders can scout for snow-covered lines through couloirs, ridge-lines…

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  • Deepen Your Land Knowledge with the New Native Land Territories Map

    by Laura Friedland October 8, 2020
    by Laura Friedland October 8, 2020

    Now available to all Gaia GPS users for free, the Native Land Territories map lets you learn more about the land you live and recreate on, plus make land acknowledgments. Created by the Canadian non-profit Native Land Digital (https://native-land.ca/), (http://native-land.ca/) the Native Land Territories map marks traditional Indigenous territories across the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and, increasingly, worldwide. Deepen your knowledge of the places you visit and at home with the new Native Land Territories map.

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  • Gaia GPS Welcomes 7 New Team Members

    by Laura Friedland September 30, 2020
    by Laura Friedland September 30, 2020

    Join us in welcoming seven new members to the Gaia GPS team! This new addition includes members of the support, design, and engineering team. Get to know them and read about their wildest outdoor pursuits, their greatest professional accomplishments and the organizations they support.

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  • Wildfire and Air Quality Maps Now Available for Free on gaiagps.com and the Mobile App

    by Laura Friedland September 16, 2020
    by Laura Friedland September 16, 2020

    In response to the wildfires ravaging the country, we’ve made wildfire and air quality maps available and free for everyone on gaiagps.com (and soon to the mobile app, too). Now you can readily track the size of wildfires, new fires that have just popped up, and air quality index wherever you live or plan to travel.

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  • Import Routes, Waypoints, and Other Tracks With One Click

    by Laura Friedland August 18, 2020
    by Laura Friedland August 18, 2020

    Quickly upload tracks, routes, waypoints, and areas with one click on gaiagps.com/map. Now when you find a route or file from another website or source, you can import them directly to your Gaia GPS account. Expand your adventures by importing obscure off-road routes, new hikes, or recommended adventures.

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  • New Mines and Mineral Resources Map: Mines, Mills, and Deposits Sites

    by Laura Friedland August 12, 2020
    by Laura Friedland August 12, 2020

    Find over 300,000 mines, mills, and known mineral deposits with the new Mines and Mineral Resources map. Discover the history of old mining sites, new locations for metal detecting, and handy details about mine and mineral sites across the United States and beyond.

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  • Find More Rivers, Lakes, and Wetlands with the New US Hydrography Map

    by Laura Friedland July 7, 2020
    by Laura Friedland July 7, 2020

    Find water sources, identify river crossings, and get a better picture of any landscape with the new US Hydrography map. This new layer points out more rivers, streams, lakes, and wetlands than any other map on Gaia GPS. Level up your favorite maps by pairing them with the US Hydrography layer for more precise and expanded coverage of bodies of water across the United States.

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