For timing
Run times in seconds, splits anywhere on the course
Five athletes on the team, five sensors on the hill. A course set with gates and nothing else. The first athlete starts the course; as they cross the finish, the time, the splits, and the speed at each split are on the coach's phone, with the line and 5,000 other data points across the run. Place a split anywhere on the course; move it after the first run. Each athlete carries their own sensor, in their own bib. The team carries no timing gear.
More than the time at the finish
Times, splits, speeds at every split, validation, and the run analysis behind them.
Times in the seconds after the finish
Cross the line, see the time. With the Live sensor on a connectivity plan, the run time is in the app within 2-3 seconds. Without connectivity, the time is in the app the moment the sensor syncs over Bluetooth or USB.
Splits and speeds anywhere on the course
Place a split anywhere on the course. Set as many as you want. Move them between runs. Each split also carries the speed at that point: entry speed into the section, exit speed out of it, and the max speed reached between the two.
Missed gates flag themselves
When an athlete misses a gate, the sensor data catches it and the run is flagged DSQ. The benchmark stays clean: a gated run with a missed gate does not get mixed in with the comparisons.
Clean rate per athlete
The share of valid runs across a session, a week, or a season. One number for how cleanly each athlete is skiing the course.
The athlete just skis
The sensor in each athlete's bib already knows whose run it is. The athlete starts when ready.
Same numbers on every device
Times and results show up in Protern on iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web. The coach, the assistant coach, and the athlete each see the same numbers on the device they are carrying.
A second after the finish, on every device
The Live sensor is constantly sending data to Protern as the athlete skis. The run time, the splits, and the speed and the line across the run are in the app the moment the run ends.
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The sensor sends as the athlete skisThe sensor is sending the run data to Protern as the athlete is skiing. With a connectivity plan, the time is on the coach's phone within 2-3 seconds of the finish. Without one, the run is in the app the next time the sensor syncs over Bluetooth or USB; same time, same splits, same data.
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Every device sees the same timeTime, splits, and the athlete's name. On the coach's phone, the assistant coach's tablet, the athlete's phone, and any laptop signed in to the team. All five at once.
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Compare any 8 runsPick up to 8 runs. The same athlete across the morning. Different athletes on the same course. The fastest run next to the slowest. The app shows where time was gained and where it was lost across the course.
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The next startThe coach turns to watch the next athlete with the previous run already analyzed. Any feedback can reach the start by radio before the next run.
For more on the Live sensor and what mobile connectivity delivers, see the Protern Live Sensor page and the Connectivity page.
Place splits anywhere. Missed gates flag themselves.
Splits go anywhere on the course; move them between runs. Validation, DSQ flagging, and clean rate all run on the sensor data.
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Place splits along the courseSet as many as you want. A split at every rhythm change, a split at the terrain break, a split at the section a particular athlete is losing time on.
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Per-split times and speeds across the teamEach athlete's time and speed at every split, side by side with the team. See which athlete is gaining entry speed into a section and which is losing exit speed leaving it.
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Missed gates flag themselvesWhen an athlete misses a gate, the sensor data catches it and the run is flagged DSQ. The coach knows the moment the run finishes whether it counts.
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Clean rate per athleteThe share of valid runs over a session, a week, or a season. The coach sees the number rolling for every athlete. From there, the choice is the coach's: analyze a run, compare it to others, or set it aside.
Set the course. Every run records itself.
The sensor on the bib does the timing. Set the course with gates, start the day, place the splits when the first athlete is down.
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Just the gatesGates in the snow. Nothing else on the hill. The sensor on the bib does the timing from the moment the athlete crosses the start.
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The athlete just skisThe sensor in the bib already knows whose run it is. The athlete starts when ready.
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Set the splits from the first runAfter the first athlete skis the course, the coach taps along the run on their phone to set the splits. If a split is not quite right, move it later; every time is recalculated automatically. A misplaced split is not the kind of problem it is with a physical timing setup, where a wrong placement at setup means every time is wrong forever.
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Every run, every athleteTen athletes, ten runs each. One hundred complete data sets, captured automatically. Warm-up free-skiing is captured too, so the coach has the full training day on the app.
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One coach, one sessionA program with one coach and a handful of athletes runs the same workflow as a fifty-athlete academy. The hands the team has are the hands the team needs.
Reliable wherever the training is
Protern works in mobile dead zones, in the trees, in the mountains where the network drops. Every data point is recorded. The team sees the same times and the same splits, whether the sensor uploaded over mobile or over Bluetooth at the end of the day.
Dead zones do not lose data
If the sensor cannot reach the network, every data point is recorded on the sensor itself. The moment signal returns, the runs upload automatically.
Offline mode, full data quality
Without a connectivity plan, the sensor records everything on the device. A Bluetooth sync on a phone or a USB sync on a laptop pulls the runs into the app. Same data, same splits, same DSQ flags.
The training is anywhere on the planet
The Live sensor connects to local mobile networks in 80+ countries. No SIM cards, no roaming charges, no configuration. Mobile service in Chile launches in 2027; until then, training in Chile syncs over Bluetooth or USB.
Devices the team already has
iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac, Windows, and the web. The coach uses a phone on the hill, a laptop at home, a tablet in the lodge. Every device sees the same numbers.
Timing and results
Every timing feature, on the same Pack and Pass
Times, splits, speeds, validation, season tracking, and athlete-only views.
Live Run Times
Times in the app within 2-3 seconds of the finish, with a connectivity plan.
Mobile streaming from the Live sensor as the athlete skis. The run time, the splits, and the speed and the line across the run are in the app within 2-3 seconds of the finish. The team sees the result before the next start.
Offline Run Times
Without connectivity, times appear on the next Bluetooth or USB sync.
The sensor records every run on the device itself. A Bluetooth sync on a phone, or a USB sync on a laptop, pulls the runs into the app. The data is identical to what arrives over mobile.
Training-Grade Accuracy
Time to 0.02-0.03 seconds. Speed to 0.13 km/h.
Timing accuracy of 0.02-0.03 seconds and speed accuracy of 0.13 km/h, suitable for the daily training comparisons that drive coaching decisions. Run your traditional timing for the occasional race simulation days.
Para-Alpine Factored Time
Para-alpine handicap factor applied automatically.
Para-alpine athletes see factored times alongside raw times, calculated automatically. Direct comparison against the team's other athletes.
Athlete-Only Result View
Configure an athlete to see only their own runs.
A coach can set an athlete's view to show only their own times, not the team's. For athletes who focus better without the comparison, the data is the same; the framing changes.
Season Run Tracking
Runs skied, gated and free, across the season.
Tracks the runs each athlete completes over a session, a week, or a season, including gated training and free-skiing. Training load by the actual run count, ready for season-long conversations with athletes and parents.
From the first run to the end of the day
Warm-up free-skiing, gated training, end-of-day review. The same workflow across all three.
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Warm-up free-skiing, counted toward the dayFree-skiing runs are recorded automatically. The run count rolls up as part of the day's total, so the coach can read how the warm-up volume is affecting the gated runs later.
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First gated runs, results before the second startThe course is set with gates. The first athlete skis. The result is on the coach's phone, the assistant coach's tablet, and the athlete's phone before the next athlete is in the start. Splits, speeds, and DSQ included.
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Mid-session adjustments, on the dataA drop in clean rate, a slow split that has not moved across three runs, a section where the team is bunched. The coach makes the call on what to work on next with the data already in hand.
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End of dayEvery run from every athlete is in the app. The athlete reviews the day on their own phone in the van. The coach reviews on the laptop at home that evening.
Fits the program you have
Whether the program is one coach and five athletes or ten coaches and fifty, the workflow is the same.
Light to carry
One sensor per athlete on the bib. Nothing at the gate, nothing at the finish, no scoreboard. A small program with one coach and a few athletes carries the same kit as a fifty-athlete academy.
Quick to set up
Set the course with gates. The athlete starts the run. The sensor on the bib handles the rest.
Pay the way the program wants
Most athletes buy their own Pack and Pass; the sensor sits with their other personal kit. Programs that prefer to keep the cost off the athletes can buy in bulk and bill the program directly. Either way works.
Side by side with the timing you already have
Some teams keep their traditional timing for race simulation days. Some bring it out when training with another team that uses a different setup. Protern runs next to it without conflict.
Timing is the entry point
Protern starts with the timer because that is what most coaches notice first. Coaches also use Protern for video analysis and for run-by-run data analysis: speed, the line, force in the turn, and 5,000 other data points per run. The same Pack and Pass delivers all of it, with season-long training load and team sharing built in. See Protern for video analysis and the Protern Live Sensor for the rest.
