Notifications
Two notifications, two different kinds of information
Alpow sends two kinds of notifications, turned on separately: one tells you Météo-France has just published a new avalanche bulletin (BERA) for a massif you follow, the other that fresh snow is forecast at one of your resorts. Neither detects avalanches.
By bonout, publisher of Alpow · published 6 November 2026
- New avalanche bulletin publishedFor the massifs you follow. It quotes the danger level published by Météo-France and opens the bulletin. Free.
- Snow forecast at your resortsWhen the fresh snow forecast within 2 days reaches your threshold, from 10 to 60 cm. A forecast, not a measurement.
Why they are kept apart
The bulletin notification relays an official document: it says a bulletin is out and quotes its danger level as published, adding nothing. The fresh snow alert comes from the weather forecast Alpow computes from four models: like any forecast, it can be wrong. Alpow never merges them: a high Powder score says nothing about avalanche danger, and a snow notification is not a green light.
Neither is a proximity alert, an avalanche detection, or Météo-France's Vigilance warning, which you can check on vigilance.meteofrance.fr.
Where to set them
In the app, Me tab: "Powder alerts" for your resorts, "BERA alerts" for your massifs. iOS asks for permission the first time you turn one on; you can withdraw it at any time in Settings › Notifications › Alpow.
Neither this guide nor Alpow tells you whether a slope can be skied without risk.Alpow does not replace the official bulletin or your own judgement. In the mountains, you are responsible for your decisions.
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