Name: Yo Jerry! - Location Sharing for Mountain Sports
Author: VLMR

Know where your crew is on the mountain. Yo Jerry! turns your Garmin watch into a live location beacon, sharing your position with friends and family in real time on a beautiful interactive map at yojerry.fyi.

No more "where are you?" texts with frozen fingers. No more missed meetups at the wrong chair. Just start an activity and your crew sees exactly where you are — live, on the map, updated every 15 seconds.

QUICK START — 2 MINUTES TO LIVE TRACKING

1. Visit yojerry.fyi on your phone
2. Create a Club (or ask a friend for their club link)
3. Tap "Pair Watch" to get a 6-digit code
4. On your phone: Connect IQ Store → My Data Fields → Yo Jerry! → Settings → enter the code
5. Add Yo Jerry! as a data field to any activity
6. Start your activity — your crew sees you live on the map!

Share your club link with friends — they can watch from any phone browser. No app install needed. Grandma can track you from the lodge. Your buddy running late can see which lift you're heading to.

WATCH FEATURES

• Live GPS pings every 15 seconds during any activity
• Redesigned display with skier icon and large, glove-readable status text
• Animated ping confirmation — expanding rings show your signal going out
• Clear error messages that tell you exactly what's wrong: "No phone BT", "No phone net", "Bad/expired code", "Server down" — no more guessing
• Auto-retry with smart exponential backoff — recovers automatically from dropped Bluetooth, dead zones, chairlift tunnels, and server restarts
• Green/yellow/red status dot for instant connection health at a glance
• Battery-conscious design — minimal impact on your activity recording
• Sends elevation, speed, and altitude data alongside your position

ON THE MAP (yojerry.fyi)

The web app is where the magic happens. Open yojerry.fyi on any phone or computer:

• Live avatar markers for every club member with custom emoji
• Breadcrumb trails with time-based color gradients showing everyone's route
• Color-coded lift status overlay — green (open), yellow (hold), red (closed) — drawn right on the trail map
• Detailed trail maps with 240+ named runs at supported resorts
• Satellite, topo, and custom trail map layers
• "What are you wearing?" profiles so friends can spot you on the hill
• Weather conditions displayed in the top bar
• Works beautifully on mobile — designed for gloved hands with large touch targets

CLUBS

• Create public or private clubs for your ski crew, family, race team, or resort community
• Share a simple link — guests can view the live map without signing up
• Members-only mode with join codes for private groups
• See everyone's live position, trails, speed, and elevation on one map
• No email required — pick a name and you're in

SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES

Skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, trail running, snowshoeing, rock climbing, disc golf — any Garmin activity with GPS. If your watch can track it, Yo Jerry! can share it.

PRIVACY

Your location is only shared while you're in an active GPS activity. The moment you stop your activity, sharing stops completely. You choose who sees you through your club's privacy settings. No background tracking.

Built for the mountain. Visit yojerry.fyi to get started!