Google Maps just got a big upgrade for your skiing trip – and it’s all thanks to a backlash from snowsports lovers

• Google Maps has brought back ski trails after it removed the feature in October 2024
• The company has also updated its data, using recent satellite imagery and resort information to correct past trails
• At the moment it's only supporting a handful of ski resorts, but we're assuming more will be added gradually in the near future

Winter is upon us, and Google Maps is reviving one its past features just in time for snowsports season – ski trails, lodge markers, and lifts are back after a year-long hiatus.

Previously, keen skiers and snowboarders could use Google Maps to source information for trip-planning, but the company removed this in October 2024, stating in a help page that “most users don’t turn to Google Maps for this type of information, and that they instead prefer to use maps directly from the individual ski resorts, since ...