What you can explore now.

Make my Backcountry profile my own

Edit and directly save my own name, profile line, broad region and image choice through shared settings, with cancel/error/conflict states and unchanged unrelated account data. Interests live in their own section; notification and privacy editing have separate stories.

Save a story and pick up where I left off

Save The Long Way In from The Decision Line series, retain reading progress, and find it in My Backcountry.

Follow a contributor and join the story conversation

Follow the contributor and submit a note that visibly waits for moderation.

Join a group and share a field note

Join Northern Vermont Touring, unlock the composer, and submit a bounded note to review.

Follow a place and sign up for an event

Follow Mount Mansfield, review Snow Lab details, reserve, and see the event in My Backcountry.

See stories chosen for my interests

Saved interests and region visibly change the named Home collection.

Read a full Backcountry story in the app

Story view includes readable editorial, creator attribution, series context, related material, and conversation.

Explore places on a map

Pan, zoom, search, select seeded places, and filter to followed places with visible map-source attribution. Map and service limitations are documented in the Brief.

See everything I've saved and followed

My Backcountry shows saved, following, places, groups, and events with shared demo state.

Find magazine information in the app

Internal Who we are, Subscribe, Cover archive, Store, and Submissions surfaces are navigable.

Sign up for the Backcountry newsletter

Select interests, region, cadence, and consent; confirm the selected preferences. Signup remains simulated, with no live subscription or email; this boundary is documented in the Brief.

Contact Backcountry with a question

Complete the routed contact form and see a submission confirmation. Submission remains simulated, with no outgoing message; this boundary is documented in the Brief.

Find guides, creators, and other people

People discovery shows role-aware profiles, filters, and a clear path to relevant work and activity.

Explore a creator's work and updates

Creator profile separates published work from community activity and links attribution from content.

See stories, people, and events connected to a place

A place hub gathers its stories, experts, groups, events, and related places in one navigable view.

Explore a full-screen photo gallery

Gallery offers full-screen images, captions, save, and related conversation. Photographer credits and rights review are outside this demo story at Andy's direction.

Watch a Backcountry film or video

Video view supports playback, creator attribution, save, continuation, and related work.

Search stories, people, places, and events

Search returns multiple object types with useful relationships and native destinations.

Find a story wherever it appears in Backcountry

The same story retains identity, saves, attribution, and conversation across Home, Community, Group, and Search views.

Share published work with the community

Creator share adds commentary while linking to one canonical story, gallery, or video.

Follow topics, groups, and places I care about

Following controls for topics, groups, and places change a visible saved/following view.

Find and join a group that fits me

Group directory has meaningful categories and lets the member compare and join more than one group.

See what visitors and members can access

Public, free-account and active paid-member states use the selected access table and contextual registration/upgrade paths. Benefits and plans remain public, but no trial or temporary paid-feature access is offered; protected actions require trusted active entitlement.

Read a digital magazine issue with my membership

Demo issue reader shows entitlement, archive entry, reading controls, and an access-denied state.

Choose a membership or change my plan

Subscribe, Shop → Memberships, account upgrades and contextual premium gates use the same public plan catalog, review and clearly simulated checkout. Account creation/sign-in, pending versus confirmed activation and safe return behavior support D066–D068; no trial, live charge or client-only entitlement grant is offered. Merchandise and membership need not share a cart.

Review member posts before they appear

Scoped moderation queue shows approve, reject with reason, report, and escalation states.

Report or block harmful activity

Report and block actions show the next state and preserve privacy without promising live processing.

Choose what appears on the home page

Editorial workspace previews module ordering, mixed media, scheduling, and publish status.

Verify experts and manage their access

Demo shows evidence review, layered attributes, entitlement separation, and audit history.

Send in photos or video for review

Offer the shared photo/video submission path to all account roles; a Visitor may discover the route and must register/sign in and verify email before submitting. No paid-reader or professional-label prerequisite. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Explore richer maps and details for a place

Concept clearly shows the proposed Whympr boundary and a handoff; no unsupported live data is claimed.

Get ready for a trip or learn a new skill

Place and event paths connect to checklists, skills, conditions context, and expert guidance with safety limits.

Join an expert question session

Expert session shows verified host, question submission, review, answer, and follow-up state.

Join an event waitlist or cancel a reservation

Event flow covers full capacity, waitlist, cancellation, and update states with reservation as source of truth.

See clearly labeled partner benefits

Sponsored series, clinic support, and member benefits have explicit labels and useful next actions.

Review and approve sponsored placements

Partner record, proposal, editorial approval, placement preview, and reporting are visible.

See how the app and community are doing

A demo dashboard distinguishes acquisition, use, moderation, retention, and partner measures from real analytics.

Plan a day out and save the plan

From Mount Mansfield, choose timing, objective, and group context; review a relevant editorial checklist; save the plan; and see it on Home and in My Backcountry. The flow must not imply live route guidance or safety automation.

Find trip reports and practical tips for a place

Trip reports and field observations can be discovered from a place and opened in their native content view.

Explore gear reviews and editor picks

Gear collection distinguishes editorial reviews, editor selections, and clearly labeled partner offers.

Find members and guides who choose to appear on the map

Map or place view shows region-level opted-in people and guide service areas with visible privacy controls.

See updates from people and places I follow

The shared notification drawer includes meaningful updates from followed people and places and respects profile notification preferences. HOL-D045 supplies the toast, drawer, unread state, and navigation interaction; this story defines which followed activity belongs there.

Explore past Backcountry stories

Archive discovery supports useful search or browsing and opens distinct canonical story views inside the app using seeded fictional content. Content provenance is documented in the Brief; historical catalog migration is outside this demo story.

React to and share a published story

Like, comment, save, and share actions visibly preserve the same engagement state across discovery surfaces.

Receive and act on in-app notifications

A demo action generates a dismissible toast with an Open action. The bell opens a responsive drawer with unread count and read/unread states; dismissing a toast leaves the item in the drawer. Clicking a toast or drawer item marks it read, closes the drawer, and opens the related native page; browser Back works. Four functional simulated examples cover a followed contributor story, followed place update, joined-group activity, and event preparation reminder. Editorial, place, community, and event preferences control future optional updates. The prototype sends no push or email and uses no live activity service.

Apply for a private gear test

A seeded gear-test listing explains eligibility, brand involvement, review expectations, and timing; a member can submit a simulated application and see its status. No real application is sent.

Run and publish a private gear test

A seeded operator view shows tester selection, test status, editorial review, and a published review that clearly discloses how gear was supplied. Fulfillment and partner contracts remain open decisions.

Shop Backcountry goods and gift certificates

Shop is accessible to every customer-facing role; a sample catalog distinguishes merchandise and one-time gift certificates and supports cart review and checkout confirmation. Checkout remains simulated, with no payment, order, fulfillment or email; this boundary is documented in the Brief. Shop links to the same membership selection used by Subscribe, without implying a shared cart or that certificates pay for memberships.

Give a Backcountry membership

A simulated gift flow separates purchaser from recipient, explains a fixed gift term and redemption, and shows recipient access after redemption. The recipient is not set to auto-renew unless they later choose a plan. No payment or message is sent.

Check conditions for a place

A place page groups sample weather, snow, and field observations with source, location, and update time. Data is clearly seeded; the experience makes no terrain recommendation or safety determination.

Opt in to powder alerts

A member can select a place, view a sample trigger and message, and turn the alert off. The demo explains source freshness and consent, and clearly states that no live conditions are monitored and no notification is sent.

Find and fix unclear demo content

Audit the public-facing demo, record specific content issues, fix the issues identified and verify the resulting copy and navigation. Findings and fixes will be recorded as the work happens.

Replace internal wording in the weekly backlog summary

Replace the internal-documentation wording in the opening sentence of Progress updates → A visible work queue with “The demo backlog contains 51 curated stories:” and preserve the remainder of the paragraph and its review counts.

Weekly demo improvements and fixes

October 7–14, 2026

The sixteen completed improvements have their locations, changes, expected results and review evidence recorded. This weekly record is closed; new improvements belong to the next period.

Weekly demo improvements and fixes

October 14–21, 2026

Record the small improvements completed during this period with their location, change, expected result and review evidence.

Set up an HOL-owned database for the demo

Verify an HOL-owned Supabase organization/project, document access and environment separation, review and apply the existing foundation in the approved test environment, and record database-policy checks before any live app connection.

Sign in and manage my session

Complete sign in and manage my session with role-appropriate success, interruption/recovery and access-denial states. Review frontend readiness separately from verified local backend data/security acceptance; no real hosted account or payment is created.

Give feedback on stories and track HOL responses

An authenticated authorized reviewer can submit feedback attached to a stable story/section; an authorized HOL reviewer can triage and record a response/status. Saved records retain author and timestamp, enforce the agreed visibility policy, and are isolated from demo member data and public visitors.

Explain who the product is for and what each role can do

September 30–October 7, 2026

Document the working role model and fifteen persona/actor profiles, connect them to demo stories and proposed workflows, and present the profiles with illustrative portraits and useful visual summaries.

Document Backcountry’s design direction

October 4–7, 2026

Create the working design-system reference with experience and visual principles, seven foundation topics, fifty-eight documented component candidates, patterns and unresolved decisions.

Make the demo backlog easy to review

October 3–7, 2026

Establish canonical story tracking and a public-safe backlog with plain-language titles, List/Kanban views, status/phase/feature filters and review paths, while keeping demo scope separate from the launch strategy.

Make the demo available for team review

September 30, 2026

Publish the initial simulated Backcountry demo to Andy-controlled staging, verify direct review surfaces and bundled imagery at desktop/phone widths, and keep live backend services disconnected.

Prepare the local data foundation

September 28, 2026

Create versioned local schema/seed data, initial row-level access rules and authentication/email integration points, with the recorded ten local database-policy tests passing.

Weekly demo improvements and fixes

September 30–October 7, 2026

Record the verified small improvements made during September30–October7 with their dates, locations, exact changes and historical verification, without duplicating the completed product-feature stories.

Join Backcountry directly from a visit

From public Home or a restricted feature, a visitor can compare public plans, identify or create an account, complete the clearly simulated checkout and reach active test membership only after trusted backend activation; the original destination is restored and no trial is offered.

Create a free account and become a paid member later

A visitor registers to complete an allowed free action, uses the free experience with premium content locked, and later upgrades the same account through the shared membership flow; saved public work and preferences remain and the originating member feature opens after backend-confirmed activation.

Upgrade my existing account to paid membership

A signed-in free account can upgrade from account/Home or a contextual member gate using the shared plans and simulated checkout; after trusted activation it retains the same identity/data and resumes the selected destination, with failed/cancelled upgrades leaving free rights intact.

Activate and enforce paid membership access

The backend records one membership intent/outcome for the authenticated account and eligible plan, grants active test entitlement only through the approved trusted demo mechanism, and enforces public/free/paid access in data operations across return sessions; cancelled, failed, repeated, forged and unauthorized requests never grant paid access.

Read and reply to conversations across Backcountry

Community posts show two comments from the same contextual thread that opens in full. Eligible sample accounts can read, sort, like and submit comments/replies; new submissions remain author-only awaiting moderation, survive reload locally and do not change published counts. Public/member/group gates follow the selected access rules.

Apply for professional verification and see the result

Demonstrate apply for professional verification and see the result from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Submit original work for editorial review

Offer the shared original written, photographic or video work submission path to all account roles; a Visitor may discover the route and must register/sign in and verify email before submitting. No paid-reader or professional-label prerequisite. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Prepare and submit an answer to a member question

Demonstrate prepare and submit an answer to a member question from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Create and publish stories galleries and videos

Demonstrate create and publish stories galleries and videos from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Review submitted work and expert answers

Demonstrate review submitted work and expert answers from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Manage the Backcountry goods catalog

Demonstrate manage the backcountry goods catalog from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Review goods orders and fulfillment

Demonstrate review goods orders and fulfillment from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Prepare events and manage approved appearances

Demonstrate prepare events and manage approved appearances from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Resolve escalated community reports

Demonstrate resolve escalated community reports from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Resolve an account or membership support exception

Demonstrate resolve an account or membership support exception from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Review and change approved platform settings

Demonstrate review and change approved platform settings from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Inspect approved integrations and their health

Demonstrate inspect approved integrations and their health from the appropriate role Home through its allowed actions, review/failure states and visible outcome; preserve assigned authority, privacy and canonical relationships. A local sample alone does not complete the connected backend requirements.

Explore public organization pages

A public directory and type-aware organization pages connect approved people, work, events and places; all three reader roles can browse, personal follows require a free account and linked paid content retains its gate.

Prepare and publish public organization profiles

Owner and accepted managers may edit and publish basic organization name, categories, description, logo/image, website, business location, service areas and offerings without HOL editorial approval. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Create my account and verify my email

Complete create my account and verify my email with role-appropriate success, interruption/recovery and access-denial states. Review frontend readiness separately from verified local backend data/security acceptance; no real hosted account or payment is created.

Reset my password and recover account access

Complete reset my password and recover account access with role-appropriate success, interruption/recovery and access-denial states. Review frontend readiness separately from verified local backend data/security acceptance; no real hosted account or payment is created.

Change my sign-in email

Change my own sign-in email only. Password changes are D101, sessions/devices D102 and forgotten-password recovery D086. Complete this outcome through the normal dev UI and actual local backend; simulated controls do not establish acceptance.

Protect my account with two-step verification

Complete protect my account with two-step verification with role-appropriate success, interruption/recovery and access-denial states. Review frontend readiness separately from verified local backend data/security acceptance; no real hosted account or payment is created.

Keep my profile and saved stories when I return

Complete keep my profile and saved stories when i return with role-appropriate success, interruption/recovery and access-denial states. Review frontend readiness separately from verified local backend data/security acceptance; no real hosted account or payment is created.

Set up my professional profile

Use one account and one public person profile with any combination of Guide, Creator and Athlete labels; ordinary setup is self-service without HOL professional approval. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Try the demo without creating an account

Offer a clearly labeled Try a demo account choice on the shared sign-in screen, alongside ordinary email/password sign-in and Create account. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Choose and switch my workspace

Use Member for both free registered and paid members; actual features follow the independent membership entitlement. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Create a free organization page

Require a verified registered account before organization creation. Paid membership and HOL approval are not prerequisites. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Invite and remove organization managers

Only the current organization owner may invite or remove managers; managers cannot change team access or ownership. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Transfer organization ownership

Only the current owner initiates the ordinary transfer. The verified recipient must explicitly accept through their own account before ownership changes. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Claim an existing organization page

Require verified email before claiming; locate the existing canonical organization and submit an organization-specific request with contact/authority evidence and a reason. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Review and resolve organization ownership claims

HOL Commercial manager handles normal ownership claims for both unpaid organizations and Commercial Partners. Request evidence, approve or decline with reason within assigned scope. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Confirm or remove a professional affiliation

A person with a professional profile or an organization owner/manager may propose a labeled person–organization affiliation using stable IDs. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Apply to become a Commercial Partner

FOLLOW-UP ONLY: keep the free organization and its owner/manager assignments intact while preparing a Commercial Partner application. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Review Commercial Partner applications

FOLLOW-UP ONLY: assigned HOL Commercial manager reviews applications, requests information and approves or declines with a reason. Complete the linked role-specific checks and record frontend/backend evidence separately.

Change my password

Open Account security → Change password for my own signed-in account. Forgotten-password reset remains D086 and sign-in email changes remain D087. Complete this outcome through the normal dev UI and actual local backend; simulated controls do not establish acceptance.

Review and sign out my devices

List only my account’s real local sessions, identifying the current session and only device/time information actually available; do not invent location or metadata. Complete this outcome through the normal dev UI and actual local backend; simulated controls do not establish acceptance.

Set up and manage HOL staff access

Provide a separate internal staff-access workflow for an already authorized Platform administrator with required MFA. Public registration and organization ownership never grant internal HOL responsibilities. Complete this outcome through the normal dev UI and actual local backend; simulated controls do not establish acceptance.

Find my profile and account settings

Make My Backcountry the activity area and Profile & settings the shared personal account destination for every authenticated role, including free Members. Show a consistent link in the account/workspace menu without changing the selected Home or creating another account. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Choose which updates I receive

Provide a dedicated Notifications settings page with separate editorial, place, community and event category choices; save these directly without changing profile identity or privacy. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Understand and control what my profile shares

Provide a dedicated Privacy page explaining owner-only account fields and separately published professional fields. Private email, interests, activity, addresses and financial information never appear in public projections. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Manage my saved payment methods

Provide a Payment methods page under Payments & purchases with honest empty/unavailable states until a supported payment service and records exist. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Manage my delivery addresses

Provide Delivery addresses under Payments & purchases with list/add/edit/remove and default choice when implemented; keep a truthful empty state beforehand. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Review my Shop purchases and receipts

Provide Shop purchases and receipts under Payments & purchases with list/detail and honest empty/unavailable states. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.

Review my membership bills and receipts

Provide Membership billing history under Payments & purchases and a link from Membership settings; show an honest empty/unavailable state when billing is not connected. Complete the focused review and verify current-account data/access; planned controls are not completed evidence.