diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/DefaultsSettingsFragment.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/DefaultsSettingsFragment.java
index e2f192cc4..a9066609d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/DefaultsSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/DefaultsSettingsFragment.java
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 package de.dennisguse.opentracks.settings;
-
+import android.app.AlertDialog;
 import android.content.SharedPreferences;
 import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.widget.NumberPicker;
 
 import androidx.fragment.app.DialogFragment;
 import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
 import androidx.preference.Preference;
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager;
+
+import java.text.DateFormatSymbols;
+import java.util.Calendar;
+import java.util.Locale;
 
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.R;
 import de.dennisguse.opentracks.data.models.ActivityType;
@@ -22,6 +29,14 @@ public class DefaultsSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat implement
             getActivity().runOnUiThread(this::updateUnits);
         }
     };
+    @Override
+    public boolean onPreferenceTreeClick(Preference preference) {
+        if (preference.getKey().equals(getString(R.string.ski_season_start_key))) {
+            showCustomDatePickerDialog(); // Call method to show the dialog
+            return true;
+        }
+        return super.onPreferenceTreeClick(preference);
+    }
 
     @Override
     public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {
@@ -37,8 +52,8 @@ public void onStart() {
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
-        PreferencesUtils.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferenceChangeListener);
         updateUnits();
+        updateSkiSeasonStartPreferenceSummary(); // This will update the summary on resume
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -63,7 +78,101 @@ public void onDisplayPreferenceDialog(Preference preference) {
 
         super.onDisplayPreferenceDialog(preference);
     }
+  
+    private void showCustomDatePickerDialog() {
+        AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(requireContext());
+        View dialogView = getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.custom_date_picker_dialog, null);
+        builder.setView(dialogView);
+    
+        NumberPicker monthPicker = dialogView.findViewById(R.id.monthPicker);
+        NumberPicker dayPicker = dialogView.findViewById(R.id.dayPicker);
+        
+        String defaultStartDate = PreferencesUtils.getSkiSeasonStartDate();
+    
+        // Initialize month picker
+        String[] months = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths();  // Full months array
+        monthPicker.setMinValue(0);
+        monthPicker.setMaxValue(months.length - 1);
+        monthPicker.setDisplayedValues(months);
+    
+        // Initialize day picker with maximum value based on the month
+        int month = Integer.parseInt(defaultStartDate.split("-")[0]) - 1;
+        int day = Integer.parseInt(defaultStartDate.split("-")[1]);
+        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
+        calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
+        dayPicker.setMaxValue(calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH));
+        dayPicker.setMinValue(1);
+    
+        // Set current values
+        monthPicker.setValue(month);
+        dayPicker.setValue(Math.min(day, dayPicker.getMaxValue()));  // Ensure day is within the valid range
+    
+        monthPicker.setOnValueChangedListener((picker, oldVal, newVal) -> {
+            // Adjust the maximum number of days according to the selected month
+            calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, newVal);
+            int maxDay = calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+            dayPicker.setMaxValue(maxDay);
+    
+            // Adjust day value if it exceeds the max day for the new month
+            if (dayPicker.getValue() > maxDay) {
+                dayPicker.setValue(maxDay);
+            }
+        });
+    
+        builder.setTitle("Select Date");
+        builder.setPositiveButton("OK", (dialog, which) -> {
+            // Save selected date and update summary
+            int selectedMonth = monthPicker.getValue();
+            int selectedDay = dayPicker.getValue();
+            String selectedDate = String.format(Locale.getDefault(), "%02d-%02d", selectedMonth + 1, selectedDay);
+
+            PreferencesUtils.setSkiSeasonStartDate(selectedDate);
+    
+            // Update the preference summary
+            updateSkiSeasonStartPreferenceSummary();
+        });
+    
+        builder.setNegativeButton("Cancel", null);
+        AlertDialog dialog = builder.create();
+        dialog.show();
+    }
+    
+
+    private void ensureDefaultSkiSeasonStartDate() {
+        SharedPreferences prefs = PreferenceManager.getDefaultSharedPreferences(getContext());
+        if (!prefs.contains(getString(R.string.ski_season_start_key))) {
+            // Set the default date only if it hasn't been set before
+            PreferencesUtils.setSkiSeasonStartDate("09-01");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updateSkiSeasonStartPreferenceSummary() {
+        Preference preference = findPreference(getString(R.string.ski_season_start_key));
 
+        // The ensureDefaultSkiSeasonStartDate() method makes sure that a default is always set
+        ensureDefaultSkiSeasonStartDate();
+
+        String date = PreferencesUtils.getSkiSeasonStartDate();
+        String[] dateParts = date.split("-");
+        int monthIndex = Integer.parseInt(dateParts[0]) - 1;
+        // Ensure the format is correctly applied to display as "Sep 1"
+        String readableDate = new DateFormatSymbols().getMonths()[monthIndex].substring(0, 3) + " " + Integer.parseInt(dateParts[1]);
+
+        if (preference != null) {
+            preference.setSummary(readableDate);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
+    private int getMaxDayOfMonth(int month) {
+        // Get the maximum day for the given month
+        Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance();
+        calendar.clear(); 
+        calendar.set(Calendar.MONTH, month);
+        return calendar.getActualMaximum(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH);
+    }
     private void updateUnits() {
         UnitSystem unitSystem = PreferencesUtils.getUnitSystem();
 
@@ -74,7 +183,7 @@ private void updateUnits() {
             case IMPERIAL_FEET, IMPERIAL_METER ->
                     R.array.stats_rate_imperial_options;
             case NAUTICAL_IMPERIAL ->
-                R.array.stats_rate_nautical_options;
+                    R.array.stats_rate_nautical_options;
         };
 
         String[] entries = getResources().getStringArray(entriesId);
@@ -89,4 +198,4 @@ public void onChooseActivityTypeDone(ActivityType activityType) {
             activityPreferenceDialog.updateUI(activityType);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/MainSettingsFragment.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/MainSettingsFragment.java
index f2fd0bfbf..b9b295ffb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/MainSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/MainSettingsFragment.java
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ public class MainSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
     public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {
         addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.settings);
 
+        findPreference(getString(R.string.settings_profile_key)).setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
+            ((SettingsActivity) getActivity()).openScreen(getString(R.string.settings_profile_key));
+            return true;
+        });
+
         findPreference(getString(R.string.settings_defaults_key)).setOnPreferenceClickListener(preference -> {
             ((SettingsActivity) getActivity()).openScreen(getString(R.string.settings_defaults_key));
             return true;
@@ -67,4 +72,4 @@ public void onDisplayPreferenceDialog(@NonNull Preference preference) {
 
         super.onDisplayPreferenceDialog(preference);
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
index 531aa4fbf..23073d952 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/PreferencesUtils.java
@@ -82,12 +82,14 @@ public static void initPreferences(final Context context, final Resources resour
         PreferencesOpenHelper.newInstance(PREFERENCES_VERSION).check();
     }
 
-    public static void registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener changeListener) {
+    public static void registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(
+            SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener changeListener) {
         sharedPreferences.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(changeListener);
         changeListener.onSharedPreferenceChanged(sharedPreferences, null);
     }
 
-    public static void unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener changeListener) {
+    public static void unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(
+            SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener changeListener) {
         sharedPreferences.unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(changeListener);
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +101,14 @@ public static void setDefaultActivityLocalized(String newDefaultActivity) {
         setString(R.string.default_activity_key, newDefaultActivity);
     }
 
+    public static String getSkiSeasonStartDate() {
+        return getString(R.string.ski_season_start_key, "09-01");
+    }
+
+    public static void setSkiSeasonStartDate(String newStartDate) {
+        setString(R.string.ski_season_start_key, newStartDate);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets a preference key
      *
@@ -260,6 +270,10 @@ public static SensorType getSensorType(String address) {
                 .orElse(SensorType.REMOTE);
     }
 
+    public static String getNickName(){
+        return getString(R.string.settings_profile_nickname_key, null);
+    } 
+    
     public static String getBarometerSensorAddress() {
         return getString(R.string.settings_sensor_bluetooth_pressure_key, getBluetoothSensorAddressNone());
     }
@@ -301,7 +315,8 @@ public static HeartRateZones getHeartRateZones() {
     }
 
     public static boolean shouldShowStatsOnLockscreen() {
-        final boolean STATS_SHOW_ON_LOCKSCREEN_DEFAULT = resources.getBoolean(R.bool.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default);
+        final boolean STATS_SHOW_ON_LOCKSCREEN_DEFAULT = resources
+                .getBoolean(R.bool.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_default);
         return getBoolean(R.string.stats_show_on_lockscreen_while_recording_key, STATS_SHOW_ON_LOCKSCREEN_DEFAULT);
     }
 
@@ -855,4 +870,12 @@ public static void resetTotalRowsDeleted() {
         setInt(R.string.total_rows_deleted_key, 0);
     }
 
-}
+    public static String getSelectedCountry() {
+        return getString(R.string.settings_profile_country_key, "");
+    }
+
+    public static void setSelectedCountry(final String selectedCountry) {
+        setString(R.string.settings_profile_country_key, selectedCountry);
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/ProfileSettingsFragment.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/ProfileSettingsFragment.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..805e6f476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/ProfileSettingsFragment.java
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package de.dennisguse.opentracks.settings;
+
+import android.content.SharedPreferences;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.text.InputFilter;
+
+
+import androidx.preference.EditTextPreference;
+import androidx.preference.ListPreference;
+import androidx.preference.PreferenceFragmentCompat;
+
+import de.dennisguse.opentracks.R;
+
+public class ProfileSettingsFragment extends PreferenceFragmentCompat {
+
+    private final SharedPreferences.OnSharedPreferenceChangeListener sharedPreferenceChangeListener = (sharedPreferences, key) -> {
+        if (PreferencesUtils.isKey(R.string.night_mode_key, key)) {
+            getActivity().runOnUiThread(PreferencesUtils::applyNightMode);
+        }
+    };
+
+    @Override
+    public void onCreatePreferences(Bundle savedInstanceState, String rootKey) {
+        addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.settings_profile);
+        ListPreference countryPreference = findPreference(getString(R.string.settings_profile_country_key));
+
+
+        String selectedCountryValue = PreferencesUtils.getSelectedCountry();
+        countryPreference.setSummary(selectedCountryValue);
+
+        countryPreference.setOnPreferenceChangeListener((preference, newValue) -> {
+            // Save the selected country to SharedPreferences
+            PreferencesUtils.setSelectedCountry((String) newValue);
+
+            // Update summary with selected country
+            preference.setSummary((String) newValue);
+            return true;
+        });
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onStart() {
+        super.onStart();
+        ((SettingsActivity) getActivity()).getSupportActionBar().setTitle(R.string.settings_profile_title);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onResume() {
+        super.onResume();
+
+        EditTextPreference nickNameInput = findPreference(getString(R.string.settings_profile_nickname_key));
+        nickNameInput.setDialogTitle(getString(R.string.settings_profile_nickname_dialog_title));
+        nickNameInput.setOnBindEditTextListener(editText -> {
+            editText.setSingleLine(true);
+            editText.selectAll(); // select all text
+            int maxNicknameLength = 20;
+            editText.setFilters(new InputFilter[]{new InputFilter.LengthFilter(maxNicknameLength)});
+        });
+
+        ListPreference countryPreference = findPreference(getString(R.string.settings_profile_country_key));
+        String selectedCountryValue = PreferencesUtils.getSelectedCountry();
+        if (selectedCountryValue != null && !selectedCountryValue.isEmpty()) {
+            // Update summary with saved selected country
+            countryPreference.setSummary(selectedCountryValue);
+        }
+
+        PreferencesUtils.registerOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferenceChangeListener);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onPause() {
+        super.onPause();
+        PreferencesUtils.unregisterOnSharedPreferenceChangeListener(sharedPreferenceChangeListener);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 2f22e0d45..b17879c2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/dennisguse/opentracks/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ private PreferenceFragmentCompat getPreferenceScreen(String key) {
 
         if (key.equals(getString(R.string.settings_defaults_key))) {
             fragment = new DefaultsSettingsFragment();
+        } else if (key.equals(getString(R.string.settings_profile_key))) {
+            fragment = new ProfileSettingsFragment();
         } else if (key.equals(getString(R.string.settings_ui_key))) {
             fragment = new UserInterfaceSettingsFragment();
         } else if (key.equals(getString(R.string.settings_gps_key))) {
diff --git a/src/main/res/drawable/ic_profile.xml b/src/main/res/drawable/ic_profile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..76aa4eefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/drawable/ic_profile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp"
+    android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24"
+    android:viewportHeight="24"
+    android:tint="?attr/colorControlNormal">
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="@android:color/white"
+        android:pathData="M12,2C6.48,2 2,6.48 2,12s4.48,10 10,10 10,-4.48 10,-10S17.52,2 12,2zM12,5c1.66,0 3,1.34 3,3s-1.34,3 -3,3 -3,-1.34 -3,-3 1.34,-3 3,-3zM12,19.2c-2.5,0 -4.71,-1.28 -6,-3.22 0.03,-1.99 4,-3.08 6,-3.08 1.99,0 5.97,1.09 6,3.08 -1.29,1.94 -3.5,3.22 -6,3.22z"/>
+</vector>
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diff --git a/src/main/res/layout/custom_date_picker_dialog.xml b/src/main/res/layout/custom_date_picker_dialog.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4645f67ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/layout/custom_date_picker_dialog.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="horizontal"
+    android:padding="1dp"
+    android:gravity="center">
+
+    <NumberPicker
+        android:id="@+id/monthPicker"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"/>
+
+    <NumberPicker
+        android:id="@+id/dayPicker"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:descendantFocusability="blocksDescendants"/>
+
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml b/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..be24ca8e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/values/arrays.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,496 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+
+
+
+
+    <string-array name="countries_array">
+        <item>Canada</item>
+
+
+        <item>Afghanistan</item>
+        <item>Albania</item>
+        <item>Algeria</item>
+        <item>American Samoa</item>
+        <item>Andorra</item>
+        <item>Angola</item>
+        <item>Anguilla</item>
+        <item>Antarctica</item>
+        <item>Antigua and Barbuda</item>
+        <item>Argentina</item>
+        <item>Armenia</item>
+        <item>Aruba</item>
+        <item>Australia</item>
+        <item>Austria</item>
+        <item>Azerbaijan</item>
+        <item>Bahamas</item>
+        <item>Bahrain</item>
+        <item>Bangladesh</item>
+        <item>Barbados</item>
+        <item>Belarus</item>
+        <item>Belgium</item>
+        <item>Belize</item>
+        <item>Benin</item>
+        <item>Bermuda</item>
+        <item>Bhutan</item>
+        <item>Bolivia</item>
+        <item>Bosnia and Herzegovina</item>
+        <item>Botswana</item>
+        <item>Bouvet Island</item>
+        <item>Brazil</item>
+        <item>British Indian Ocean Territory</item>
+        <item>Brunei Darussalam</item>
+        <item>Bulgaria</item>
+        <item>Burkina Faso</item>
+        <item>Burundi</item>
+        <item>Cambodia</item>
+        <item>Cameroon</item>
+        <item>Cape Verde</item>
+        <item>Cayman Islands</item>
+        <item>Central African Republic</item>
+        <item>Chad</item>
+        <item>Chile</item>
+        <item>China</item>
+        <item>Christmas Island</item>
+        <item>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</item>
+        <item>Colombia</item>
+        <item>Comoros</item>
+        <item>Congo</item>
+        <item>Congo, The Democratic Republic of The</item>
+        <item>Cook Islands</item>
+        <item>Costa Rica</item>
+        <item>Cote Divoire</item>
+        <item>Croatia</item>
+        <item>Cuba</item>
+        <item>Cyprus</item>
+        <item>Czech Republic</item>
+        <item>Denmark</item>
+        <item>Djibouti</item>
+        <item>Dominica</item>
+        <item>Dominican Republic</item>
+        <item>Ecuador</item>
+        <item>Egypt</item>
+        <item>El Salvador</item>
+        <item>Equatorial Guinea</item>
+        <item>Eritrea</item>
+        <item>Estonia</item>
+        <item>Ethiopia</item>
+        <item>Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</item>
+        <item>Faroe Islands</item>
+        <item>Fiji</item>
+        <item>Finland</item>
+        <item>France</item>
+        <item>French Guiana</item>
+        <item>French Polynesia</item>
+        <item>French Southern Territories</item>
+        <item>Gabon</item>
+        <item>Gambia</item>
+        <item>Georgia</item>
+        <item>Germany</item>
+        <item>Ghana</item>
+        <item>Gibraltar</item>
+        <item>Greece</item>
+        <item>Greenland</item>
+        <item>Grenada</item>
+        <item>Guadeloupe</item>
+        <item>Guam</item>
+        <item>Guatemala</item>
+        <item>Guinea</item>
+        <item>Guinea-bissau</item>
+        <item>Guyana</item>
+        <item>Haiti</item>
+        <item>Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands</item>
+        <item>Holy See (Vatican City State)</item>
+        <item>Honduras</item>
+        <item>Hong Kong</item>
+        <item>Hungary</item>
+        <item>Iceland</item>
+        <item>India</item>
+        <item>Indonesia</item>
+        <item>Iran, Islamic Republic of</item>
+        <item>Iraq</item>
+        <item>Ireland</item>
+        <item>Israel</item>
+        <item>Italy</item>
+        <item>Jamaica</item>
+        <item>Japan</item>
+        <item>Jordan</item>
+        <item>Kazakhstan</item>
+        <item>Kenya</item>
+        <item>Kiribati</item>
+        <item>Korea, Democratic People Republic of</item>
+        <item>Korea, Republic of</item>
+        <item>Kuwait</item>
+        <item>Kyrgyzstan</item>
+        <item>Lao People Democratic Republic</item>
+        <item>Latvia</item>
+        <item>Lebanon</item>
+        <item>Lesotho</item>
+        <item>Liberia</item>
+        <item>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</item>
+        <item>Liechtenstein</item>
+        <item>Lithuania</item>
+        <item>Luxembourg</item>
+        <item>Macao</item>
+        <item>Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of</item>
+        <item>Madagascar</item>
+        <item>Malawi</item>
+        <item>Malaysia</item>
+        <item>Maldives</item>
+        <item>Mali</item>
+        <item>Malta</item>
+        <item>Marshall Islands</item>
+        <item>Martinique</item>
+        <item>Mauritania</item>
+        <item>Mauritius</item>
+        <item>Mayotte</item>
+        <item>Mexico</item>
+        <item>Micronesia, Federated States of</item>
+        <item>Moldova, Republic of</item>
+        <item>Monaco</item>
+        <item>Mongolia</item>
+        <item>Montserrat</item>
+        <item>Morocco</item>
+        <item>Mozambique</item>
+        <item>Myanmar</item>
+        <item>Namibia</item>
+        <item>Nauru</item>
+        <item>Nepal</item>
+        <item>Netherlands</item>
+        <item>Netherlands Antilles</item>
+        <item>New Caledonia</item>
+        <item>New Zealand</item>
+        <item>Nicaragua</item>
+        <item>Niger</item>
+        <item>Nigeria</item>
+        <item>Niue</item>
+        <item>Norfolk Island</item>
+        <item>Northern Mariana Islands</item>
+        <item>Norway</item>
+        <item>Oman</item>
+        <item>Pakistan</item>
+        <item>Palau</item>
+        <item>Palestinian Territory, Occupied</item>
+        <item>Panama</item>
+        <item>Papua New Guinea</item>
+        <item>Paraguay</item>
+        <item>Peru</item>
+        <item>Philippines</item>
+        <item>Pitcairn</item>
+        <item>Poland</item>
+        <item>Portugal</item>
+        <item>Puerto Rico</item>
+        <item>Qatar</item>
+        <item>Reunion</item>
+        <item>Romania</item>
+        <item>Russian Federation</item>
+        <item>Rwanda</item>
+        <item>Saint Helena</item>
+        <item>Saint Kitts and Nevis</item>
+        <item>Saint Lucia</item>
+        <item>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</item>
+        <item>Saint Vincent and The Grenadines</item>
+        <item>Samoa</item>
+        <item>San Marino</item>
+        <item>Sao Tome and Principe</item>
+        <item>Saudi Arabia</item>
+        <item>Senegal</item>
+        <item>Serbia and Montenegro</item>
+        <item>Seychelles</item>
+        <item>Sierra Leone</item>
+        <item>Singapore</item>
+        <item>Slovakia</item>
+        <item>Slovenia</item>
+        <item>Solomon Islands</item>
+        <item>Somalia</item>
+        <item>South Africa</item>
+        <item>South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands</item>
+        <item>Spain</item>
+        <item>Sri Lanka</item>
+        <item>Sudan</item>
+        <item>Suriname</item>
+        <item>Svalbard and Jan Mayen</item>
+        <item>Swaziland</item>
+        <item>Sweden</item>
+        <item>Switzerland</item>
+        <item>Syrian Arab Republic</item>
+        <item>Taiwan, Province of China</item>
+        <item>Tajikistan</item>
+        <item>Tanzania, United Republic of</item>
+        <item>Thailand</item>
+        <item>Timor-leste</item>
+        <item>Togo</item>
+        <item>Tokelau</item>
+        <item>Tonga</item>
+        <item>Trinidad and Tobago</item>
+        <item>Tunisia</item>
+        <item>Turkey</item>
+        <item>Turkmenistan</item>
+        <item>Turks and Caicos Islands</item>
+        <item>Tuvalu</item>
+        <item>Uganda</item>
+        <item>Ukraine</item>
+        <item>United Arab Emirates</item>
+        <item>United Kingdom</item>
+        <item>United States</item>
+        <item>United States Minor Outlying Islands</item>
+        <item>Uruguay</item>
+        <item>Uzbekistan</item>
+        <item>Vanuatu</item>
+        <item>Venezuela</item>
+        <item>Viet Nam</item>
+        <item>Virgin Islands, British</item>
+        <item>Virgin Islands, U.S.</item>
+        <item>Wallis and Futuna</item>
+        <item>Western Sahara</item>
+        <item>Yemen</item>
+        <item>Zambia</item>
+        <item>Zimbabwe</item>
+    </string-array>
+    <string-array name="countries_array_values">
+        <item>Canada</item>
+
+
+        <item>Afghanistan</item>
+        <item>Albania</item>
+        <item>Algeria</item>
+        <item>American Samoa</item>
+        <item>Andorra</item>
+        <item>Angola</item>
+        <item>Anguilla</item>
+        <item>Antarctica</item>
+        <item>Antigua and Barbuda</item>
+        <item>Argentina</item>
+        <item>Armenia</item>
+        <item>Aruba</item>
+        <item>Australia</item>
+        <item>Austria</item>
+        <item>Azerbaijan</item>
+        <item>Bahamas</item>
+        <item>Bahrain</item>
+        <item>Bangladesh</item>
+        <item>Barbados</item>
+        <item>Belarus</item>
+        <item>Belgium</item>
+        <item>Belize</item>
+        <item>Benin</item>
+        <item>Bermuda</item>
+        <item>Bhutan</item>
+        <item>Bolivia</item>
+        <item>Bosnia and Herzegovina</item>
+        <item>Botswana</item>
+        <item>Bouvet Island</item>
+        <item>Brazil</item>
+        <item>British Indian Ocean Territory</item>
+        <item>Brunei Darussalam</item>
+        <item>Bulgaria</item>
+        <item>Burkina Faso</item>
+        <item>Burundi</item>
+        <item>Cambodia</item>
+        <item>Cameroon</item>
+        <item>Cape Verde</item>
+        <item>Cayman Islands</item>
+        <item>Central African Republic</item>
+        <item>Chad</item>
+        <item>Chile</item>
+        <item>China</item>
+        <item>Christmas Island</item>
+        <item>Cocos (Keeling) Islands</item>
+        <item>Colombia</item>
+        <item>Comoros</item>
+        <item>Congo</item>
+        <item>Congo, The Democratic Republic of The</item>
+        <item>Cook Islands</item>
+        <item>Costa Rica</item>
+        <item>Cote Divoire</item>
+        <item>Croatia</item>
+        <item>Cuba</item>
+        <item>Cyprus</item>
+        <item>Czech Republic</item>
+        <item>Denmark</item>
+        <item>Djibouti</item>
+        <item>Dominica</item>
+        <item>Dominican Republic</item>
+        <item>Ecuador</item>
+        <item>Egypt</item>
+        <item>El Salvador</item>
+        <item>Equatorial Guinea</item>
+        <item>Eritrea</item>
+        <item>Estonia</item>
+        <item>Ethiopia</item>
+        <item>Falkland Islands (Malvinas)</item>
+        <item>Faroe Islands</item>
+        <item>Fiji</item>
+        <item>Finland</item>
+        <item>France</item>
+        <item>French Guiana</item>
+        <item>French Polynesia</item>
+        <item>French Southern Territories</item>
+        <item>Gabon</item>
+        <item>Gambia</item>
+        <item>Georgia</item>
+        <item>Germany</item>
+        <item>Ghana</item>
+        <item>Gibraltar</item>
+        <item>Greece</item>
+        <item>Greenland</item>
+        <item>Grenada</item>
+        <item>Guadeloupe</item>
+        <item>Guam</item>
+        <item>Guatemala</item>
+        <item>Guinea</item>
+        <item>Guinea-bissau</item>
+        <item>Guyana</item>
+        <item>Haiti</item>
+        <item>Heard Island and Mcdonald Islands</item>
+        <item>Holy See (Vatican City State)</item>
+        <item>Honduras</item>
+        <item>Hong Kong</item>
+        <item>Hungary</item>
+        <item>Iceland</item>
+        <item>India</item>
+        <item>Indonesia</item>
+        <item>Iran, Islamic Republic of</item>
+        <item>Iraq</item>
+        <item>Ireland</item>
+        <item>Israel</item>
+        <item>Italy</item>
+        <item>Jamaica</item>
+        <item>Japan</item>
+        <item>Jordan</item>
+        <item>Kazakhstan</item>
+        <item>Kenya</item>
+        <item>Kiribati</item>
+        <item>Korea, Democratic People Republic of</item>
+        <item>Korea, Republic of</item>
+        <item>Kuwait</item>
+        <item>Kyrgyzstan</item>
+        <item>Lao People Democratic Republic</item>
+        <item>Latvia</item>
+        <item>Lebanon</item>
+        <item>Lesotho</item>
+        <item>Liberia</item>
+        <item>Libyan Arab Jamahiriya</item>
+        <item>Liechtenstein</item>
+        <item>Lithuania</item>
+        <item>Luxembourg</item>
+        <item>Macao</item>
+        <item>Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of</item>
+        <item>Madagascar</item>
+        <item>Malawi</item>
+        <item>Malaysia</item>
+        <item>Maldives</item>
+        <item>Mali</item>
+        <item>Malta</item>
+        <item>Marshall Islands</item>
+        <item>Martinique</item>
+        <item>Mauritania</item>
+        <item>Mauritius</item>
+        <item>Mayotte</item>
+        <item>Mexico</item>
+        <item>Micronesia, Federated States of</item>
+        <item>Moldova, Republic of</item>
+        <item>Monaco</item>
+        <item>Mongolia</item>
+        <item>Montserrat</item>
+        <item>Morocco</item>
+        <item>Mozambique</item>
+        <item>Myanmar</item>
+        <item>Namibia</item>
+        <item>Nauru</item>
+        <item>Nepal</item>
+        <item>Netherlands</item>
+        <item>Netherlands Antilles</item>
+        <item>New Caledonia</item>
+        <item>New Zealand</item>
+        <item>Nicaragua</item>
+        <item>Niger</item>
+        <item>Nigeria</item>
+        <item>Niue</item>
+        <item>Norfolk Island</item>
+        <item>Northern Mariana Islands</item>
+        <item>Norway</item>
+        <item>Oman</item>
+        <item>Pakistan</item>
+        <item>Palau</item>
+        <item>Palestinian Territory, Occupied</item>
+        <item>Panama</item>
+        <item>Papua New Guinea</item>
+        <item>Paraguay</item>
+        <item>Peru</item>
+        <item>Philippines</item>
+        <item>Pitcairn</item>
+        <item>Poland</item>
+        <item>Portugal</item>
+        <item>Puerto Rico</item>
+        <item>Qatar</item>
+        <item>Reunion</item>
+        <item>Romania</item>
+        <item>Russian Federation</item>
+        <item>Rwanda</item>
+        <item>Saint Helena</item>
+        <item>Saint Kitts and Nevis</item>
+        <item>Saint Lucia</item>
+        <item>Saint Pierre and Miquelon</item>
+        <item>Saint Vincent and The Grenadines</item>
+        <item>Samoa</item>
+        <item>San Marino</item>
+        <item>Sao Tome and Principe</item>
+        <item>Saudi Arabia</item>
+        <item>Senegal</item>
+        <item>Serbia and Montenegro</item>
+        <item>Seychelles</item>
+        <item>Sierra Leone</item>
+        <item>Singapore</item>
+        <item>Slovakia</item>
+        <item>Slovenia</item>
+        <item>Solomon Islands</item>
+        <item>Somalia</item>
+        <item>South Africa</item>
+        <item>South Georgia and The South Sandwich Islands</item>
+        <item>Spain</item>
+        <item>Sri Lanka</item>
+        <item>Sudan</item>
+        <item>Suriname</item>
+        <item>Svalbard and Jan Mayen</item>
+        <item>Swaziland</item>
+        <item>Sweden</item>
+        <item>Switzerland</item>
+        <item>Syrian Arab Republic</item>
+        <item>Taiwan, Province of China</item>
+        <item>Tajikistan</item>
+        <item>Tanzania, United Republic of</item>
+        <item>Thailand</item>
+        <item>Timor-leste</item>
+        <item>Togo</item>
+        <item>Tokelau</item>
+        <item>Tonga</item>
+        <item>Trinidad and Tobago</item>
+        <item>Tunisia</item>
+        <item>Turkey</item>
+        <item>Turkmenistan</item>
+        <item>Turks and Caicos Islands</item>
+        <item>Tuvalu</item>
+        <item>Uganda</item>
+        <item>Ukraine</item>
+        <item>United Arab Emirates</item>
+        <item>United Kingdom</item>
+        <item>United States</item>
+        <item>United States Minor Outlying Islands</item>
+        <item>Uruguay</item>
+        <item>Uzbekistan</item>
+        <item>Vanuatu</item>
+        <item>Venezuela</item>
+        <item>Viet Nam</item>
+        <item>Virgin Islands, British</item>
+        <item>Virgin Islands, U.S.</item>
+        <item>Wallis and Futuna</item>
+        <item>Western Sahara</item>
+        <item>Yemen</item>
+        <item>Zambia</item>
+        <item>Zimbabwe</item>
+    </string-array>
+
+
+</resources>
+
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
index 97e18a979..ff849f2ff 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/settings.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
     <string name="default_activity_key" translatable="false">defaultActivity</string>
     <string name="default_activity_default" translatable="false">@string/activity_type_unknown</string>
 
+    <string name="ski_season_start_key" translatable="false">skiSeasonStartDate</string>
+    <item name="monthPicker" type="id" />
+    <item name="dayPicker" type="id" />
+
     <string name="recording_distance_interval_key" translatable="false">recordingDistanceInterval</string>
     <string name="recording_distance_interval_default" translatable="false">10</string>
     <string-array name="recording_distance_interval_values">
diff --git a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index b0f88277f..9c02608aa 100644
--- a/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -366,6 +366,9 @@ limitations under the License.
     <string name="settings_units_category">Units</string>
     <string name="settings_activity_defaults_category">Activity\'s Defaults</string>
 
+    <string name="ski_season_start_title">Ski Season Start Date</string>
+    <string name="ski_season_start_summary">Specify the start date of the ski season.</string>
+
     <string name="settings_reset_summary">Reset Settings to Default Values</string>
 
     <!-- Settings Advanced -->
@@ -411,6 +414,17 @@ limitations under the License.
     <string name="settings_announcements_lap_heart_rate">Lap heart rate</string>
     <string name="settings_announcements_average_speed_pace">Average speed/pace</string>
     <string name="settings_announcements_lap_speed_pace">Lap speed/pace</string>
+    <string name="default_country_value">Canada</string>
+
+    <!-- Settings Profile -->
+    <string name="settings_profile_title">Profile</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_summary">Profile management</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_key" translatable="false">settingsProfile</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_nickname">Nickname</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_nickname_dialog_title">Nickname (max 20 char)</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_nickname_key" translatable="false">nickname</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_country">Country</string>
+    <string name="settings_profile_country_key" translatable="false">country</string>
 
     <!-- Custom Layout -->
 
@@ -709,4 +723,5 @@ limitations under the License.
     <string name="always">Always</string>
 
     <string name="introduction_osm_dashboard">OpenTracks itself does not provide a map. Please install OSMDashboard to view your recordings on a map.</string>
+    <string name="default_Date_Key">1 Sep</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 8cbe9b1e0..3d67cecd2 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@
 
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
     android:title="@string/menu_settings">
+    <Preference
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_profile"
+        android:key="@string/settings_profile_key"
+        android:summary="@string/settings_profile_summary"
+        android:title="@string/settings_profile_title" />
 
     <Preference
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_units"
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/settings_defaults.xml b/src/main/res/xml/settings_defaults.xml
index 778b55528..ecb0be952 100644
--- a/src/main/res/xml/settings_defaults.xml
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/settings_defaults.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@
             android:key="@string/track_name_key"
             android:title="@string/settings_recording_track_name_title"
             app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+        <Preference
+            android:key="@string/ski_season_start_key"
+            android:defaultValue="@string/default_Date_Key"
+            android:inputType="date"
+            android:title="@string/ski_season_start_title"
+            android:summary="@string/default_Date_Key"
+            app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true"
+            />
     </PreferenceCategory>
-
 </PreferenceScreen>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/res/xml/settings_profile.xml b/src/main/res/xml/settings_profile.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aba206e6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/res/xml/settings_profile.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+
+<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
+    android:title="@string/settings_profile_title">
+    <EditTextPreference
+        android:inputType="text"
+        android:key="@string/settings_profile_nickname_key"
+        android:title="@string/settings_profile_nickname"
+        app:useSimpleSummaryProvider="true" />
+
+    <ListPreference
+        android:key="@string/settings_profile_country_key"
+        android:title="@string/settings_profile_country"
+        android:entries="@array/countries_array"
+        android:defaultValue="@string/default_country_value"
+        android:entryValues="@array/countries_array_values" />/>
+</PreferenceScreen>