Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of ski resorts, and may extend...
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A ski binding is a device that connects a ski boot to the ski. Before the 1933 invention of ski lifts, skiers went uphill and down and cross-country on...
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(1952). Norske ski erobrer verden. Oslo: Gyldendal. A Complete Guide to Alpine Ski Touring Ski Mountaineering and Nordic Ski Touring Including Useful...
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skiing equipment and techniques. More generally, ski mountaineering is an activity that variously combines ski touring, Telemark, backcountry skiing,...
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Backcountry skiing (US), also called off-piste (Europe), alpine touring, freeriding or out-of-area, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled...
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Levinthal and J Skis Continue Turning the Ski Industry on its Ear". www.tetongravity.com. Retrieved 2023-02-21. Skiing Japanese Ski, 2004 Skis, Paradise. "Story"...
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competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Skiing has a...
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in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partially secured heel. For climbing slopes, ski skins (originally...
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The Ski Tour is a professional Alpine skiing and a Half-pipe Freeskiing league founded in 2007 and sanctioned by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association...
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easier than ski touring. Cat skiing is guided. Skiing at select, extreme resorts, like Silverton Mountain, is also guided, even when skiing just off the...
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