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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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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skiing equipment and techniques. More generally, ski mountaineering is an activity that variously combines ski touring, Telemark, backcountry skiing,...
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Ski touring, skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas Touring (band), travelling bands Touring theatre, travelling theatre Touring car...
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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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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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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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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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of Nordic, alpine touring or randonnée skis to help while ascending backcountry slopes. They are designed to be removed for skiing downhill. They are...
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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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combined Telemark skiing Skijoring Ski jumping (ski-flying) Ski touring Dry ski slope Grass skiing Sand skiing Roller skiing Water skiing Stem techniques...
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competitive sport, both at ski resorts and off-piste. alpine touring (AT) Ski touring through very steep, alpine terrain. Alpine touring makes use of a specialized...
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disciplines). The alpine disciplines reemerged in Central Europe around 1920. Ski touring competitions (Norwegian: turrenn) are long-distance cross-country competitions...
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Haute Route (category Ski mountaineering)
given to a route (with several variations) undertaken on foot or by ski touring between the Mont Blanc in Chamonix, France, and the Matterhorn, in Zermatt...
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Nordic skiing encompasses the various types of skiing in which the toe of the ski boot is fixed to the binding in a manner that allows the heel to rise...
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Retrieved 20 September 2017. Spooner, Campbell (2002). Ski Touring India's Kullu Valley. Canada: Alpine Touring Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 0958108609. v t e...
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Breuil-Cervinia (category Ski areas and resorts in Italy)
Speed Skiing World Championships were held in Breuil-Cervinia. Ski touring in Breuil-Cervinia is a real symbol. Before the ski lifts were built, the ski fields...
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Martin; Schnell, Scott; Wheeler, Margaret (2007). Backcountry Skiing: Skills for Ski Touring and Ski Mountaineering. Mountaineers Books. p. 12. ISBN 978-1-59485-038-7...
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ski resorts are located at Lake Mountain, Mount Stirling and Mount St Gwinear in Victoria and popular areas for back country skiing and ski touring in...
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Gudauri (category Ski areas and resorts in Georgia (country))
The Gudauri Resort area and Mount Kazbek massif provide options for ski touring. Gudauri is a well known site in the country for speedriding and paragliding...
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White Grass Ski Touring Center is a cross-country skiing facility located in Canaan Valley in Tucker County, West Virginia. It originally opened in 1979...
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skiing as a sport in the Park, citing environmental concerns and suggesting that "climate change" has made conditions "less favourable": Ski touring is...
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Beidleman Aspen Guidebook Is Printed - The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog". - The Backcountry Ski Touring Blog. 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27. Cramer, Jordan...
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The Tour de Ski (TdS) is a cross-country skiing event held annually since the 2006–07 season in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling...
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hang gliding, and wingsuit flying Skiing-based: Backcountry skiing, freeriding, ski-BASE jumping, ski touring, and ski mountaineering Walking/orienteering/running-based:...
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List of sports (section Skiing)
Ski ballet Speed skiing Nordic skiing Cross-country skiing Ski jumping Nordic combined Telemark skiing Ski mountaineering Ski touring Skijoring Bobsleigh...
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Crampons (section Ski crampons)
combination of the two. Lighter weight crampons are popular for alpine ski touring where demands are generally lower and lightweight a premium. Early 10-point...
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The 2023–24 Tour de Ski was the 18th edition of the Tour de Ski and part of the 2023–24 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The World Cup stage event began in...
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