Alpine Touring: Ski the Back Country


Updated 01/14/09 5:11 PM · Posted by FitSugar · 3 comments

Alpine Touring: Ski the Back Country

Ski touring, is also referred to as ski mountaineering, ski randonnée, and alpine touring (or AT). It's a form of backcountry skiing (off-piste skiing) involving trekking from place to place in the wilderness, that has parallels with hiking, backpacking and Alpine climbing or mountaineering. You have skis that are similar to regular downhill skis, but the heels can detach, kind of like telemark Read more