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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 skiing.
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Skiing Defined
There are tons of ways to get from the top of a snowy mountain to the bottom. Here are all of the different types of skiing so you can get them straight, and know which one might be right for your personality.
Alpine or Downhill skiing: This requires you to take a chairlift to the top of the mountain, and then you ski down.
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