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Encyclopedia: Ski touring

Ski touring, also referred to as ski mountaineering, ski randonnée, and alpine touring (or AT), is 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.

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How to say "Ski touring" in other languages:

	(German)	Skitour
	(French)	ski de randonnée

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Suburb of Frankston, Victoria

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Ski

case excessive force is applied. Alpine ski touring ski Alpine ski touring ski. This type of ski is ususally a light-weight downhill ski with an alpine touring binding. Telemark ski Telemark ski. A downhill or touring ski, where the binding attaches only at the toe. The Telemark ski was the first ski...

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Telemark skiing

of ski touring in rolling terrain. The technique is named after the Telemark region of Norway, just... challenge, or to do downhill or cross-country skiing, on or off piste, and ski-touring, all on one well..., according to whether they are to be used on or off piste (trail), for ski touring, or for racing...

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Middlebury College

a downhill ski area, the Middlebury College Snow Bowl, and the Carroll and Jane Rikert Ski Touring... Conference; its athletic strengths are in lacrosse, hockey, and skiing, but generally enjoys success...

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List of sports

Roller skiing Skibob Skijoring Ski jumping Ski touring Speed skiing Telemark skiing Snowboarding...-track speed skating Skateboarding Speed skating Synchronized skating Skiing / Snowsports Sports in which skis or snowboards are used. Alpine skiing (also known as Downhill skiing ) Backcountry skiing...

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List of national parks of New Zealand

mountaineering, ski touring and scenic flights, the park is an area of outstanding natural beauty... Department of Conservation to provide hostels, huts, camping grounds, ski tows and similar facilities... organisations and private enterprise. Some services within the parks, such as guided walks and skiing...

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Skiing

mountaineering Ski touring Turning Techniques Stem techniques The Snowplough - (also known as the... Skiing is the human activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. Skiing Many...

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