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To Ski or Not to Ski (Downhill)
Many of us, when we hear the word “ski,” simply imagine a type of skiing that is known as Alpine skiing. Alpine skiing refers to downhill skiing, the kind of skiing you undertake when going to a ski hill, not the type of skiing that occurs on flat environments like flat winter-land or even [...]
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What Is Backcountry Skiing?
Okay, so you’ve heard of skiing. You’ve even heard of cross-country skiing. But backcountry skiing?
As it turns out, the term isn’t very complicated. You see, backcountry skiing simply refers to a less-regulated form of skiing in which people go out into more wild areas and ski in unmarked areas. In essence, [...] -
What Are the Different Types of Skiing?
You might wonder about the question posed in the title of this article. Isn’t it obvious, after all, what skiing is? You slap on a pair of skis, head downhill on a snowy slope or rope yourself to a boat on a lake and boom, you’re skiing. But there’s more to the [...]
