What is mountain ski touring?
Mountain ski touring focuses on climbing mountains and downhill skiing. Your legs, lungs, and stamina replace ski lifts, but again the most important factor is getting away. This type of skiing is usually done in mountainous regions outside of alpine ski resorts. There are two downhill skiing styles of mountain touring. One of the styles is called telemark skiing. The telemark is a type of turn that requires that the heel of the boot not be attached to the ski (thus the terms, free heel skiing). Telemark skiing uses boots and bindings specifically designed to allow this turn. The other style of mountain touring uses “alpine touring equipment “. This equipment is used to execute parallel turns with the boot heel firmly attached to the ski, like standard alpine bindings. There are also two distinct activities that mountain skiers participate in. The first is ski mountaineering, which mountaineering with skis. The use of skis for mountaineering can lead to some excellent skiing, and in so
