In skiers' parlance, uphill skiing is another term for ski touring. Oftentimes, the phrase is used by ski areas to denote ski touring that happens within the avalanche-controlled boundaries of a ski ...

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Skiing and snowboarding have long dominated the snow-sport scene but there's a budding star showing up in mountain towns across the globe: uphill skiing. More commonly called "skinning" or "ski ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story appears in this year’s edition of the Winter in Aspen/Snowmass magazine. Glide one ski in front of the other, almost pulling your weight up the hill. Don’t stomp ...

In a DIY precursor to downhill skiing, the latest on-slope trend is to go uphill. Called skinning, the activity of walking up a downhill slope on skis to schuss back down exemplifies a no-pain, ...

LEWISBERRY, Pa. — They’re known as the Pennsylvania Dirtbags--a group of outdoor enthusiasts who can often be found on a bike or on a pair of skis. When FOX43's Sean Streicher met up with them, they ...

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Alongside the explosive growth of backcountry skiing, numerous ski resorts throughout North America permit uphill access. At these mountains, skinning uphill in a controlled environment is allowed, ...

Backcountry ski touring has become my favorite of all the different types of skiing but it wasn’t always this way. I discovered there are lots of things to learn before you go ski touring for the ...