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How to get involved in backcountry skiing and alpine touring?

August 29, 2009 By Stano Faban Leave a Comment

This is the first article from the series on “How to start backcountry skiing and alpine touring?”. Visit the page to see an outline of all the topics.

The best way to introduce yourself to backcountry skiing is through more experienced people – friends or guides. Friends are great because in case you don’t like what you ski you will at least spend some quality time with people you care about.

First, start skiing off piste in your favorite ski resort and see whether you like the unpredictability of the terrain; and all of a sudden, snow doesn’t have a corduroy texture. Powder days (fresh snow) are the best for this since riding in such conditions reward you with the most fun.

Once confident in your technique you should hook up with more experienced friends (or hire a guide) and do some out of bounds skiing. Skiing beyond boundaries of a ski resort isn’t backcountry skiing at its best but it already makes you feel different, not as secure, free.

Of course, this might already mean an exposure to avalanche conditions, so you need to start thinking about some avalanche safety skills before your new passion ends in an accident.

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How to start backcountry skiing and alpine touring?

August 29, 2009 By Stano Faban Leave a Comment

“How to start backcountry skiing?” is not really a question that is asked a lot but it sums up the topic of the following article series very clearly. The information is intended for you guys that want to try backcountry skiing and alpine touring after reading or hearing about it, or watching it.

This article series should give you a good idea of how people usually become backcountry skiers and ski mountaineers. Of course, the progression paths vary for each one of us but in general this is what you need to know:

  • get involved

  • learn about backcountry safety

  • buy some backcountry and alpine touring gear

  • next level – touring in bigger terrain

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Welcome to SkinTrack.com

August 29, 2009 By Stano Faban 3 Comments

After some time of planning and developing this site was born out of enthusiasm for backcountry skiing and outdoors in general.

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The main goal of SkinTrack is to share and provide useful information to backcountry skiers, ski mountaineers and other outdoor enthusiasts in ways such as:

  • help beginners to become more efficient and more skilled in their activities
  • offer an honest advice about backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering gear
  • share various tips and tricks
  • introduce others to the beauty of backcountry skiing
  • provide reports and results from ski mountaineering racing scene
  • give opportunity to ask about or comment on the posted topics
  • and more

You can read more details on SkinTrack’s about page.

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