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A set of backcountry ski runs in the Battle Range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains.Notice a minor avalanche has occurred at the right of frame. Backcountry skiing (), also called off-piste (), alpine touring, freeriding or out-of-area, is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or unpatrolled areas either inside or outside a ski resort's boundaries. [1]
The American Birkebeiner, known colloquially as the Birkie, is held annually in February. The event was founded in 1973 by Tony Wise. Wise, who started the Telemark Ski Area in Cable, Wisconsin, in 1947, helped to popularize modern-day cross-country skiing when he built trails at Telemark in 1972.
Also called a cable car. A class of cable-based transport for snow sports where skiers and snowboarders are carried uphill aboard chairs, cars, cabins, or gondolas suspended from a cable in the air, as opposed to surface lifts, where they remain on the ground. aerial skiing A sub-discipline of freestyle skiing and a competitive Winter Olympic event in which participants ski off of 2–4-metre ...
There is no glade skiing or backcountry skiing. Two 18-hole golf courses operate during the summer and there are mountain biking trails. Two hotel facilities are operated by the resort, one in the central lodge complex and one 6-story high-rise near the east side of the ski runs.
Ski areas in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. Pages in category "Ski areas and resorts in Wisconsin" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Hike, ski or snowshoe by candlelight at these events across the state.
Backcountry skiing, also known as off-piste skiing, is any form of skiing done outside of ski area boundaries. Most of the time this type of skiing is done with alpine touring skis, or telemark gear, where skiers take advantage of climbing skins and a detachable heel, to ski uphill. When the skier reaches the top of the area they want to ski ...
The National Weather Service in Sullivan said that by Saturday, most Wisconsinites will start to see highs decrease to the mid to low 30s from the current upper 30s highs.