No lift lines, no expensive lift tickets and miles of un-tracked powder.
If that sounds like no ski resort you’ve ever heard of, that’s because it’s not a ski resort.
It’s backcountry “skinning” — a type of skiing that combines the intense physical conditioning of running, the beauty of hiking and the adrenaline of downhill skiing.
As a downhill, or Alpine, skier, I’ve done almost all of my skiing at resorts and have only visited the backcountry on a few occasions. But I decided to give it a go while I was in Wyoming for the holidays this year.
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Source : BusinessInsider.Com