Backcountry Skiing

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Backcountry Skiing
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School/Trainer: National Outdoor Leadership School [All Courses]
Training Center(s)/Venue(s): Driggs, Idaho, United States
Jobs & Resumes: Driggs
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Just the thought of fresh snow is enough to excite most skiers. Now imagine the solitude of a winter night, the sky blanketed in endless stars—this is backcountry skiing. Living and traveling in this wild environment requires new skills and offers new challenges. To be a competent backcountry winter traveler, you’ll need a strong foundation in avalanche education. We will teach you the ......

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If you are able to ski the “more difficult�trails at most nordic ski centers you’ll enjoy this two-day introduction to the world of backcountry skiing. We start out by discussing the various types of equipment and clothing suitable for the backcountry and then we’re off for a tour. We’ll work on your stride, aiming for efficiency, not speed, and your climbing technique, again looking for m......

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On radical terrain and demanding snow conditions lightweight nordic equipment becomes very difficult to use effectively. The additional support of alpine touring equipment can allow skiers to enjoy descents that would otherwise be too difficult. The first day’s objective will be to adapt your alpine skiing technique to conditions we encounter in the backcountry. We’ll also cover the use of ......

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The renaissance of the versatile telemark turn has been luring skiers into the backcountry in search of new skiing horizons. On the first day we’ll introduce you to this classic turn through our own carefully structured learning progression. The second day will be devoted to applying the skills introduced on the first day to skiing situations encountered along a classic backcountry tour. We......

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The adaptability of the telemark turn to a wide variety of snow conditions makes it the most useful turn in a backcountry skier’s downhill repertoire. In this course we’ll refine your basic telemark introducing step telemarks, two-step telemarks, lateral projection telemarks, leading ski telemarks and other variations. We’ll also explore parallel turns with our free-heel equipment. On t......

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