Skiing

Skiing posts under Sports collect short pieces on alpine and nordic skiing for travellers planning a winter trip. Articles look at the difference between groomed piste skiing and off-piste, the standard equipment rental at a major resort, the avalanche awareness gear and training a backcountry skier needs, the broad regions covered (the Alps, the Rockies, the Pyrenees, Hokkaido and the southern hemisphere season in Chile, Argentina and New Zealand) and the basic vocabulary every beginner picks up in their first lesson. There are also notes on snowboarding as the close cousin sport and on the small but stubborn telemark scene.