Canadian Ski Touring 🇨🇦
Ski Touring in the Canadian Rockies for Outdoor Enthousiasts ⛷
Ski Touring
Ski touring is skiing in the backcountry on unmarked or
unpatrolled areas. Touring is typically done off-piste and outside of
ski resorts, and may extend over a period of more than one day. It is
similar to backcountry skiing but excludes the use of a ski lift or
transport. Ski touring combines elements of Nordic and alpine skiing
and embraces such sub-disciplines as Telemark and randonnée. A
defining characteristic is that the skier's heels are "free" – i.e.
not bound to the skis – in order to allow a natural gliding motion
while traversing and ascending terrain which may range from perfectly
flat to extremely steep. Ski touring has been adopted by skiers
seeking new snow, by alpinists, and by those wishing to avoid the high
costs of traditional alpine skiing at resorts. Touring requires
independent navigation skills and may involve route-finding through
potential avalanche terrain. It has parallels with hiking and
wilderness backpacking. Ski mountaineering is a form of ski touring
which variously combines the sports of Telemark, alpine, and
backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering.
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Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies or Canadian Rocky Mountains, comprising both the Alberta Rockies and the B.C. Rockies, is the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains.The Canadian Rockies are bounded on the east by the Canadian Prairies, on the west by the Rocky Mountain Trench, and on the north by the Liard River. Contrary to popular misconception, the Rockies do not extend north into Yukon or Alaska, or west into central British Columbia. Mount Robson (3,954 m, 12,972 ft) is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies, but not the highest in British Columbia, since there are some higher mountains in the Coast Mountains and Saint Elias Mountains. Mount Robson lies on the continental divide near Yellowhead Pass, one of the lowest passes in the Canadian Rockies, and is close to the Yellowhead Highway. Its base is 985 m (3,232 ft) above sea level, with a total vertical relief of 2,969 m (9,741 ft).The Canadian Rockies are quite different in appearance and geology from the American Rockies to the south of them. The Canadian Rockies are composed of layered sedimentary rock such as limestone and shale, whereas the American Rockies are made mostly of metamorphic and igneous rock such as gneiss and granite. The Canadian Rockies are overall more jagged than the American Rockies, because the Canadian Rockies have been more heavily glaciated, resulting in sharply pointed mountains separated by wide, U-shaped valleys gouged by glaciers, whereas the American Rockies are overall more rounded, with river-carved V-shaped valleys between them. The Canadian Rockies are cooler and wetter, giving them moister soil, bigger rivers, and more glaciers. The tree line is much lower in the Canadian Rockies than in the American Rockies. Learn more on Wikipedia