Backcountry Skiing Basics: Gear & Technique | Beginners Guide

Interested in backcountry alpine skiing through fresh powder and remote glades? This Short Film will help you venture away from the crowded, groomed slopes & carve your own trails in the untouched woods of New England. Check out some of the specialized equipment & other essential gear needed for Backcountry Skiing, including Boots, Bindings, Risers, Ski Skins, Packs, Poles & more.
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Learn about the basics of Backcountry Skiing; including how to use the common "skinning" technique that’s required to hike up the heavily powdered Mountainsides of New England’s Backcountry. This “101” video will help prepare & guide beginners on their upcoming journey to the snow-covered hills of the Northeast.
Instruction in this film was led by REI Co-op’s “Local Experiences” team in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire, including a training session at Cranmore
Mountain Resort.
TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Live Action Skiing
0:52 REI Co-op
1:24 Specialized Boots
2:08 Equipment Walkthrough
4:00 Ski Skins
5:45 Uphill Climb
7:01 Downhill Ride
7:27 Risers
GEAR & LINKS:
-Dynafit Radical Alpine Touring Ski Bindings: www.avantlink.com/click.php?t...
-Dynafit Free 97 Skis: www.avantlink.com/click.php?t...
-Scarpa Maestrale Alpine Touring Boot: www.avantlink.com/click.php?t...
-Contour HybridPure 135 Climbing Skins: www.avantlink.com/click.php?t...
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[@williamhoward2731]

I wish to thank you for sharing this awesome Backcountry Skiing video with me .

[@Gszada]

awesome video! thanks!

[@polemopoleno7104]

Nice vid, thank you

[@andrewegan3589]

IME IN N.Conway much better guides and GREAT used gear.

[@2Real2Deal]

East coast and powder shouldn’t be in the same sentence 😂

[@DavidDartsch]

Obviously you’ve never skied Jay Peak. They get as much snow as Utah.

[@jaykita2069]

The video is a simplistic bit of advertising. SI'm no backcountry expert, but this is not useful. Waste of time