Editing Skiing (section)

===Alpine===
{{Main|Alpine skiing}}
Also called "downhill skiing", Alpine skiing typically takes place on a [[piste]] at a [[ski resort]]. It is characterized by fixed-heel bindings that attach at both the toe and the heel of the skier's boot. [[Ski lift]]s, including [[chairlifts]], bring skiers up the slope. [[Backcountry skiing]] can be accessed by  [[heliskiing|helicopter]], [[snowcat]], [[hiking]] and [[snowmobile]]. Facilities at resorts can include [[night skiing]], [[après-ski]], and [[glade skiing]] under the supervision of the [[ski patrol]] and the [[ski school]]. Alpine skiing branched off from the older Nordic type of skiing around the 1920s when the advent of [[ski lift]]s meant that it was no longer necessary to climb back uphill. Alpine equipment has specialized to the point where it can now only be used with the help of lifts. Alpine Touring setups use specialized bindings which are switchable between locked and free-heel modes. [[Ski skins|Climbing skins]] are temporarily attached to the bottom of alpine skis to give them traction on snow. This permits Nordic style uphill and back-country travel on alpine skis. For downhill travel, the heels are locked and the skins are removed.