Sloping off: good food, good wine and an unparalleled perspective of the Alpine landscape--ski touring in Austria offers sport, adventure and its own special kind of mountain culture. (Responsible travel). From: Geographical | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Miller, Simon | COPYRIGHT 2002 Campion Interactive Publishing Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

RESPONSIBLE SKIING IS USUALLY DESCRIBED IN CARTOONS. Outlandish caricatures tell you not to drink too much vin chaud, not to crash into other skiers and not to ski too quickly. All good advice, but there is al form of skiing that fits into a much broader definition of responsible skiing--ski touring, or in French, ski randonee.

The word randonee, meaning to hike or ramble, goes some way to describing what this activity is all about. A 65-year-old American named Alex I me...