Alpine touring numbers climb at Maine ski areas

MAINE SUNDAY TELEGRAM • February 28, 2021

More skiers are embracing uphill travel, also called Alpine touring, at Maine ski resorts – and more ski areas are catering to those who opt to hike up instead of take the chairlifts. But whether the growth in uphill travel at Maine ski resorts is translating into many more people backcountry skiing in wilderness areas in the state is less clear.