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UpSkiing comes to Europe

February 18, 2016

UpSki - skiing up the mountainside with a parachute

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It's a brave new pursuit that allows you to get up the mountain without any kind of ski lift and have fun at the same time - all thanks to a parachute. A Swedish tour guide has brought the American sport to Europe, taking tour groups off the beaten track - where there are no groomed slopes or ski lifts.