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Skiing, also known as snow skiing or snowboarding is the sport of gliding over
snow with the help of skis made up of wooden planks or fiber glass with metal
butts. Sine 20th century and over the ages, skiing has developed as a popular
recreational and competitive sport. There are various types of skiing activities
including the nordic skiing, telemark skiing, cross-country skiing, alpine or
downhill skiing and so on.
Morroco, in North Africa has four mountain ranges consisting of the Rif, the
High Atlas, the Middle Atlas and the Anti-Atlas. Some of them remain snow-capped
and thus offers great skiing opportunities. Skiing facilities are offered in
the resorts of Mischliffen in the Middle Atlas range, lying very close to Fès
and Meknes. Apart from these, skiing facilities are also available in Infane,
Mount Tidiquin in the Ketama district and Djebel Bou Volane in the Middle Atlas.
These resorts are good destinations for expedition-type skiing and walking trips.
Agadir lying in the foothills of Atlas Mountains in Morocco offers access to
the Anti-Atlas mountain range and the mountain range of High Atlas. You will
find Alpine skiing facilities on the powder-like snow at Oukaïden(70 km
from Marrakech) in the High Atlas Mountain Range.
The combined activity of traveling by mule and skiing is known as Mule-Skiing
and is done in the High Atlas Mountain range during the months of February to
April. These ski resorts are well-equipped with ski lifts and have proper Pistes
where you can enjoy a great snowboarding experience.
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