JACKSON — Backcountry skiing is having a moment. Throughout Northern New Hampshire in western Maine, outdoor lovers are heading to the glades away from the crowds and “earning their turns” the old-fashioned way — no lifts or gondolas for them.

With alpine touring equipment, bindings allow skiers to have free-heel movement, letting them ski uphill with the use of “skins” to grip the snow. They then take off the skins, lock in their heels and are able to ski down the trail through glades.

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