In fact, ski mountaineering's Switzerland-based international governing body is currently lobbying for the sport's debut in the 2022 Olympics.
WSJ: Ski Mountaineering: Now They're Racing Up the Hill
Like Nordic skiing, a 50-kilometer race over relatively horizontal terrain, ski mountaineering relies less on gravity than human exertion.
Uphill skiing is the participatory version of a fast-growing sport called ski mountaineering.
Since the 2006 debut of a race series called the Colorado Ski Mountaineering Cup, the number of competitions has more than tripled to 16.
The top American in this month's International Ski Mountaineering Federation World Championships in France was U.S. national champion John Gaston, who finished 31st in his first international race.
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