It depends what type of skiing you want to do. There is cross county, helicopter skiing and downhill.
Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
Cross-country skiing
No cross-country skiing and skiing are two completely different things. They require different equipment. There are "slope" skis which most people are used to that attach to your foot and boot completely. The cross country skis have your heel loose to make it easier to propel yourself forward. Skiing is done on a slope or mountain and cross country isn't necessarily on a hill. They go across all sorts of terrain.
Olympic cross-country skiing is many people racing to see who can get to the finish line faster by cross-country skiing, or skiing on flat land.
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing
Cross-country skiing is a sport of skiing over the countryside rather than on downhill runs.
No, nordic skiing is same as cross-country skiing.
Skiing originally comes from Norway.
Skiing is originally from Norway.
Water skiing, Downhill skiing, cross country skiing, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, so on.