When going off-piste or traveling in alpine terrain, parties are advised to always carry:

The fragile alpine terrain has a growing season of just a few months, as the area is covered by snow October to mid-June.

Truly alpine terrain appears in the southern mountain ranges.

Truly alpine terrain was found in the southern mountain ranges.

Very often, it will also conduct rope rescues in alpine terrain or search for missing persons.

It contains a high treeline and minimal alpine terrain.

It was designed originally as a work shoe for alpine terrain, but it developed into a timeless classic.

It encompasses 703 square kilometres (173,715 acres) of alpine terrain.

Rent bikes to explore the alpine terrain around the popular ski resort town of Whistler.

It could live in cold alpine terrain.