Keith Perry heads to Aspen for the Daily Mail and tries one of the latest (and most tiring) ski trends
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Zooming up Colorado's Buttermilk Mountain by heated chairlift, surrounded by Aspen's spectacular scenery, takes just minutes.
Unfortunately, I am not on the lift.
Red-faced, puffing and drenched in sweat, I am attempting to reach the summit on foot. This, I am told, is the joy of the latest mountain craze — known variously as uphilling, ski touring or skinning. Call it what you will, it's hard work.