By: skiingitaly | 2011-03-29 | Travel Tips In general, the Cross country skiing encompasses a range of techniques, from the freestyle or skating style to the classic, diagonal-striding style that most people associate with the sport. read more
By: moncler | 2011-01-04 | Clothing Cross-country skiing techniques into traditional technical and freestyle techniques both. Spyder Technical requirements for traditional players in the kicking action in the game (including the feet alternately glide, and slide, slide open in the foot steps, downhill, and turning, etc.) shall not have any skating style (that side of the leg) movements. Freestyle athletes wearing the Spyder jakcets tread technology is moving action without restrictions. Rules, the race club set number of items sho read more
By: Brian E | 2010-12-29 | Skin Cancer Cross country skiing has evolved into almost two separate sports - one using the skating technique, and the other using the diagonal stride or classic skiing technique. Here at Brian's Bicycles and Cross Country Skis in Mammoth Lakes California we get the question of whether to buy skate or classic skis when starting out. What's the difference? And can one package be used for both skating and classic xc skiing? read more
By: tim warrington | 2010-12-15 | Destinations Cross country skiing is a popular winter sport and is carried out in many countries including Lapland. Cross country skiing is a sport where skiers travel across snow covered tracks using skis attached to boots and poles. read more
By: XCSkier | 2010-12-23 | Recreation & Sports Cross Country Skiing, also know as nordic skiing or xc skiing requires some basic equipment that one can either rent or purchase read more
By: Jack Smith | 2006-01-16 | Skiing Considered to be one of the best aerobic exercises, cross country skiing is also called Nordic skiing or XC skiing. It involves the simultaneous use of ones arms and legs and making use of skiing equipment like boots, skis and poles. read more
By: Robert N. Perry | 2010-09-28 | Track and field Cross Country Running involves a lot of training and hard work to participate. Many people who like cross country running also like jogging exercise. read more
By: Morgan F Turley | 2011-03-25 | Wellness Cross country skiing lacks the speed of downhill skiing but makes up for itself with its wealth of aerobic benefits. Cross country skiers use muscles in their shoulders, chest, back, buttocks, legs, and abdomen and for those just starting out, all of these muscles will definitely be sore the day after the first excursion out on cross country skis... read more
By: XCSkier | 2011-01-05 | Recreation & Sports One may think that the sport of cross country skiing you slap on some skis and head out your back yard for a day of touring read more
By: R Hunter | 2006-09-09 | Skiing Are you looking for a way to stay fit and have fun in the winter? Consider cross-country skiing! Depending on your weight, the intensity of your skiing, and whether or not you choose to ski hills, cross country skiing may burn between 400 and 1400 calories per hour. In fact, since cross-country skiing involves a simultaneous use of the arms and legs, many exercise physiologists consider it to be the best form of aerobic exercise. The main difference between cross country Skii... read more
By: moncler | 2010-12-14 | Clothing Cross-country skiing originated in Scandinavia, it is also called Nordic skiing. According to records, the Norwegian Civil War in 1226, two were known as "birch leg," the scout, possession of two and pregnant with the King Haakon IV, ski over the mountains, out of the enemy. read more
By: XC Skier | 2011-01-07 | Recreation & Sports Cross Country Ski Racing. Once again snow making and shoveling was in the mix for the second race of the 2011 US Cross Country Ski Championships in Rumford, Maine. Just the day before racers walked the course wondering whether race organi ... read more