Skate Skiing

No doubt you’ll hear different advice from other coaches, but if you’re just getting started in skate skiing, here’s what we recommend:

At first glance, skate skiing might appear to be a fluid series of movements, but figuring out this sport’s various technique components can be frustrating for those new to cross country skiing. Patrick Coffey, Content Writer and expert Nordic skier, breaks the skate skiing techniques of V1, V2 and V2 Alternate down into easily understandable …

If you want to skate ski uphill, master these four simple concepts. David Lawrence will teach you in a quick, how to video to skate ski V1 uphill with 4 simple drills.

The V-2 ski skate technique uses a double pole push with every skate. Let's review the technique to help you learn the V2 cross country skate technique.

Learn the basics of choosing skate skis, boots, bindings and poles, including info on ski length and flex and binding/boot compatibility.

Video resources for cross country ski information (Nordic skiing) with videos on technique & trails.

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I always thought “classic” Nordic-style cross-country skiing was boring. So I tried its zippy younger brother. Here’s how that went.

Few sports have changed as rapidly and dramatically as did cross-country skiing in the 1980s. For more than a hundred years cross-country competitors had universally raced with the ancient diagonal stride, alternately kicking and gliding. In retrospect, it was remarkable that no one saw how much faster a skier could move if he propelled himself by skating with his skis, in the manner of an ice skater. America’s Bill Koch first observed the skate step at a Swedish marathon, then applied it to win the 1982 World Cup of Cross Country skiing.

Cross-country skiing or nordic skiing is becoming more and more popular within winter sports. You don´t need a lot of snow or time, even a lunch break is enough to get out on the ski t

Skating Skate skiing is best for athletic skiers interested in faster movement. You cannot skate ski inside the ski tracks cut into the ...

Coach's Corner — By Alan Boraas, for the Redoubt Reporter The Seven Magic Movements of Cross-Country Skiing describe the posture, positions and movements that are key for efficient ski technique. The same basic skills of balance, core strength and good posture apply to both classic- and skate-style skiing. But the back-and-forth motion of classic skiing…

When most people hit the slopes for the first time, they'll learn classic cross-country skiing. It's the most traditional form of skiing and first ori

The aim was to examine how skiers control skiing speed using V2-skating. Subjects skied with three submaximal and maximal speeds on 100 m 4° uphill. Cycle varia...

There are 27 km. of cross-country ski trails at Scenic Caves Nordic Centre which are groomed daily for classic and skate ski styles.