What were once basic leather boots stitched onto hard rubber soles have now become sophisticated pieces of technology. The best cross country ski boots have undergone some impressive developments for ...

Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

Cross-country skiers race on skis just two inches wide. Much thinner than their alpine counterparts where downhill, Super-G, giant slalom and slalom skis are much wider. The minimum length of ...

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GHENT, N.Y. — Cross-country skiing is to downhill skiing what snorkeling is to scuba diving. At least that’s how I framed the discussion as I attempted that particular type of skiing in a snowy field ...

It’s even hard for me to believe but it’s true: Until last week, despite a lifetime of ski dedication, I’d never cross-country skied. It wasn’t about proximity: My family ski house was set on a peak ...

Cross country skiing may be one of the most versatile winter sports, accessible to everyone from 90-year-olds with wood skis and three-pin bindings to Olympic gold medalists, first timers on fish ...