How the cross-country technique works When a skier participates in cross-country (or XC) skiing, they will wear two long, thin skis and carry poles in each hand.

Cross-country skiing may not feature the speed of downhill, but it can be just as fun. Use these tips to get your kids interested in this underrated sport.

Cross-country poles will be longer and feature wider baskets to battle against powdery or deeper snow. Park and pipe poles, as well as freestyle ski poles, will be shorter for enhanced ...

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 ...

I had been ditched in Montana’s far northwestern woods—my friends already far ahead, my only remaining company a set of uncooperative, decades-old cross-country skis and poles found in the ...

Liebner, a collegiate and international competitor in cross-country skiing and Biathlon, wondered why skis and boots were made by skiing experts in Europe, but the poles came from non-skiers in China.

Cross-country poles will be longer and feature wider baskets to battle against powdery or deeper snow. Park and pipe poles, as well as freestyle ski poles, will be shorter for enhanced ...

How We Test We piggybacked our cross-country gear testing on our cross-country ski testing. The same ten male and female athletes who tested skate and classic skis--a crew ranging from 24 to 62 ...

It was Christmas vacation 10 years ago, and we were near Chamonix, France — the site, in 1924, of the first Winter Olympics. There were two cross-country skiing events.

Norway, the birthplace of modern skiing, has historically dominated cross-country skiing at the Olympics and leads the medal count with 121. That’s 41 more medals than the next-closest nation.

Cross country skiing requires boots, skis, and poles, but frigid temperatures also necessitate hat, gloves, coat, and plenty of layers. What to wear for pants can be a particular challenge; stripping ...