Nordic Skiing (Cross-Country)
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Upcoming event:

Schuss/Shanty Creek Instructional // Downhill & Cross Country // Jan 8 - 10, 2010

Oscoda // Cross Country // Jan 15 - 17, 2010

Big M - Caberfae // Downhill & Cross Country // Jan 29 - 31, 2010

Terrace Inn in Petoskey, Michigan // Downhill & Cross Country // Feb 5 - 7, 2010

Grayling, Michigan // Cross Country // Feb 12 - 14, 2010

Traverse City // Cross Country // Feb 19 - 21, 2010

Cancelled Stokely Creek, Canada // Cross Country // Mar 5 - 8, 2010

Cross-Country Tech Talk by Stein, Eric's Son
These pages are devoted to the technology and hardware of cross-country and backcountry skiing.

Ski Types
Ski Construction
Ski Core Construction Materials
No-Wax Ski Bases
"Demo'ing" Skis and Other Equipment
Ski Maintenance, Transportation and Storage
Ski Bindings
Ski Poles
Ski Boots
Clothes: The Base Layer
Clothes: The Insulating Layer
Clothes: Head, Hands and Feet
Clothes: The Outer Layer
Packs
Emergency Trail Kits
Car Kits and Travel Advice
Roller Skis and Inline Skates
Heart Rate Monitors
Eye and Skin Protection

Waxing Eloquent by Mr. Klister
These pages are devoted the preparation and waxing of cross-country and backcountry skis.

The Basics of Cross-Country Waxing
How Grip Waxes Work
How Glide Waxes Work
Ski Base Preparation
Waxing Tools
Finding the Grip Wax Zone
Applying Wax
Benefits of Glide Wax
Layering Waxes
Reading Snow Conditions
Grip Wax Selection
Two-Wax Systems for Grip
The Joys of Klister
Dealing with Bad Wax
Cures for Clumping
Waxing Around the Freezing Point
The New Fluorocarbon Waxes
Wax Kits
Base Repairs
Cleaning and Storing Skis

The Body Shop by Hans and Franz;
These pages are devoted to training and conditioning for cross-country skiing.

Section 1: Pre-Season 1 (Anerobic Threshold)
Section 2: Pre-Season 2 (Building Endurance)
Section 3: Pre-Season 3 (Specificity and Heart Rate Monitoring)
Section 4: Early Season 1 (Anerobic Exercises)
Section 5: Early Season 2 (Power Training)
Section 6: Peak Season 1 (Endurance Speed)
Section 7: Peak Season 2 (Muscular Speed)
Section 8: Late Season (Fitness Evaluation and Goal Setting)
Section 9: Off-Season 1 (Aerobic Strength)
Section 10: Off-Season 2 (Muscular Strength)

Cross-Country Ski School by Dr. Telemark, PhSki
These pages are devoted to improving your cross-country skiing skills.

Each month during the ski season (December to March) a new lesson will be added. These lessons are not designed to teach you to ski if you have never done so. (Go take a lesson, if you don't already know the basics) Rather, their purpose is to teach you the fine points of the technique that will transform you from a pathetic shuffler into poetry in motion. (How's that for a deal!) You can't just read them and improve, however, you have to get out and practice These are exercises, not bathroom reading. So get going, practice and soon you, too, will look like a Nordic god.

Weight Shift
The Advanced Kick
Basic Uphill Technique
Basic Downhill Technique
Double Poling
Step Turns
Traversing Up Hills
More Techniques for Climbing Hills