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Outside Health and Fitness How to Cross Country Ski

How to Cross Country Ski

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Outside Health and Fitness

How to Cross Country Ski

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The Basics of Cross Country Skiing

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Health Benefits

Keeps You Young & Fit!

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Health Benefits

Keeps You Young & Fit!Total Body Workout

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Health Benefits

Keeps You Young & Fit!Total Body WorkoutLow Impact

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Health Benefits

Keeps You Young & Fit!Total Body WorkoutLow ImpactBurns Calories

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Health Benefits

Keeps You Young & Fit!Total Body WorkoutLow ImpactBurns CaloriesImproves Your Mood

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Getting Started

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What You Need - Boots

Boots -

ComfortableWarmMatch your bindings

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What You Need - Bindings

Bindings- 75 MM - old school I LOVE

these! - NNN - Most popular- NNN-BC - For back country! - SNS - another popular option

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What You Need - Poles

BootsBindingsPoles

Style Length

Recreational Armpit length

Backcountry Adjustable Poles

Skate Skiing Just under your chin

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What You Need - Skis

Skis

Waxless - Fish ScalesDouble CamberEdges or No Edges

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What You Need - A Good Attitude

You WILL fall down

It WILL feel uncomfortable

You WILL pick it up FAST

You WILL have fun!

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Kick and GlideIt’s just like walking

Up and Down

Practice on One Ski

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How to Stop

GlideSnowplowUse Your PolesSit-Down

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How to Turn

Kick TurnStep TurnSnowplowTelemark

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Going Down Hill

Pull an 11 SnowplowUse Your PolesTeleMark

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Going Up- Hill

Kick and GlideJog HerringboneSide Step

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Where to do it?

Nordic Ski Center

Snowmobile Trails

Wild Snow

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