riverside73

littleg stole the words out from under my fingers! While I much prefer to let gravity do the work, I have patrolled the last three years at a Nordic Center (where XC skiers go and not tele skiers, whoops, that's a whole nother thread!!!). Definitely start with the snow plow just like in downhill. But without the metal edges, you really need to keep your speed down so you don't lose it. You will also want to keep your boot flat on the ski. Most modern boot/binding set ups are made so the binding has a "rail" that a "groove" on the bottom of the boot will ride on, therefore increasing your stability. if you are on older gear, well then.....GET SOME NEW STUFF!!!! XC gear is way cheaper than everything else!!

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tmoney727t

xc is for tools

altagirl

XC is for people who want to be in killer shape. It's a workout and it's better than running or going to the gym.

Public_Enemy

more fun too it's been years since i've been though.

CaptainPolution

yea I jsut picked up some atomic nordic skis, on the shorter side because they will mainly be an approach ski rather than ski up then ski down. But, I will try the suggested ways to turn

snow_boarder815

i have only been once. i just stayed in the little tracks on the side the whole time. it was fun

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