The snowpack may look pathetic in much of Minnesota this winter, but the cold weather means cross-country skiers can still glide on machine-made snow. It’s a matter of knowing where to go. Four skiing ...

It takes some serious strength to be able to compete in a sport like cross-country skiing. In addition to needing proper movement and coordination like every other skier and snowboarder soaring down ...

This would take no time at all on downhill skis. I could barely hear my thoughts above the loud grind of my cross-country skis that I held stiffly in pizza mode (meaning, I was pointing my skis ...

All you need to cross country ski are boots, skis, and poles. But before you snag the first skinny skis you see, ask yourself what you want out of the experience. Do you want to meander through the ...

It was a good day to get out and cross country ski at Spirit Mountain. About 50 5th graders from Myers-Wilkins spent some time learning the sport. And their instructors are UMD students, who are ...

Cross-country skiing is one of my favorite ways to get a full-body workout during the winter, and I love finding new trails through the Cross Country Ski Areas Association. I suppose that it’s partly ...

Tonight, The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation was founded more than 50 year ago and over the years has taught countless young kids how to skate on snow. The center draws many to the quintessential New ...

On a classic bluebird Colorado morning, ski instructor Beth Carter, known to most as Hurricane, stood outside the Crested Butte Nordic Center providing step-by-step instructions to a group of 25 ...

Deborah Impiazzi, left, and her guide Joleen Widmark, right, ski down a hill at Soldier Hollow on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Midway. Lilly Holloway, right, and her guide Joan Holcomb, left, pose for a ...

Last week, 21 U.S. Ski and Snowboard athletes formally accepted their nominations to join the 2025-26 U.S. Cross-Country Ski ...