Cross-country skiing building skills for fun and fitness
For the novice to intermediate cross-country skier; instruction by a member of the national Nordic Demonstration Team. Techniques demonstrated in step-by-step photos. Special learning activities reinforce instruction. Side bars for trouble-shooting common problems and matching technique to terrain a...
| Main Author: | Hindman, Steve, 1957- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Seattle :
Mountaineers Books,
2005.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cross-country skiing-Fun, fitness, and adventure: Flogged: Gregg Rinkus
- Track skiing-Skiing for fun and fitness
- Backcountry skiing-Skiing for fun and adventure: Serendipity: Don Portman
- Skiing for fun
- Learning to ski: Truth about technique
- Finding a good coach
- Taking a lesson
- Basic ski skills: Getting started
- Moving forward
- Poling
- Putting it all together
- Climbing hills
- Going downhill
- Equipment: Categories of ski equipment
- Skis: Short story on no-wax skis: Mitch Mode
- Bindings
- Boots
- Poles
- Accessories and clothing: Packs
- Ski and boot bags
- Pulks
- Racks and car-top carriers
- Clothing
- Skiing with kids: Equipment and clothing
- How kids learn
- Start at home
- Learning area
- Teaching basic skills
- Organized ski programs
- Games
- Waxing for grip and glide: Why Wax?
- Waxing for glide
- Getting skis to grip
- Practical tips: In your pack
- Finding your way
- Sun protection
- Getting ready
- Companions
- Lunch stops
- Parking in Snow country
- Skiing for fun and fitness: Magic of speed and grace: Which to choose: Classic skiing or skating
- Nordic center near you
- Snowmobile trails
- Other alternatives
- Classic and skate skiing basics: Balance in motion
- Effective and versatile double poling
- Downhill maneuvers
- Downhill tactics
- Classic skiing: Diagonal stride
- Effective poling
- Get a grip
- Adjust to the hill
- Take your time
- Transitions
- Skate skiing: Basic leg skating
- Poling preparation
- Skates
- V-2 (or one skate)
- V-2 Alternate (or two skate)
- Free skate or no poles skate
- V-1 (or offset skate)
- Marathon skate
- Diagonal skate
- Racing and training: Citizen racing
- Practical tips: Best laid plans: Steve Walker
- Few words about technique
- Ski training: Real life fairy tale: Sue Wemyss
- Dry-land training activities
- Skiing for fun and adventure: Backcountry skiing: Things to know before you go
- Avalanche terrain: Setting the track: Scott McGee
- Equipment
- Climbing on skins
- Overnight trips
- Parallel and telemark turns: Learning to turn: Skiing is believing: Arnold Lunn
- Getting ready for parallel turns
- Moving from wedge to parallel
- Using your poles
- Tele tweak
- Turning in challenging conditions.