Anyone here try cross country skiing?
My dad is really into it
I do it once in a while, it's great exercise and a lot of fun.
Yeah I love it, Minnesota has a good skiing community so there are a lot of places that groom trails and rent skis. I rented for a year and then bought my own cheap pair of fischers, I will be training for a race up in Mora mn now that we finally got some snow.
I want to try skiing and camping but I really only have summer camping gear. I imagine you can cover much more ground than hiking.
Not OP, but how much distance can you usually put behind you in a good day of skiing with a backpack? I'm planning a winter trip in Norway atm, probably going to go across Jotunheimen so it will be somewhat rugged terrain. Any ideas on what's realistic?
>>640908
>rugged terrain
side step up very steep hillsides,, snowshoes wontdo.
>>640958
I know, not a complete newbie at cross country skiing, I've just never gone on any longer trips so I don't know what kind of distances it's realistic to expect putting behind you in a day or a week.
>>640973
That's not really a question that can be answered because there are too many variables.
>>640908
You need to determine that yourself. Your own cardiac ability and experience on skis will be the biggest factor. Don't plan on trecking/backpacking etc on dryland in the summer without a practice hike or 2. Skis just add to the fact that your going to be harder to get to if you do get injured/lost or run out of calories. With all that said experienced skiers can go a VERY long ways depending on terrain.
>>642485
If you're breaking trail, snow depth and density will be the other biggest factor.
>>642485
>>642510
Alright, thanks for the replies. I'm in pretty good shape, not expert on skis but not a total beginner either, and rather experienced in /out/ related things in general. I'll just stay within a comfortable distance of a road I guess, so if I totally overestimate the distances I can travel, I can at least hitchhike or whatever.
