ry skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the bWhoever invented travel over snow using skis must have been an explorer. It is obvious that the earliest skiers were people who lived in areas where snow was a predominant feature and travel was essential for survival. Cross-country skiing is thought to have originated in Scandinavia and may have even been prevalent among Native Americans. The credit for introducing this kind of skiing as a sport to North America goes to Norwegian emigrants, Snowshoe Thompson and Jackrabbit Johannsen. Today Scandinavian countries, especially Finland, ensure that their army is equipped to travel on skis in winter. As a winter sport, this is very popular in Northern Europe and Canada.

What is cross-country skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the bo

ture and travel was essential for survival. Cross-country skiing is thought to have originated in Scandinavia and may have even been prevalent among Native Americans. The credit for introducing this kind of skiing as a sport to North America goes to Norwegian emigrants, Snowshoe Thompson and Jackrabbit Johannsen. Today Scandinavian countries, especially Finland, ensure that their army is equipped to travel on skis in winter. As a winter sport, this is very popular in Northern Europe and Canada.

What is cross-country skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the b

it for introducing this kind of skiing as a sport to North America goes to Norwegian emigrants, Snowshoe Thompson and Jackrabbit Johannsen. Today Scandinavian countries, especially Finland, ensure that their army is equipped to travel on skis in winter. As a winter sport, this is very popular in Northern Europe and Canada.

What is cross-country skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the b

ially Finland, ensure that their army is equipped to travel on skis in winter. As a winter sport, this is very popular in Northern Europe and Canada.

What is cross-country skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the b

ry skiing? It is skiing through ski trails of varying lengths - a kind of "bushwalking on skis." It is the one of the toughest of endurance sports, using every muscle in the body, burning the most number of calories in an hour.

Like everything else in the world, cross-country skiing too, has its history. The skis themselves were made of wood with bamboo poles and leather grips. Boots with thick soles were the required footwear, and bindings were essentially twisted wood-based thread. Then came the Kandahar bindings that fastened both boots in the front as well as the back. The Rat Trap or Nordic fastening was done only in the front.

Today, skis are thin and long, built for speed, and spread the weight of the skier equally. Two poles are used for typical downhill skiing and are generally made of aluminum, fiberglass or graphite. The skier's heel remain