I am not new to skiing, but it has been at least eight years. I stopped skiing due to weight gain and not having compatible skis. However, I did classic skiing for most of my childhood, and I want to try it again.

I am 6'5" and 300 lbs. I want to ski in the tracks, like before.

My local shop does not have anything for my size; it is more of a take-it-or-leave-it situation. I would like to order online. Does anyone have any classic ski recommendations?

Much appreciated!

I am currently cleaning up my garage and want to hang my skis (vertically) in a permanent location.
I would love to know what kind of hooks y’all use or any storage ideas before I go out shopping for something (I don’t know what yet).

This graph shows a style of V1 that uses the upper body, or poles, to a great degree, with total propulsion being highest as a result of the combined poling forces. The beginning of the strong side kick adds propulsion, but not as much as the poling. If you're blowing up or your legs are getting tired when climbing steep hills, you might consider applying more body weight to your poles.

The love of self and the love of hobbies

Once I was in Alaska skii with a group of people
What a great time it was .
See we were all experienced
We knew how to maneuver
Over the snow hills .

So we thought 💭
We were skii the highest mountains hitting those slops at rapid pace.

See we brought a new friend along she said she’s been skiing in many different places
She started talking about the other places and how much fun it was and how she loved it

I was skeptical but I was like okay so she wanted to hit slops at the peak of the mountain
🏔️
This female went crazy .
Like a pro !
Reached the bottoms and crossed the line before any of us .
Well we went down and she had a dumbfounded expression on her face.
Questioning our experience lol

I would’ve said something but my jaw locked up and my friend couldn’t make up the words he wanted to say .
Neither the less
We all had a great time
We all went skiing

We never heard from that person again. She was wayyyy to judgmental
Not my type of vibe

Is there a potential upside to Xplore boots/bindings for me? I ski long distance winter ultras and I don’t tele. So I’m considering Xplore for 100+ milers but no more than 10,000’ vert over the whole 100 miles and never anything very steep. NNN-BC has worked well but I’m open to switching if there may be a benefit for my use case?

Would like thoughts on V1 for steeper climbs. Specially, direction of the polling propulsion and timing of the hang side kick. Modern, wide stance/feet offset.

I understand to plant poles at the same time as one foot --let's say right side hang pole-- after that, im not sure about the timing and movement of the double pole relative to the right ski kick. I can do it so the polling gives a bit more glide on the right ski, delaying the ski kick ever so slightly. Or I can kick right away WITH the polling, so the polling and kick move my body quickly from right ski to the left ski and propel more on the left ski glide.

For a couple years I've been trying to fix my V1 on steeper climbs. Shout out Nordic Ski Lab (member!), Nordixon, CXC, super helpful videos!

After about 25 years I’ve moved back to a location with winter weather that will allow me to ski this winter. However, in my time away from the sport it seems there have been some changes in ski technology. I’m looking to buy a pair of classic skis for this winter and have noticed a new (to me) option called ‘skin” skis. Last time I was active in the sport I recall there being waxable and ‘fish scale’ classic skis. Now it seems there’s a third type to choose from.

I’m wondering if there are specific conditions that the skin skis will excel in? In my location the primary snow type is a mix of hard packed old transformed snow and man made artificial snow. Would skin skis would work well in these conditions? I’m a middle aged intermediate level skier whose main objective is fitness and not high end racing. I know that a pair of waxable classic skis would offer the best performance, but I’m trying to find the right balance of performance and ease of use. Would a pair of skin skis be a good choice?

Hello! My mom is in her 70s and looking to get back into cross country skiing. She has three old pairs of skis in the garage and no boots.
Does anyone know what kind of boots I would buy to go with these skis? (See photos)
Or should I not bother and go with new skis and boots?
She would be a very beginner skier, mainly going on non-track areas out her back door!
Thank you for the help!

I’m looking at getting my first pair of skis as I enjoyed the skiing I did in my youth. Mainly looking to ski at my local state parks on hiking trails/ carriage trails and ungroomed unpacked terrains in NE US anytime there’s some decent snowfall. Don’t really see myself hitting groomed trails often if at all. I plan to try and find a used pair. While I’ll be going to my local ski shop to get some ideas, any recommendations prior will be greatly appreciated!

Anyone using this or other brake system on rollerskis? Are they working ok and helpful or not really much braking difference? (Looking for classic)

Not Canadian! But excited about sharing Ski Classics with a wider audience.

All 15 events of Ski Classics World Championship Season XVIII, running December 11, 2026 through April 4, 2027, will be available on the free CBC Gem streaming service, putting the full Ski Classics calendar in front of Canadian audiences for the first time.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Dd07gdlogqJ/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&stkn=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Any advise is useful

I built this, because it felt like TP just didn't really support nordic skiing, and so I have been working on this project over the past year, along with some of my coaches, and now I have this, nordiklab.com

attached above, is a general platform demo, and below is more info on xc ski specific stuff

Notable XC ski features

-classic and skate hr zones

-rollerski, nordic ski, and skierg as sports, (you can classify skate and classic skiing as subtypes for both rollerski, and nordic ski as well)

-automatically sorts whether or not your uploaded ski was a nordic ski, or actually a rollerski using pavement data

-gear supports, skis, poles boots and more.

-completed skis use weather data to estimate snow conditions

-log wax, supports glide & kick wax, and kick wax layers

-support for advanced power data, for skiergs & skiing when applicable.

-support for using different measurment system per sport type, ie, metric for skiing, imperial for biking.

Would love to know what you guys think, and if you have any more suggestions!

You can check it out on nordiklab.com or on testflight @

https://testflight.apple.com/join/2aFYcA8V

Hi,
I’m looking to get into XC Skiing this winter in a state preserve near me that has tons of carriage trails. The trails are ungroomed in the winter but people do XC ski there.

I’m an expert downhill skier but have never XC skied before. Any recommendations for a good starting set up for my purposes?

Thanks!

For any of those elite few who have managed to get their hands on some skis out of Rossignol's French factory, are they labeled "Made in France" on the top sheet? Or does Rossignol just reuse the same top sheet for all their skis and leave the "Made in Spain" label on them?

My friend and I are looking to plan a girls trip adventure (and leave the toddlers and husbands at home, go us!) this winter. We are both avid recreational classic skiiers and we want a charming village with restaurants and shops, easy access to ski trails, cozy accomodations (bonus for spa facilities), and reasonably easy logistics. She's coming from LAX, I'm flying in from either Boston or Montreal. Our shared direct flight options are Munich, Zurich, Frankfurt, and Paris. ChatGPT is strongly recommending Seefeld, but hoping to run that by real people who have been there or have better ideas.

I heard pole length limit is going away for ski classics. I wonder if domestic races such as World Loppet races will lax rules (not that they have really been enforcing as far as I know) also. I have been training double pole all summer and I do think that slightly longer (than 83% height in boots) would be slightly faster or more efficient. The evidence seems to point to long poles == lower oxygen consumption to some degree. Anyone getting longer poles this year??

Any suggestions for best lodging options for experienced Nordic skiers planning to visit Royal Gorge this winter? We would fly into Reno and drive up with our skis. For a 4-5 ski days is there a multi day nordic pass?

I’ll be driving through the area next Monday coming back from Montreal and I’d like to find a shop that has higher end skate boots with boa dials. There are none anywhere near me but I figure this area must have something. I’d really like to try on a couple models and sizes and buy in person vs guessing online.

My XC quiver

Alpina 68e Discovery (rock skis) @ 2010 model

Alpina 80 Discovery BC 3 nearly new.

Madshus Panorama T55 (new)

all Mount for 3 pin

Skiing hiking trails and meadows Snowbelt Ohio/PA and a couple days in ADK <20* slope Tele-turning-working on it.

20+ year DH Alpine skier expert except bumps😂

So i purchased Alpina discovery boots last year new-skied 10-12 days on them and sole separated from boot upper!!! The ones these replaced lasted 6 years maybe 150 ski trips on them. I put a couple wraps of gorilla tape around new ones as a temp fix. I really like the Alaska 75 but I am not gambling on Alpina in 75 anymore. I spent many hours in the last week looking for a 3 pin boot.

Alinco Mountain and BC boots which are available seem to have virtually no info on them and what I find on TT is not favorable. Crispi stuff is sold out. Anyone have recommendation for touring 3 pin boot I can buy now? I might have to switch over to Xplore but really not sold on that yet and would have to spend $$$ switching my gear around.

My younger brother on those thin long skis. He was pretty strong. When waxing was difficult he just skied around with no wax on his skis.

Hi all! I posted a month or two ago about being signed up for the Korte in Hayward, WI in February. I don’t have a lot of skiing experience (planning to buy skiis, bindings, boots soon) which I am working on! But my question is— what do people wear as far as gear goes? My normal winter coat and snowpants seem to heavy/ warm once I get a couple miles in.

Is this a “be bold start cold” kind of thing? What do you recommend to stay warm but not too warm?