>>1895751I can't tell you much about running skis, which I assume is what you are asking. Downhill skis is kind of a mixed bag for burning calories. On the one hand, it really works well on your muscles and not only legs, provided of course you are riding hard, know what you are doing and so on, on the other hand I just can't imagine going skiing and not hitting the bar every 2 hours to get a hot beer with honey and preferably a grilled sausage with mustard and onions. You burn that shit in about 40 minutes or less depending on the steepness of the slope, so it doesn't get you fat, but forget about losing any weight. Theoretically you can forgo those pit-stops, but it's cold and you need the energy, especially considering you'll constantly have to weave around slow-pokes on the hill, ice, roots and other hazards. It takes effort and a lot of mental concentration. From my one-time experience with running skis, all I can say is that it's basically like running when you're on flat or uphill and kind of shit on the downhill. Those skis are thin, not much control over them, so forget about hitting good speeds and that satisfying pendulum effect when you just do turns not to accelerate. As a means of transportation, maybe if you live in Norway or some place like that. Over here, there's barely any proper winter anymore, so it's either public transport, a car or a bike.
>>1895863This anon isn't wrong though, I once went on holiday in winter to a cabin and the closest village with a store was on the other side of a frozen lake. I can't skate for shit, but ice skates was the quickest way to get booze and frozen pizza. We're talking 20 minutes out the door and back versus an hour by car. Fear factor was another thing, winter was frosty, so the ice was thick, but falling down (and I fell a lot), was super scary, since I always pictured myself breaking bones or breaking the ice.
As far as general winter transportation goes, a proper bike still wins. Or just get a horse.
