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Cross country skiing

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 07:59:11 No.1369007 View View Reply Original Report

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I love hiking but snow season is coming and I want to try a winter sport. Snowboarding and downhill skiing don't really appeal to me so I'm considering cross country skiing.
Is it a meme? How does one get started? What were your best and worst experiences?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 10:36:43 No.1369042 Report

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>>1369007
Rent some skis.
Find out if you like classic (in grooves with kicking) or skating (more the movement you'd be used to with normal skis but much lighter) more.
Find boots you like when you do actually buy your own. Should fit but also comfy. Keep in mind it might get looser as you go.

If you like hiking backcountry skiing may also be your thing but I know even less about that than about CC.

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Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 11:58:36 No.1369060 Report

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>>1369007
Not a meme, very serious thing. Real men ski classic style only.

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Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 13:19:22 No.1369079 Report

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>>1369007

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Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 14:27:56 No.1369101 Report

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>>1369079
Big kekekek

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 21:56:37 No.1369304 Report

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>>1369007
>best experience
Exploring frozen pond and virgin snow. Super peaceful.
>worst experience
Not enough snow, scraping rocks, dog shit on the trail, pond ice sketchy

I'd like to do longer trips this winter, above is just a few hours around the state park. Groomed trails are lame imo

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 22:03:01 No.1369310 Report

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>>1369007
It's aight I guess, but I'm a bit of an adrenaline junkie so I stay on the Alpine/Backcountry side of things. Also, most nordic skiers I know are entitled nutsacks.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 22:19:28 No.1369324 Report

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>>1369310
Tfw want to do backcountry but afraid of avalanches

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 22:35:57 No.1369335 Report

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>>1369324
do it anyway

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 22:48:45 No.1369340 Report

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>>1369335
I'm also lazy and prefer to have a lift take my ass up the mountain

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 22:58:37 No.1369347 Report

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Would it be off topic to use this thread to talk about trail running?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 28 Sep 2018 23:52:23 No.1369367 Report

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>>1369347
no trail running on xc ski trails ruins it for everyone - get some skis.

skate skiing is fun but you can pretty much only do it on maintained trails. traditional is a little less cool but works better if you are the off trail type. also skis work better than snowshoes for 90% of where i've been. just some where the tip width is 70mm and you can fit in ski tracks and be semi floaty out in the powder.

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Pie in the Sky !fQjMcxfXo2 Sat 29 Sep 2018 01:58:15 No.1369422 Report

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>Cross Country
Why when I can have this baby deliver me to the top of the mountain 4 times an hour?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 03:07:43 No.1369454 Report

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>>1369422
>doesn't know what xc skiing is

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 05:45:14 No.1369508 Report

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>>1369454
Cross country:
>skis that are so light they're good for nothing other than pushing
>literally not good for getting down hills
>you generate your own power
>exhausting for stupid reasons

Downhill skiing:
>skis are awesome for air and butters
>let the mountain and chairlift do the work so you can focus on actually being good at skiing
>get air and do cool tricks in and out of the park
>faster speed than any cross country fag could ever hope to achieve
>you ski awesome lines and mountains and its fucking awesome

Only redeeming factor in cc skiing is the womens biathalon

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Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 06:14:07 No.1369514 Report

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>>1369324
>>1369335
That's how people get killed while backcountry skiing. Just this year we had like triple the death rate from avalanches in my country just because some newbies thought they knew where it was safe to ski.
So if you're serious about getting into backcountry skiing you might want to do take a course on avalanche safety (dunno if this exists in your country) and do the first few tours with an experiences person.
Also all the gear you'd need for backcountry skiing can get quite expensive, XC Skiing is probably cheaper

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 06:15:37 No.1369515 Report

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>>1369508
Cross country
>Reach places that you will never explore in winter mostly alone and in the silence of a white nature

Downhill skiing
>be on a slope full of people, restaurant and shop that is seems to be at the mall

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 06:20:03 No.1369516 Report

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>>1369324
But if you want a general rule of thumb: Stay below the tree line and you don't need to worry about avalanches.

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Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 06:21:41 No.1369517 Report

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>>1369324
Take a course first, even if you already know how to skiing very well they will teach you how to "read" the snow, the way to use arva probe and shovel and more useful skills to prevent avalanches and in case of one how to save your company.
Also never go alone

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Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 06:47:37 No.1369526 Report

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>>1369514
Yea, definitely never go alone.

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Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 07:22:22 No.1369538 Report

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>>1369516
don't listen to this guy's advice. His >pic related is good though; I carry the same beacon and probe. Shovel in my pack is either a BCA Dozer or Ortovox Kodiak.

At minimum, check your local avalanche bulletin. That'll tell you the day's problem(s) and what to look for.

Take a rescue course, get the basics down correctly so you don't develop bad habits. The tools aren't hard to use, but there's a right way to use them to do a fast and efficient rescue. It's not something you're going to figure out when your buddy's under the snow.

t. avalanche professional

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Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 10:31:03 No.1369595 Report

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>>1369007
There are few things I would recommend as highly as classic cross country skiing for anyone on /out/. Pic related is from one of my best trips. My worst experience would be the times I got cold. No use rushing getting dressed, and always wear wool under your waterproof shell.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 17:54:29 No.1369764 Report

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>>1369007
Its the most physically demanding sport of all
pro XC skiiers have the highest VO2max of any athletes
your heart rate is basically pinned at maximum BPM and you are going 3mph
its a sport for masochists

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 18:40:33 No.1369777 Report

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>>1369508

Do you even /out? why are you here?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 29 Sep 2018 18:41:34 No.1369778 Report

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>>1369516
>Stay below the tree line and you don't need to worry about avalanches.

this is a fucked up incorrect "rule of thumb"

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 03:55:25 No.1370703 Report

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>>1369777
/asp/ died after being invaded by wrestlefags and now theres no skiing threads anywhere so I browse newschoolers. I /out/ some but I have work 40 hrs a week plus night school. I live to ski on the weekends and I hike now and then. I'd tour backcountry but its difficult and I have no avy gear and shit can get real in utah, so I mainly just ski at snowbird as a weekend warrior. As long as you stay off the main trails plenty of room and sending big airs under the lift is pretty awesome too. Also spring skiing is a fucking party

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 04:37:58 No.1370726 Report

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>>1369007
Groomed trail skiing (skate or classic) is a bit of a "meme" as you put it, but it's still fun. Off track skiing is the best way to get around in the winter.

>>1369508
Yeah, no, you're an idiot.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 04:44:43 No.1370729 Report

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Any good places to learn to XC in california?

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 14:48:56 No.1370918 Report

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>>1370729

lots of places in Tahoe area- ie: Donner ski ranch etc...

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 16:05:11 No.1370956 Report

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 16:36:57 No.1370969 Report

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>>1369007

1) If you have to make a fresh trail in a forest, wide skis are better. Have one guy make a path and when he gets tired, switch positions. This is the most physically demanding type of skiing.

2) If path is already made, lighter and thinner skis are better.

3) Different types of waxing have different types of effects in different types of snow (= snow in certain temperature). You can save a lot of energy by choosing the right type waxing.

4) Skiing is physically demanding, remember to take some food and sports drinks with you if you do long distances with pauses. Also, keeping warm during a pause is nice, having a down/feather jacket (= warm, light extra jacket) really makes the difference here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 16:57:34 No.1370985 Report

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>>1369508
Going downhill on XC is very doable, it just requires more balance and technique than alpine skis. In other words, git gud.

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 19:23:15 No.1371098 Report

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 19:51:18 No.1371115 Report

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cross country skiing never really did it for me, classic or skate, i just never loved it the same way some people do. snowshoeing on the other hand is great. i really want to go solo htis year. seems like it would be so comfy.

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 19:55:30 No.1371118 Report

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>>>1370985

in otherwords... lets get sendy in the side stash brother.

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Anonymous Mon 01 Oct 2018 21:24:45 No.1371160 Report

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can't wait!

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Pie in the Sky Wed 03 Oct 2018 20:59:17 No.1372086 Report

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You try straightlining a chunderfield inbounds on telis and let me know how many bones you break when you crash at 50 mph, in the meantime ill take my 194 d senders over cliffs into off piste powder and ride out just fine

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