Category Archives: Ski Films

Films found on the internet or stuff originating in the club

XC Zone On YouTube

Here’s a some content I found on the Cross Country Skier website. It links to the XC Zone YouTube Channel, which has some really high quality videos on Cross Country Skiing Technique

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmR5WXd_F8I[/youtube]

To go straight to the XC Zone You Tube Channel click here

New Skate Ski Technique Films

Earlier this summer I took a few short films to demonstrate different skate skiing techniques. They are demonstrated by members of the Brit Nordic team, so you could do a lot worse than copy them. Hopefully I can get Roy to write something to explain the different techniques

Skate 1

This is good for going up steep hills, it’s the equivalent on 1st gear on a car. Note this is an asymmetric style,  it’ s important to practice it on both sides so you develop your technique evenly. The ski poles are supposed to hit the ground simultaneously with the lead ski.

Here we see Andrew Musgrave going up a hill.

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Ski Centre and Squad Appear on Countryfile

In case you missed it, there was an article on nordic skiiing on the BBC magazine programme Countryfile this weekend. It featured a presenter learning how to cross county ski with Sandy Thorn and interviews with club members, Roy Young, Callum Smith and Andrew Young. The article was filmed last weekend at Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre.

We’re going to get a copy of the item to view from here.  Here’s the link to the episode on the Countryfile website.

link to episode

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