Beginner Cross Country Ski Lesson

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[@sovereign775]

For the lady narrating this. You are awesome and beautiful 🙏♥️

[@michujo]

Hands down the best explanation on KZbin, both in the content and quality of the presentation.

[@jann.2387]

Best video when you want to start from the very beginning 👍👍

[@grahamharvey5164]

Well! What an impressively clear, coherent presentation. This is exactly what is required to inspire confidence in the, perhaps tentative, aspirant skier. I have forwarded it to my daughter who has doubts about her ability to cope with skiing despite her husband’s new found enthusiasm. I think that I over-faced her when she was a child by trying to teach her myself .... disaster.

[@petergilbert72]

I know nothing about CC skiing but am off to Tirol next month to do some, so this video was really valuable, thank you. Particularly like the illustrative coloured arrows and the ‘rewinds’ so I could see exactly what was going on.

[@MT-tx7bu]

Just got my x country skis. I've skied downhill for years, so this is new to me. Tried my first day today and, boy, it's been a while since I've been on any kind of ski, so it was rough. Thank you for this video. I need some training! AAAAAAH!

[@anitastone168]

I'm a Brit, living in Norway for the last 12 years. I HATED x- country, to begin with ,now I just love it . My daughter visits in Winter ( not this one ,sadly ☹) and ,she too, far prefers x-country to downhilling. Watching this ,after it popped up , just to pick up tips and see if techniques can be refined. Great video. Happy skiing everyone 🥶🥶😁

[@THEFORDFARMER]

Thanks for a very good lesson. It was a great help for me an eighty year old beginner.

[@bernadettegorman9975]

A straight forward tutorial, to the point, demonstrations well done. Thanks I needed the refresher. Many things came back to me as I watched it.

[@esterimmel]

Thanks for the video! I will try this weekend. So excited!

[@paulgissing861]

Really like the beginning progression. I use many of the techniques demonstrated but I really like the sequence, and the movement from terrain to terrain.

[@antonioCsilveira]

This is a great video, really well structured. It helped me a lot. Thank you.

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

Very, very nice!! Oh, I wish I lived near snow! I’ll be trying this the next time I go skiing (downhill). It looks like great fun and excellent exercise. Much appreciation for posting.

[@trishmarck7798]

great video and reminder of all the skills I was taught a number of years ago and had forgotten....great that this was filmed at the Nordic centre in Canmore....gorgeous trails and so glad they are right in my backyard...

[@paulhouston3672]

Really, REALLY, helpful video. I'm going out for my first time today in Edmonton! Thank you :)

[@bengt_axle]

I worked at a ski school with small children. This is a great way to begin a first day on skis. With kids we did away with poles and did games with a beach ball, but it builds the same skills.

[@marciabollo149]

Wonderful video! I'm trying to refresh skills from my youth and she gives very clear directions, Nearly impossible to misunderstand her instructions!

[@michellenother5461]

This was a great intro to XC skate skiing. Thank you.

[@jeffgoldberg6022]

Great video Kim. I often start off beginners and your series of drills will be very helpful. The only element that may have been helpful to some was demonstrating how to properly put on loop poles. Otherwise, you described all the important elements so well! Much thanks.

[@karkinissan]

Amazing video. Very detailed and well explained. Thank you!

[@ricardaskaleckis5613]

Thanks for a great lesson. That helps a lot for me as a beginner 👏

[@bartdaw6681]

Great video with excellent instruction!

[@franklindtiger]

Learning to XC ski during the pandemic. Thank you very much for this video.

[@esmeraldacastellanos8552]

Thank you so much for this video. Is very helpful and well explained! Looking forward to going back to Canmore

[@MakeSenseToYourLife]

Excellent video! Thank you so much!

[@TheGryph78]

Many thanks for the video. Very helpful!

[@sirikornchasvised2597]

Thank you very much, this is a great technique for beginner like me❤❤❤

[@lanabear2707]

This is wonderful! I’m a mom of two and heading out with a thule chariot ❤️

[@brucesimms4862]

Well done Kim

[@virendrasingh-ro9yo]

very detailed and easy to understand, good job!

[@janinerosenke5463]

Beautiful video. Thank you.

[@joywang821]

Great video! very detailed and well structured! Thanks a lot!!

[@chinaski5]

Awesome vídeo! Thanks!

[@nhitnut]

Thank youuuu for your video! In next 3 days will be my very very first ski lesson!! Bit nervous and excited! Wish me luckkkk

[@NordicSkiLab]

Good luck!

[@jonathanosbaldiston9282]

Great video - very useful. Thanks J. (Scotland)

[@eliebustros8724]

Very good video and learning.

[@TheSandkastenverbot]

Great video!

[@colleenhathaway8415]

Great tips! Thank you

[@stephenbethell7548]

Thanks ! From a Brit who now lives in Russia and is loving cross country :-)

[@eliashagen2484]

ITS bullshit

[@Ayram9]

Wow that was super helpful, thanks!

[@sloperusa]

Awesome tutorial. Thanks for all the helpful information. Fun fact: the reverse kick turn which is taught last in this video is the first move i learned 40+ years ago when i first donned skis. Great useful beginner info here!

[@kristinechannel5551]

Thanks for this 😍i learn a lot tomorrow i will try to ski 😍

[@Magnus--Johansson]

This is a very good first cross-country ski lesson, Kim. Have you made a corresponding roller ski lesson? Many of the exercises in this video have their places in such a lesson.

[@lucienr]

Well done ! It was useful to me. Thank you. :)

[@aeyranchida5321]

Thank you very much.

[@jlo272]

Great video

[@josephryan5949]

Great tips ! I really need to practice turning, because there's always a tree at the bottom of a hill where a turn appears. Also pretty terrifying to lose control going uphill, and slide back down in reverse !

[@khimbahadurchhetri4767]

Thank 😮

[@myhouseimports]

Great Video: thanks!

[@jasonk3605]

Beautiful Canmore, Alberta.

[@guowenlei134]

really nice introduction. Takk

[@deltafour1212]

Thanks for reminding me why I went with snoweshoeing

[@istvanpali6125]

Így a székban ülve is néhány szorongást feloldott. Remélem- ha lesz hó, ott is emlékezek a gyakorlatokra. Ami most nagyon jól síkerült az a fordítás. érhető volt, lehetett követni a mozgássort. Gratulálok. Mit mondtak a magyar huszárok: Hely ha én is én is köztetek lehetnék?

[@QuickZ_]

Wonderful video. just what I was looking for. eginner stage has always been terrifying. Imagining toxic people screaming at you for being in the way :p. With this video I get some exercises to tackle the most challenging situations. Ill make an attempt to get out in to the tracks next season :)

[@damianolivecchi2437]

Ciao brava ottimo video molto interessante e chiaro.

[@sergiopomesanovedda5466]

excelent explication

[@MarsBound60]

What a great video for new beginners like me! What about vision? Should I like at the tips of the skis or 20 metres in front? Thx.

[@NordicSkiLab]

That’s a good question. Don’t look at the tops of the skis. Generally the torso is angled forward slightly and the head matches that lean. On the flats you end up looking about 15 feet up the trail but that varies

[@PlaidHiker]

“It is not common to get hurt cross country skiing” **Swedish flashbacks**

[@bennysworld16]

Great video & very informative video thanks for sharing 🙏🫡

[@jonsnow1973]

Beginner question here about using the tracks, fo you have to use these or ard you allowed to free roam around? In other words why use the tracks at all?

[@rositaclaro5773]

Last resort is use/drag your pole tips & FALL DOWN ( not close to a tree!

[@diegoalvarado1771]

Harder than it looks!

[@jackdaniels2905]

Canmore, Alberta?

[@chrislennon3925]

hi Kim- thanks for this, I don't see the link to the downloadable version you mentioned?

[@NordicSkiLab]

The link is on this page, at the top and in the course overview/description: nordicskilab.com/first-day-lesson-plan-for-absolute-beginners/

[@sandraredmond4812]

Is there a left or right ski?

[@NordicSkiLab]

Nope

[@sandraredmond4812]

@@NordicSkiLab thanks. Appreciated the video. Learning new skills to ski out at the lake. No tracks! But also no hills!

[@christopheschouwey1288]

There is some mystery in diagonal stride. Some instructors say we must put all our weight on the ski as we kick, but it does make no sense. If you are on one ski, all your weight will be on it, there is nothing we can do about it. What might make a difference is on which part of the ski you put your weight, your toes or your heel? I believe that skis are designed so that they uncamber more when the weight is on the heel, so that you get more grip. Any info on this, anyone?

[@NordicSkiLab]

Remember, your mass is constant but your weight is not. Think of how the reading on a bathroom scale fluctuates if you bounce up and down on it. Your weight varies on the ski through the stride cycle. At times (hopefully as you kick the ski) it's heavier than it would be if you were just standing on a scale.

[@Magnus--Johansson]

The weight should be put on the forefoot because one wants to effectively compress the camber and have an active ankle joint.

[@frenchm8819]

OK, can someone tell me how do I take my boots off now -:(

[@NordicSkiLab]

That's a good question! Sorry I didn't mention it in the video. If the binding is "manual" you will lift the tab (reverse the thing you did to attach it). If the binding is "automatic", there's a "button" to press down near the toe. It helps to lift the heel too. BTW, it's always worth the small extra cost to buy manual bindings instead of "automatic" bindings.

[@frenchm8819]

​@@NordicSkiLab Thank you for your answer and great video BTW! I put my new ski on to practice with the video in my living room, and I couldn't take the boots off. They are still attached to ski -:). I cross-country skied only one time last year and I love it, even do I spent the first 2 minutes on my butt. I asked for one for my birthday and my friends really bought me one. I need to be good at it now, pressure! All that being said the boots are still attached, I tried everything you said. Oh well, I'm going to the park to practice with the boots attach to them. -:) thank you !!!!!!!!!!!

[@NordicSkiLab]

@@frenchm8819 No!!! You have to figure it out. There is either a lever that you lift (like the second pair in the video) but I think it's more likely that you have automatic bindings. Automatic bindings: there's a spot in front of the boot with a little indent. Standing in your boots, with your skis on, you probably have to press down with the tip of the pole on that little indent. That will press a "button" that will release the binding. Or try searching "how to take off cross country skis automatic binding"...or take them into a store and ask for help. Good luck!

[@elmoreglidingclub3030]

Very, very nice!! Oh, I wish I lived near snow! I’ll be trying this the next time I go skiing (downhill). It looks like great fun and excellent exercise. Much appreciation for posting.