Introduction to Cross-Country Skiing

SPORT NAME: Cross-Country Skiing
ALSO KNOWN AS: Nordic Skiing
SPORT TYPE: | Snow | Winter | Downhill |

What is Cross Country Skiing?
Cross-country skiing is also known as Nordic skiing and it is a winter snow sport during which participants slide across flat or relatively flat terrain wearing long flat runners (skis with free-heel bindings) on their feet and using ski poles to propel themselves.

Organizations

ENTITY: FIS - Cross Country Skiing Discipline
WEB SITE: ? | Link |

ENTITY: U.S. Ski and Snowboard - Cross Country Skiing Discipline
WEB SITE: usskiandsnowboard.org - teams - cross country skiing | Link |

Places to Cross Country Ski

U.S. National Parks With Crosscountry Skiing
- A -
Acadia National Park | winter |
- B -
Bandelier National Monument | park |
Bryce Canyon National Park | winter |
- C -
Catoctin Mountain Park | cross country skiing |
Cedar Breaks National Monument | winter activities |
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | winter activities |
Crater Lake National Park | park (crla) |
Cuyahoga Valley National Park | winter sports |
- D -
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area | ? |
Denali National Park and Preserve | ? |
- F -
Fort Necessity National Battlefield | park (fone) |
Friendship Hill National Historic Site | park (frhi) |
- G -
Glacier National Park | crosscountry sking |
Grand Teton National Park | skiing and snowshoeing |
Great Basin National Park | visiting in winter |
Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve | hiking |
- I -
Ice Age National Scenic Trail | outdoor activities |
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | winter activities |
- K -
Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument | park (kaww) |
Kenai Fjords National Park | winter activities |
- L -
Lake Clark National Park & Preserve | park (lacl) |
Lassen Volcanic National Park | winter activities |
Lava Beds National Monument | park (labe) |
- M -
Marsh - Billings - Rockefeller National Historical Park | winter sports |
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area | park (miss) |
Missouri National Recreational River | places to go |
- N -
North Country National Scenic Trail | park (noco) |
- O -
Olympic National Park | hurriane ridge in winter |
- P -
Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore | crosscountry skiing |
- R -
Rocky Mountain National Park | winter activities |
- S -
Saratoga National Historical Park | hours |
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | seki park |
Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore | ski |
- V -
Valles Caldera National Preserve | cross country skiing |
Voyageurs National Park | winter activities |
- Y -
Yellowstone National Park | skiing and snowshoeing |
Yukon - Charley Rivers National Preserve | winter activities |