I found a good "checklist" of skills for cross-country skiing at the Snoqualmie Nordic Center. I'll be checking off the various techniques as I learn them.
Basic Beginner
Flat Skills
- basic diagonal stride, with poles
- star turn
- double pole
Uphill Skills (gentle slope)
- diagonal stride
- side-step
- herringbone
- traverse and turn
Downhill Skills (gentle slope)
- side-step
- straight run
- gliding wedge
- braking wedge
- stop at bottom with braking wedge
Advanced Beginner
Flat Skills
- proficient diagonal stride, with some glide
- kick/double pole
- kick turn
Uphill Skills (gentle slope)
- traverse with kick turn
Downhill Skills (gentle slope)
- steered turns with braking wedge
Intermediate Skills
Flat Skills
- efficient diagonal stride, with good glide
- marathon skate
- turn in place
Uphill Skills (most terrain)
- half herringbone
Downhill Skills (most terrain)
- linked wedge christies
- linked stem christies (parallel finish)
- stop on hills in wedge (parallel finish)
Advanced Skills
Flat Skills
- efficient and flowing diagonal stride, with good glide
Downhill Skills (all terrain)
- linked turns in open parallel
- linked turns in modified telemark
- stop on hills in parallel
As you can see (as of Feb 26th), I've been focusing on gaining techniques to let me control my downhill speeds. I dislike the adrenaline I get from zooming down hills without the ability to slow down. So I already have one downhill skill in the "intermediate" category.
3 comments:
I don't see "falling down to avoid hitting something" on that list. That was one skill that always came in handy whenever I went skiing.
Just FYI the check marks don't show up in my feed reader (Google reader); all the skills come across as bullets.
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