Basic Classic Ski Techniques: Striding

The Missoula Nordic Ski Club demonstrates a basic technique of classic skiing:
Striding (or 'diagonal stride') - it's like a low gear for starting, easy skiing, and uphills

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Filmed at Lolo Pass on the Montana/Idaho border

[cindyschock]

Exactly the advice I was looking for, got pretty wore out yesterday with my poor technique on a long uphill! thanks for the help.

[markflolid]

The skier's stride needs to be shortened to allow for a complete weight transfer commitment. This will eliminate the slapping noise you can hear resulting from her glide ski slapping behind the set ski. A committed drive of the glide ski will result in carrying more momentum forward. Sorry to be a pain, but I went through the same instructions from the Norwegian national team coach.

[ib]

Showing my nephew that I was in the cross country skiing club in middle school… told him the coach and others were up ahead and I went and slid into a huge hole and couldn’t get out😂 no one knew, but I eventually climbed out😂 scary experience

[Leperkahn]

Is this the same speaker as in minute physics??

[tarmach]

You made it sound like there was another technique to be more efficient on these terrains. Is there? I’ve been crosscountry skiing for over 30 years now lol if there’s another way please let me know! She looked like she had a really good pace going, and I’m still working on my technique to this day. Getting faster in my older age haha

[slide]

Beautiful scenery. I'd like to hear how one avoids the 'slap' of the ski behind you in classic stride, which I hear is the sign of bad technique.