Wax on, wax off: cross-country skis can decide Olympic ambitions

For cross-country skiers at the Milano Cortina Olympics winning a medal does not just depend on having great skis, it is also ...

Jessie Diggins, the best U.S. cross-country skier ever, is ready for a last Olympic stand

Diggins enters her final Olympics in the best form of her career. How she got here is a testament to the work she put into a ...
Alaska Public Media

4 ways to fall in love with cross-country skiing (even if you’re nervous to try)

From fish scales to flat terrain, local skiers — including Olympian Kikkan Randall — share how to make your first laps more ...

What Runners Can Gain From Cross-Country Skiing This Season

Choose classic for steady endurance or skate for high-energy intervals.
Adirondack Explorer

Sampling the skiing of Siamese Ponds

Explore backcountry cross-country skiing routes in the Siamese Ponds Wilderness near North River, from quick trips to all-day ...

Skier celebrating her final Olympics

Second placed Jessie Diggins of United States celebrates on the podium after the women's 20km mass start classic skiing race, ...
The New York Times

Jessie Diggins wins third Tour de Ski as her final season builds toward Olympics

At 34, Diggins is having one of her best seasons, leading the overall World Cup standings and clinching another Tour de Ski title Sunday. Federico Modica / NordicFocus / Getty Images It really didn’t ...
The Boston Globe

Three great places in New England to be a first-time cross-country skier

“Have you looked at the prices of ski lift tickets lately?” asked one of our avid ski buddies. Yep, downhill skiing is not cheap. “I’m thinking of taking up cross-country skiing,” he said. He’s not ...
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This Old-school Ski Resort Has Frozen Waterfalls, Adorable Inns, and Some of the Steepest Runs on the East Coast

Here's how to plan a ski trip to Whiteface Mountain in New York.