“Cross-country skiers live longer.” This popular German saying draws attention to the value many people see in the winter sport of cross-country skiing and ski jumping. Indeed, in many lands where winter snow abounds, the winter countryside is often crisscrossed by a grid work of ski trails. In some lands, distances between towns and villages […]

Nordic combined skiing is considered to be one of the safest of the popular sports. Although falling can result in minor sprains, serious injuries are rare, and they usually occur only when the cross-country skier ventures into steep terrain and back country. Because the movements involved in cross-country skiing and Nordic combined skiing are so […]