ASPEN ” For some, cross-county skiing comes naturally. For everyone else, there are lessons. The Cross County Ski Centers in both Aspen and Snowmass Village offer daily lessons in skate and ...

Skate Ski tipsInstructors say wearing breathable fabrics is key in skate skiing, and eyewear and a mask on very cold days. Underlayering to begin with is better than overdressing, as long as ...

Josh Williams, the Nordic center director at Bogus Basin, skis along the Nordic Highway using the classic technique. Chadd Cripe [email protected] The first time I tried cross-country skiing, ...

A downhill skier most of her adult life, Mimi Avins used to consider cross-country skiing inferior. “I thought it was for people who were afraid of heights,” she admits. “Boy, was I wrong. It’s an ...