Cross Country Skiing is one of the Nordic skiing sports.
Cross Country Skiing and rifle marksmanship are the two components of biathlon, ski-orienteering is a form of cross country skiing, which includes map navigation along snow trails and tracks.
Cross Country Skiing is travel on skis over snow-covered terrain, whereby skiers rely on their own locomotion rather than on ski lifts or other forms of assistance.
Modern cross-country skiing shares self-locomotion as a core attribute with the original form of skiing from which all skiing disciplines evolved, including alpine skiing, ski jumping and telemark skiing. It is widely practised as a sport and recreational activity, however some still use it as a means of transportation. Variants of cross-country skiing are adapted to a range of terrain which spans unimproved, sometimes mountainous terrain to groomed courses that are specifically designed for the sport.
Skiers propel themselves either by striding forward or side-to-s
