Cross-kintra skiin
 Cross-kintra skiers in wastren Norawa. | |
| Nickname(s) | XC skiin |
|---|---|
| Characteristics | |
| Categorization | Ootduir or induir in ski tunnels |
| Equipment | Skis, poles an boots |
| Olympic | 1924 |
Cross-kintra skiin (or XC skiin) is a furm o ski tourin in which pairticipants propel themselves athort snaw-covered terrain uisin skis an poles. The activity is popular in mony places wi lairge snawfields, primarily Northren Europe, Canadae, an Alaska.[1]
Cross-kintra skiin is pairt o the Nordic skiin sport faimily, which includes ski jumpin, Nordic combined (cross-kintra skiin an ski jumpin), Biathlon (skiin an rifle marksmanship)[1] an ski-orienteerin (which includes cairt navigation alang snaw trails an tracks). Cross-kintra skiin is the modren style o skiin that maist resembles prehistoric skiin, pairticularly when duin in the backkintra. It is an aa relatit tae Telemark skiin.