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@sovereign7752 жыл бұрын
For the lady narrating this. You are awesome and beautiful 🙏♥️
@michujo7 ай бұрын
Hands down the best explanation on KZfaq, both in the content and quality of the presentation.
@jann.2387 Жыл бұрын
Best video when you want to start from the very beginning 👍👍
@grahamharvey5164 Жыл бұрын
Well! What an impressively clear, coherent presentation. This is exactly what is required to inspire confidence in the, perhaps tentative, aspirant skier. I have forwarded it to my daughter who has doubts about her ability to cope with skiing despite her husband’s new found enthusiasm. I think that I over-faced her when she was a child by trying to teach her myself .... disaster.
@MT-tx7bu3 жыл бұрын
Just got my x country skis. I've skied downhill for years, so this is new to me. Tried my first day today and, boy, it's been a while since I've been on any kind of ski, so it was rough. Thank you for this video. I need some training! AAAAAAH!
@petergilbert722 жыл бұрын
I know nothing about CC skiing but am off to Tirol next month to do some, so this video was really valuable, thank you. Particularly like the illustrative coloured arrows and the ‘rewinds’ so I could see exactly what was going on.
@anitastone1683 жыл бұрын
I'm a Brit, living in Norway for the last 12 years. I HATED x- country, to begin with ,now I just love it . My daughter visits in Winter ( not this one ,sadly ☹) and ,she too, far prefers x-country to downhilling. Watching this ,after it popped up , just to pick up tips and see if techniques can be refined. Great video. Happy skiing everyone 🥶🥶😁
@bernadettegorman9975 Жыл бұрын
A straight forward tutorial, to the point, demonstrations well done. Thanks I needed the refresher. Many things came back to me as I watched it.
@THEFORDFARMER2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a very good lesson. It was a great help for me an eighty year old beginner.
@paulgissing8613 жыл бұрын
Really like the beginning progression. I use many of the techniques demonstrated but I really like the sequence, and the movement from terrain to terrain.
@marciabollo1493 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video! I'm trying to refresh skills from my youth and she gives very clear directions, Nearly impossible to misunderstand her instructions!
@antonioCsilveira3 жыл бұрын
This is a great video, really well structured. It helped me a lot. Thank you.
@stephenbethell75483 жыл бұрын
Thanks ! From a Brit who now lives in Russia and is loving cross country :-)
@eliashagen24843 жыл бұрын
ITS bullshit
@franklindtiger3 жыл бұрын
Learning to XC ski during the pandemic. Thank you very much for this video.
@jeffgoldberg60222 жыл бұрын
Great video Kim. I often start off beginners and your series of drills will be very helpful. The only element that may have been helpful to some was demonstrating how to properly put on loop poles. Otherwise, you described all the important elements so well! Much thanks.
@paulhouston36723 жыл бұрын
Really, REALLY, helpful video. I'm going out for my first time today in Edmonton! Thank you :)
@bengt_axle2 жыл бұрын
I worked at a ski school with small children. This is a great way to begin a first day on skis. With kids we did away with poles and did games with a beach ball, but it builds the same skills.
@karkinissan7 ай бұрын
Amazing video. Very detailed and well explained. Thank you!
@nhitnut3 жыл бұрын
Thank youuuu for your video! In next 3 days will be my very very first ski lesson!! Bit nervous and excited! Wish me luckkkk
@NordicSkiLab3 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@trishmarck77982 жыл бұрын
great video and reminder of all the skills I was taught a number of years ago and had forgotten....great that this was filmed at the Nordic centre in Canmore....gorgeous trails and so glad they are right in my backyard...
@sloperusa3 жыл бұрын
Awesome tutorial. Thanks for all the helpful information. Fun fact: the reverse kick turn which is taught last in this video is the first move i learned 40+ years ago when i first donned skis. Great useful beginner info here!
@elmoreglidingclub30303 жыл бұрын
Very, very nice!! Oh, I wish I lived near snow! I’ll be trying this the next time I go skiing (downhill). It looks like great fun and excellent exercise. Much appreciation for posting.
@lanabear27072 жыл бұрын
This is wonderful! I’m a mom of two and heading out with a thule chariot ❤️
@michellenother54612 жыл бұрын
This was a great intro to XC skate skiing. Thank you.
@esterimmel3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video! I will try this weekend. So excited!
@aeyranchida53215 ай бұрын
Thank you very much.
@esmeraldacastellanos8552 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this video. Is very helpful and well explained! Looking forward to going back to Canmore
@josephryan59493 жыл бұрын
Great tips ! I really need to practice turning, because there's always a tree at the bottom of a hill where a turn appears. Also pretty terrifying to lose control going uphill, and slide back down in reverse !
@khimbahadurchhetri4767 Жыл бұрын
Thank 😮
@bartdaw66813 жыл бұрын
Great video with excellent instruction!
@jasonk3605 Жыл бұрын
Beautiful Canmore, Alberta.
@janinerosenke54634 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. Thank you.
@ricardaskaleckis56133 жыл бұрын
Thanks for a great lesson. That helps a lot for me as a beginner 👏
@MakeSenseToYourLife3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video! Thank you so much!
@sirikornchasvised25973 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much, this is a great technique for beginner like me❤❤❤
@brucesimms48623 жыл бұрын
Well done Kim
@joywang8213 жыл бұрын
Great video! very detailed and well structured! Thanks a lot!!
@jonathanosbaldiston92823 жыл бұрын
Great video - very useful. Thanks J. (Scotland)
@TheGryph783 жыл бұрын
Many thanks for the video. Very helpful!
@jlo272 Жыл бұрын
Great video
@sergiopomesanovedda5466 Жыл бұрын
excelent explication
@Ayram93 жыл бұрын
Wow that was super helpful, thanks!
@chinaski53 жыл бұрын
Awesome vídeo! Thanks!
@istvanpali6125 Жыл бұрын
Így a székban ülve is néhány szorongást feloldott. Remélem- ha lesz hó, ott is emlékezek a gyakorlatokra. Ami most nagyon jól síkerült az a fordítás. érhető volt, lehetett követni a mozgássort. Gratulálok. Mit mondtak a magyar huszárok: Hely ha én is én is köztetek lehetnék?
@virendrasingh-ro9yo3 жыл бұрын
very detailed and easy to understand, good job!
@colleenhathaway8415 Жыл бұрын
Great tips! Thank you
@deltafour12122 жыл бұрын
Thanks for reminding me why I went with snoweshoeing
@eliebustros87243 жыл бұрын
Very good video and learning.
@kristinechannel55512 жыл бұрын
Thanks for this 😍i learn a lot tomorrow i will try to ski 😍
@QuickZ_2 жыл бұрын
Wonderful video. just what I was looking for. eginner stage has always been terrifying. Imagining toxic people screaming at you for being in the way :p. With this video I get some exercises to tackle the most challenging situations. Ill make an attempt to get out in to the tracks next season :)
@TheSandkastenverbot3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@lucienr2 жыл бұрын
Well done ! It was useful to me. Thank you. :)
@damianolivecchi24372 жыл бұрын
Ciao brava ottimo video molto interessante e chiaro.
@diegoalvarado1771 Жыл бұрын
Harder than it looks!
@myhouseimports3 жыл бұрын
Great Video: thanks!
@guowenlei1343 жыл бұрын
really nice introduction. Takk
@Magnus--Johansson3 жыл бұрын
This is a very good first cross-country ski lesson, Kim. Have you made a corresponding roller ski lesson? Many of the exercises in this video have their places in such a lesson.
@PlaidHiker3 жыл бұрын
“It is not common to get hurt cross country skiing” **Swedish flashbacks**
@rositaclaro57733 жыл бұрын
Last resort is use/drag your pole tips & FALL DOWN ( not close to a tree!
@MarsBound607 ай бұрын
What a great video for new beginners like me! What about vision? Should I like at the tips of the skis or 20 metres in front? Thx.
@NordicSkiLab7 ай бұрын
That’s a good question. Don’t look at the tops of the skis. Generally the torso is angled forward slightly and the head matches that lean. On the flats you end up looking about 15 feet up the trail but that varies
@bennysworld16 Жыл бұрын
Great video & very informative video thanks for sharing 🙏🫡
@jackdaniels29053 жыл бұрын
Canmore, Alberta?
@jonsnow1973 Жыл бұрын
Beginner question here about using the tracks, fo you have to use these or ard you allowed to free roam around? In other words why use the tracks at all?
@chrislennon39252 жыл бұрын
hi Kim- thanks for this, I don't see the link to the downloadable version you mentioned?
@NordicSkiLab2 жыл бұрын
The link is on this page, at the top and in the course overview/description: nordicskilab.com/first-day-lesson-plan-for-absolute-beginners/
@sandraredmond4812 Жыл бұрын
Is there a left or right ski?
@NordicSkiLab Жыл бұрын
Nope
@sandraredmond4812 Жыл бұрын
@@NordicSkiLab thanks. Appreciated the video. Learning new skills to ski out at the lake. No tracks! But also no hills!
@frenchm88193 жыл бұрын
OK, can someone tell me how do I take my boots off now -:(
@NordicSkiLab3 жыл бұрын
That's a good question! Sorry I didn't mention it in the video. If the binding is "manual" you will lift the tab (reverse the thing you did to attach it). If the binding is "automatic", there's a "button" to press down near the toe. It helps to lift the heel too. BTW, it's always worth the small extra cost to buy manual bindings instead of "automatic" bindings.
@frenchm88193 жыл бұрын
@@NordicSkiLab Thank you for your answer and great video BTW! I put my new ski on to practice with the video in my living room, and I couldn't take the boots off. They are still attached to ski -:). I cross-country skied only one time last year and I love it, even do I spent the first 2 minutes on my butt. I asked for one for my birthday and my friends really bought me one. I need to be good at it now, pressure! All that being said the boots are still attached, I tried everything you said. Oh well, I'm going to the park to practice with the boots attach to them. -:) thank you !!!!!!!!!!!
@NordicSkiLab3 жыл бұрын
@@frenchm8819 No!!! You have to figure it out. There is either a lever that you lift (like the second pair in the video) but I think it's more likely that you have automatic bindings. Automatic bindings: there's a spot in front of the boot with a little indent. Standing in your boots, with your skis on, you probably have to press down with the tip of the pole on that little indent. That will press a "button" that will release the binding. Or try searching "how to take off cross country skis automatic binding"...or take them into a store and ask for help. Good luck!
@christopheschouwey12883 жыл бұрын
There is some mystery in diagonal stride. Some instructors say we must put all our weight on the ski as we kick, but it does make no sense. If you are on one ski, all your weight will be on it, there is nothing we can do about it. What might make a difference is on which part of the ski you put your weight, your toes or your heel? I believe that skis are designed so that they uncamber more when the weight is on the heel, so that you get more grip. Any info on this, anyone?
@NordicSkiLab3 жыл бұрын
Remember, your mass is constant but your weight is not. Think of how the reading on a bathroom scale fluctuates if you bounce up and down on it. Your weight varies on the ski through the stride cycle. At times (hopefully as you kick the ski) it's heavier than it would be if you were just standing on a scale.
@Magnus--Johansson3 жыл бұрын
The weight should be put on the forefoot because one wants to effectively compress the camber and have an active ankle joint.
@elmoreglidingclub30303 жыл бұрын
Very, very nice!! Oh, I wish I lived near snow! I’ll be trying this the next time I go skiing (downhill). It looks like great fun and excellent exercise. Much appreciation for posting.