A Trailside Guide: Cross-Country Skiing

by Brian Cazeneuve and Jules Older

Add to that a superb aerobic workout and you have the perfect cold-season sport. It's as easy-going as a spin around the nearest meadow, as thrilling as telemarking down a mountain, as rewarding as hut-to-hut touring in the backcountry. Includes full-color illustrated, step-by-step sections on the basics, and advanced instruction on telemark and skating technique.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393313352
• ISBN13: 9780393313352
• Release Date: November 1995
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Cross country skiing

Great book. Beautiful color photos, great historical stories that give an enjoyable perspective on XC skiing. The technique and equipment are also reviewed.

Great book for beginners

I recently started Cross country skiing and I purchased this book. I found it very helpful and informative. Anyone just starting cross country skiing should buy it. It has many great pictures and diagrams that help in learning different techniques.

An excellent book for the beginning cross country skier

This is an excellent book for the beginning cross country skier. The author gives a good overview of classic track skiing, skating, and backcountry skiing. I would not recommend it for somebody who has XC skied for more than one or two years. For those who would like to begin and have no idea where to start, this is the book for you.