Article by Skiing Italy
Italian Ski Trips: In general, the Cross country skiing encompasses a range of techniques, from the freestyle or skating style to the classic, diagonal-striding style that most people associate with the sport. Telemark skiing is a form of downhill skiing in the cross country skiing family. The varieties have in common is that they are free heel and only the toe portion of the boot is bound to the ski.
Classic Technique:This style involves keeping your skis parallel to each other as you kick and glide across the terrain. The Propulsion is obtained by pressing your weight down on one ski and driving your leg back while gliding forward on the opposite ski. The skis grip on the snow provided by either a fish-scale pattern in the central pocket, or the kick zone of the ski or by the special kick wax applied to the ski. Your arms swing naturally at your side, providing an additional forward thrust with the ski poles.
Skating Technique:It is uncommon that, this is Skating or freestyle, employs a style similar to hockey skating where the skier glides across the surface of the snow, thrusting her skis out from side to side to propel herself forward. Skating skis are slightly shorter and stiffer than classic skis and no grip wax is used. The poles are longer and driven back simultaneously, providing more power than poles in the classic technique.
Telemark Technique:This is strictly a downhill technique that typically employs skis that are heavier and wider
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