Crete 2012	Andalucia 2010	New Zealand 2010
Dolomites 2010	Engadine 2010	La Palma 2009

It was cold enough to ski in Southern England too this year... see here

Welcome. You can find a lot of cross country (nordic / langlauf) skiing sites if you search the web, and there is a lot of useful information scattered about within them.  But many of the sites are concerned with skiing in North America. This site is intended for people who want to ski in Europe.  It is more for track and trail skiers than for ski mountaineers, although any skier - including alpine skiers - may find the links useful.

We have tried to bring together in one place the links to information that we have found, been told about, and used over the past few years. There are links to skiing equipment, outdoor clothing, snow conditions, weather forecasts, skiing organisations, ski clubs; also links to piste maps, holiday companies, books and videos about skiing, travel insurance - all sorts of things. It is now usually possible to see what the snow is like on the web cam for your resort - even for cross-country skiers.

There are some links to other sites that offer overviews and ratings of resorts: I suggest that if you use these, do so carefully and compare one with another: any site that gives Seefeld and Tignes equal star ratings for XC skiing does not know what it is talking about! I have also added a copy of my skiing packing list - this is what I take for a hotel based cross country skiing holiday, not what you need ! But it may be helpful to you as a basis for your own list. There are also some images from recent holidays - see links above.

Contact point: email alan.thorntonATphysics.org (replacing AT with @).

Travel insurance. Around 20% of people make use of their travel insurance in some way, and most companies insist that you have insurance to go on a ski holiday with them. Do examine the restrictions in your policy - you might find that you can go off piste with a guide, but not on your own, for instance. Some policies permit downhill skiing, but will not cover toboganning, for example....so always check! And some policies set altitude limits. For the right Ski Insurance for your travels, look to Direct Travel insurance for a deal to suit you. Or check out One Stop Travel Insurance.

If you want to suggest additional links or advertise please contact us (and many thanks to those who have already done so). We are happy for others to link to this site: please let us know, and we will do the same for you if you wish and your site is relevant. It may help get you traffic to your site, as the site has had 190,000 hits in 2010 from over 22,000 visits. Popular searches besides cross country skiing are ski weather, nordic skiing, langlauf, and ski clothing.

Ski holidays. Each year there seem to be fewer cross country holidays in the brochures. Headwater and Ramblers offer some guided holidays. Waymark Holidays was integrated with Exodus some time ago, and a few cross country ski holidays now appear in the Exodus brochure. Holidays badged as Waymark tend to have a leader for the full 6 days, and don't include a rest day, but that seems to be being eroded. inntravel offer a choice of unguided holidays.

Also, consider booking a downhill holiday for the travel and hotel, then go cross-country skiing - have a look at ski holidays 2012 for ideas. It has worked well for us in Seefeld, going with Crystal Ski Holidays. Also check out PV_Holidays. One company, Vitalise Holidays provides subsidised opportunities for experienced skiers to guide visually impaired skiers. Have a look at Travel Horizons for good deals on holidays.

Past Waymark holiday clients may be interested in a history of Waymark compiled by a long time leader, Colin Saunders: Waymark History.

Walking. Many people who go cross country skiing also enjoy walking and other active holidays. Here are some images from a Ramblers trip to La Palma 2009, from a Headwater trip to Andalucia 2010, an InnTravel trip to the Engadine in Switzerland in 2010 (our local guide for that trip, Ernst Vogel, was excellent), and an HF Holidays trip to New Zealand 2010.

We hope you find the site useful.

Happy skiing...and walking..............Alan Thornton

Ramblers Holidays trip	HF Holidays trip	Headwater trip
La Palma	New Zealand	Andalusia

Cross country ski in Finland Rent a log cabin in Akaslompolo

 

Content of site: references and material concerning nordic skiing, France, Austria, cross country skiing, langlauf, XC skiing, loipe, track, piste, snow sports, Norway, Waymark Holidays, ski touring, ski clothing, ski equipment, skis, skiers, snow images, ski holidays, pictures, ski books and maps, ski mountaineering, European skiing holidays, skiing links, walking, rambling, ramblers, hiking holidays. Also links for holidaymakers - airport parking, travel insurance, travel to Heathrow and Gatwick.

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