Some time ago we realised that our Hints & Tips section was becoming rather unwieldy, so we
moved
it across to an eCommunity. In the process we
gave it a wider role. Intended as a service
to and resource for cross-country skiers based in the UK, the eCommunity takes the form of a
two-weekly one-topic newsletter. There have been postings on training,
techniques, racing, touring, kit, clothing, etcetera. Many of them -
deliberately - have
no direct relationship to any XCuk holidays.
Now we are copying some of the articles back
across to this website. It will be a gradual process, so please bear
with us. At present we have moved only some of the articles across. To
get to them, click on the red links within the following table.
The eCommunity itself is at
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/. The following is a listing of ALL the postings already made
on the eCommunity, with links to the relevant eCommunity pages:
Long way home from the snow
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/148
Help with waxing: Swix website
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/147
News from Norway
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/146
Prehab for skiers
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/145
Winter Olympics (3)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/144
Holiday reading (Luke Bodensteiner)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/143
Early season snow conditions
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/142
Winter Olympics (2)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/141
Nordic walking and biomechanics
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/140
Market trends
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/139
Pre-season boot camp
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/138
XC skiing as cross-training for other sports
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/137
DNT touring programme 2010
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/136
Winter Olympic Games Vancouver 2010
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/135
XC ski brochures: winter 2009-10
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/134
A cross-country skier`s guide to choosing and using a gym
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/133
New ski centre in Norway
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/132
The Waymark Story
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/131
Free fitness instructor courses
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/130
Galdhopiggen ski race
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/129
British Biathlon - Talent Identification
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/128
XC skiing with a disability - Karen Darke
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/127
Back to Basics - downhill skills on XC skis
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/126
Fefor and Scott
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/125
Light on your skis (weight loss)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/124
Off-track skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/123
News from DNT
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/122
Early-season snow conditions
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/121
XC skiing books for Christmas 5 - Morton
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/120
XC skiing books for Christmas 4 - Sheridan
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/119
Underwater skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/118
LRNSC overseas trips
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/117
SSE Instructors
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/116
Roller skiing, autumn 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/115
Masters Skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/114
Training for older skiers
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/113
DNT tour programme for 2009
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/112
Navigation 3 - lost in thought
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/111
Worldloppet expands
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/110
Events: Midlands Telemark Skiing Festival
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/109
The Training Year: Base Training - Speed
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/108
The Training Year: Base Training - Strength
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/107
The Training Year: Base Training - Endurance
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/106
Nordic Walking challenge events
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/105
The price of skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/104
First aid courses
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/103
Dave Leaning - Lindesnes to Nordkapp
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/102
Grip-waxing - the long and the short of it
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/101
News from Norway - April 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/100
Coping with travel to Norway
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/99
Races: Engadin Ski Marathon
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/98
Skiing with children 2 - Barnas Holmenkolldag
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/97
Stretching and mobility exercises for skiers
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/96
Norway
in January
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/95
News from Rondane
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/94
When XC skis ball-up
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/93
Cross-country skiing for blind people
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/92
DNT rates and routes for winter 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/91
News from Espedalen
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/90
Further training for Nordic Walking instructors
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/89
Early-season snow conditions
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/88
Off-track Touring Ideas, Austria: Northern Stubai
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/87
Worldloppet thirtieth anniversary
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/86
Choosing Climbing Skins
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/85
Skiing for your supper - XC as work
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/84
Events: Ski club trips overseas
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/83
XC skiing books for Christmas 3 - Nansen
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/82
Fitness tests for XC skiers (and Nordic walkers)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/81
Track touring ideas - Engadine valley
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/80
XC skiing books for Christmas - 2
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/79
DNT tour programme for 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/78
Resources: skiing on the web 4 - SSE Nordic
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/77
XC skiing books for Christmas - 1
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/76
Touring ideas, Norway: Peer Gynt Loipe
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/75
Environment: Norway
sets carbon neutral target
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/74
Races: Kangaroo Hoppet and Worldloppet
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/73
Linking the sport of XC and the industry
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/72
Events: LRNSC ski tour in Rondane, March 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/71
Nordic walking: making
your own poles
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/70
Event report: London roller ski race, July 2007
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/69
Snowmobiles and cross-country skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/68
Off-snow training: Nordic Track machines 2
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/67
Midlands Telemark Festival
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/66
Equipment: Off-season gear bargains
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/65
London
Region Nordic Ski Club trip to Japan - Feb 2008
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/64
SnowSport England
early-season race-training camp in Finland
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/63
Statistics: How big is the British XC ski market?
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/62
Resources: skiing on the web 3 - FasterSkier.com
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/61
Off-track touring ideas: Spanish
Pyrenees
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/60
Personal care: post exercise nutrition
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/59
In Memoriam - Waymark Holidays
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/58
Book review - The Complete Guide to
Marathon
Walking (McGovern)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/57
Off-track touring ideas: French
Pyrenees
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/56
Nordic Walking: survey of 100 clients
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/55
Equipment - end of season tidy-up
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/54
Races - Norway: Skarverennet
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/53
Skiing in warm weather - implications for personal care and for kit
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/52
Touring ideas, Norway: more about Rondane
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/51
Resources: skiing on the web 2 - off-track skiing
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/50
Winter (on-snow) Nordic walking
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/49
Biathlon in the
UK
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/48
Off-track skiing: Hiring metal-edged ski equipment in Norway
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/47
Track skiing ideas: resorts for weekends - Switzerland & Austria
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/46
Off-snow technique and training: rollerski courses and races in the
London area
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/45
Off-track touring ideas, Austria: South-East Stubai (Obernbergtal)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/44
Off-snow training: building stamina through Nordic walking
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/43
Personal care: staying hydrated
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/42
XC eCommunity posting: DNT rates and tours
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/41
Touring ideas, Switzerland: Val Mustair
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/40
Obituary - Rod Tuck, founder of Kvitavatn Fjellstoge
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/39
Touring skills: navigation 2
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/38
Races: Norway - Birkebeiner
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/37
Resources: snow reports
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/36
Book Review - Fitness Cross-Country Skiing (S. Gaskill)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/35
Equipment - Boots and bindings
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/34
Equipment - Buying skis
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/33
Touring ideas, Norway: Finse Hut
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/32
Resources: skiing on the web - NordicSkiRacer.com
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/31
Resources: Huntly Nordic and Outdoor Centre
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/30
Off-snow training: balance - wobble boards
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/29
Resources: relevant qualifications
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/28
Touring ideas, Norway: Setesdal
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/27
Touring: avalanche awareness
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/26
Resources: cross-country ski and Nordic walking suppliers
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/25
Off-snow training: Nordic Track machines
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/24
Off-snow training, Nordic walking: events
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/23
Touring ideas, Norway: Rondane
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/22
Off-snow technique and training: roller skiing in London area
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/21
Track skiing ideas, Norway: Oslo (Nordmarka)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/20
Touring ideas, Norway: Jotunheimen at Easter
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/19
Skiing with children: pulks
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/18
Off-snow training: nordic walking (advanced)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/17
Touring ideas, Italy:
Dolomites
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/16
Touring ideas, France: Vercors
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/15
Races: Norway - Troll
Ski Marathon
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/14
Touring resources: Norwegian mountain huts; DNT
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/13
Touring skills: navigation 1
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/12
Off-snow training: hill work with poles
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/11
Touring
ideas, Norway: Troll Loipe
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/10?l=1
Off-snow training: cardiovascular fitness for tubbies: 2
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/9?l=1
Health and safety: eye care
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/8?l=1
On-snow tactics: going faster (by not going so
slowly)
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/7?l=1
On snow techniques: half snowplough
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/6?l=1
Off-snow training: cardiovascular fitness for tubbies: 1
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/5?l=1
Off-snow training: Mini squats and the nine
points of balance
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/4?l=1
Health & safety: avoiding injury
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/3?l=1
Resources: Cross-country ski clubs in the UK
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/2?l=1
Off-snow training: Nordic Walking - not just a
stroll in the park
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/xcuk/message/1?l=1
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