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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 that we have found 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 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. 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.

Follow this link to see what the snow is like on the web cam for your resort. If you want to suggest additional links 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. It may help get you traffic to your site, as there are typically 4000 hits per month on this site; popular searches are ski weather, nordic skiing, langlauf clothing, cross country skiing in Europe, and Waymark skiing. Email alan.thorntonATphysics.org (replacing AT with @).

It is worth looking on eBay for equipment and clothing - both used and new - and even holidays! Here are some skiing related items on sale now. You can search for specific items using the box in the link.

There seem to be fewer cross country holidays in the brochures. Headwater and Ramblers offer some guided holidays. Waymark Holidays has been integrated with Exodus, and some 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. Check out Travel Horizons for good deals on holidays. Also, consider booking a downhill holiday for the travel and hotel, then go cross-country skiing - it has worked well for us lin Seefeld, going with Crystal Ski Holidays .

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

Here are some winter images: 2006-2007 Seefeld ;

Walking. Many people who go cross country skiing also enjoy walking. Here are some images from a Ramblers trip to  Madeira 2008, and from an adventure trip to Polynesia with Abercrombie & Kent Polynesia .

Distant Horizons trek trip		A&K Adventure trip
Nepal		Polynesia

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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.