What type of cross country skis are the best?
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I've had my Rossignol no-wax skis for more than 10 years.  The advantage of modern no-wax skis is that they are easier to use, especially if you are a beginner.\n\nI was out on Wednesday in a wooded area where the conditions were icy in some spots, and melted in other spots.  Having the no-wax skis made it easier for me to negotiate those different trail conditions.\n\nYou can put wax on no-wax skis.  I have done so in the past.  \n\nMy skis have taken a beating over the years.  Snow is not even in trail conditions, so sometimes I scrape a branch or a rock - the skis have survived all that - and a few of my more spectacular falls.
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Try the bigger brands, such as head, fischer, atomic, salamon for the skis. You should be able to get a good pair of intermediate ones for that price. I recomend salamon for boots.
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Cross country and downhill,sking, snowmobiling,ice skating,quad running,snowshoeing,ice fishing,drinking beer.
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Mount Snow is a great place that is not too challenging yet has a variety of terrain.  Its a big mountain but you are able to ski and see it all.  Killington is a lot bigger but has many trails.  Check out Stratton which is a beautiful mountain, Okemo, Smugglers Notch (challenging terrain).  Those are in Vermont.  New Hampshire and Maine also have great big mountain skiing.
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I don't know any ski schools (if you mean xcountry) at Espoo, but at Helsinki there is beginner schools held at Paloheinä. You can find more info at link below.
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Cross Country and Track are Awesome!\n\nWhen I was a Junior in High School I ran 15:09 for 5k.  I was State Champion my Senior year in Cross Country.  I was a 5 time State Champion in Track (2 State Records 1600/3200).\n\nMy PRs are: 400: 50.7; 800: 153.4; Mile: 4:11; 3000m: 8:44; 5 Mile: 25:27; 10k: 33:08; 10 Mile 53:43; and Marathon: 3:28\n\nOh and I have been a die hard Nike fan for years!!!\n\nAlso, Cross Country is better than Lacrosse, as a matter of fact in college I had several Lacrosse players get mad at me for beating one of there players in a contest!\n\n"Distance Runners Keep It Up Longer"
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Nevada. Right on the border (it's near Sacreamento), there's Lake Tahoe. Awesome skiing place.
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For winter sport enthusiasts, Slovakia is a winter wonderland, where ski slopes are found virtually everywhere. If there’s hill, there’s good chance people ski down it. Slovakia lies within the Carpathian mountain system, which after the Alps is the second largest and longest in Europe. The huge arc of the Carpathians begins beside the Danube, close to Bratislava, and stretches trough the length of Slovakia, Ukraine and Romania. \n\nSlovakia boats dozens of fully appointed ski resorts, concentrated in its northern mountain ranges such as High and Low Tatras, Small and Big Fatra, West Tatras and Orava Region, but in Slovakia you can enjoy several, local ski resorts as well as. The ski season is typically from the end of November till last week of March. Skiers will find the best conditions in the Low Fatra (Mala Fatra), Big Fatra (Velka Fatra), West Tatras (Zapadne Tatry) and the Low Tatras Mountains (Nizke Tatry) which offer beautiful slopes and trails for skiers of all categories as well as complex services. \n\nAll ski resorts offer gondola, cable way, chair lift or drag lift. During warmer weeks in winter resorts have equipped the slopes with facilities for making artificial snow. Slovak ski slopes are popular also for snowboarding. \n\nAdvanced downhill skiers enjoy slopes at the Skalnate Alpine Lake (Skalnate Pleso)-1751 m above sea level), Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso)- 1 360 m above sea level, but also on the northern and southern sides of Chopok Peak -2 024 m above level. Cross-country skiers will find well-maintained 3.5 km and 7.5 km long trail at Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso). Doing cross-country skiing, you can admire beautiful nature at Strbske Alpine Lake (Strbske Pleso), Ziarska Valley (Ziarska Dolina), Skalka and Donovaly where one can attract cross-country skiing races with dog teams. Smokovce was the site of several World Cup and Europe Cup competitions of the FIS in downhill skiing and is one of the candidates for the 20th Winter Olympiad in 2006.\n\nFor more information check out the site www.skislovakia.sk
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www.nubsnob.com\n\nGREAT GREAT GREAT MICHIGAN SKIING BEAUTIFUL SCENERY.\n\nBeen their tons of times.\n\nOr search "boyne Mountain" or "Boyne Highlands" on google.\n\nThese are all in Northern Michigan\n\nI prefer Nubs nob...it also has the only superpipe in the midwest.
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Its generally accepted that Kirkwood has the best snow due to high base elevation 7800' as well as ideal location on Carson Pass (one of the snowiest in the Sierra).  That is not to say that Kirkwood is the best ski resort - that is probably debateable between it, squaw, alpine and heavenly.  Sort of depends on what you like.
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There are several good ones. I personally like the Titleist SoLo and the Nike SuperSoft. A lot of people like the Maxfli Noodle. All of these have a soft feel and good distance.
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Depends on your skill level and how you plan on skiing.  \n\n1.)  The better you are, the longer a ski you can handle.\n\n2.)  If you enjoy moguls (i.e., tight quick turns), then go with shorter skis.  If you enjoy long fast banzai runs downhill that irritate the ski patrol (my favorites), then you'll want a longer ski.\n\nShort answer:  Go to the ski shop and ask them for help.  Rent a set of short ones, then a set of long ones and see which ones you enjoy more.
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Do cross country...cross country is LONG distances LONG very LONG distances Track is more of RACES....
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As the above poster said, they're both pretty good. Which models are considering and what kind of snowmobiling will you do? Polaris has some great hill climbing/Deep snow sleds with their RMK models whereas Ski-Doo's Rev platform on their MXZ's are awesome trail/Snow-cross sleds. Either way you can't go wrong\n\nI would go with Ski-doo (Bombardier) for the same reason the above poster would go with Polaris, I've got more experience with Ski-Doo.
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you can mount pretty much any ski to older bindings just buy them wihtout them, in fact most dont come with bindings and dont require certain ones.
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The longer the boards the faster they will be. it also depends on what kind os skiing you want to do. Moguls? slalom?.. For bumps and turns you want a short soft ski, if you want to haul hiney (like I do) you want a long stiff set of boards!. Mine Are Lacrois 230's and I get about 50 to 70 mph out of them depending on conditions.
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If you're open to anywhere on the eastcoast and are willing to travel then why not try ski resorts in the west.  Just jump on a plane come to Utah and ski Alta. Its 20 minutes from the airport and is the best skiing in the world.  After just a few runs you'll quit your job and move out here.  There is nothing worth skiing on the eastcoast.  You'd be better off tying a rope behing your car and towing yourself around some snowy  streets. Hey wait thats actually pretty fun.