Nordic skiing
noun[U]
uk/ˌnɔː.dɪk ˈskiː.ɪŋ/us/ˌnɔːr.dɪk ˈskiː.ɪŋ/theactivityofskiingacrosscountry, sometimes up and downslopesthat are not very high, onlight,narrowskisto which only thefrontofyourbootsarefastened, so you canliftyourheels:
ThesportofNordicskiinghas been atraditionin thisareafor manyyears.
HerepresentedhiscountryatNordicskiingandwonseveraltitles.
Compare
Alpine skiing
cross-country skiing
downhill skiing
- Winterbringsall thesnowysportssuch asNordicskiing, tobogganing, andskating.
- There arefundamentaldifferencesbetweenAlpineandNordicskiing, such as thesnowitself: in Scandinavia, you don't have toascendto thetopof amountainin acablecarto getsnow.
- CouchpotatoesmayfindNordicskiingto be too much hardwork.
- NordicskiingishugelypopularinEuropeandorganizershavecreateda 1,200-metrecross-countrytrail.
Winter sports
- airboard
- airboarder
- airboarding
- Alpine skiing
- après-ski
- biathlon
- grooming machine
- ice rink
- ice skater
- ice skating
- luge
- mush
- skating rink
- skiing
- slalom
- sledge
- sleigh
- snow groomer
- snowblade
- snowblading