The Collegiate Classic hockey showdown between Washington State University and Western Washington University will be staged at the Winthrop Rink on Saturday (Nov. 22). The teams play in the Pac 8 ...

WINTERSPORTS – Two youth cross-country skiing camps are being organized for learning skate and classic techniques over the holiday break at Mount Spokane State Park. Both camps, taught by certified ...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE – Want to try skate skiing? Head to the Snowmass Cross Country Center Sunday. The center will offer beginner and intermediate skate ski lessons for $10. Sessions are scheduled at 10 a ...

Not long after I learned to walk, I learned to ski. Cross-country ski, that is. While kids growing up in the Rockies or the Alps might be snowplowing down the bunny hill at age four, in Wisconsin, ...

For a long time I just didn’t “get” cross-country skiing. Shuffling through the woods while dangling a scratchy wool scarf? Too stuffy, too twee, too boring — a sport better left to old Norwegians and ...

Cross country skiing may be one of the most versatile winter sports, accessible to everyone from 90-year-olds with wood skis and three-pin bindings to Olympic gold medalists, first timers on fish ...

Classical technique: Kick-and-glide cross-country skiing technique distinguished by diagonal stride, keeping the skis parallel to one another. Also known as diagonal technique. Double pole: A ...