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Cross Country Skiing is a winter sport for which skiers propel themselves along a snow covered surface using skis and poles. Cross Country skiing is part of the Nordic skiing sport family or Langluafing , which includes ski jumping, Nordic combined (cross country skiing and ski jumping), and ski-orienteering (which includes map navigation along snow trails and tracks). Cross Country Skiing is popular in many places with large snowfields most commonly the following countries:
As a recreational sport, it can either be done as a means of travelling over extended periods of time, using huts and shelters similar to snow hikers to stay out, or as an alternative to alpine skiing on specific cross country trails, using maintained tracks.
There are two main styles of Cross Country Skiing: classic and skating. Classic involves skiing in prepared trails with grooves cut into the snow for the skis and the skiers use a stride style of gliding. Skate skiing involves employing a similar movement to that used in ice skating and roller blading.
Common Injuries
Cross Country is a low endurance sport, which means that the risk of injury is lower than in alpine skiing and other winter sports. However, as a high endurance sport, which uses every muscle group, it is possible to sustain a number of injuries from Cross Country skiing.
Some of these include:
| Muscle sprain | Muscle strain | Overuse injuries | Back pain |
| Ligament strain | Ligament tear | Fractures | Ligament ruptures |
| Skiers thumb | Sprains | Damage to the knee | Damage to the ankle |
So is it really worth the risk to have no guarantee, no safety net for you to fall into if the worst case scenario occurs?
By purchasing wintersports travel insurance before departing, on what is hopeful to be an enjoyable holiday you can be covered up to £25,000 for loss of limbs.
In addition you can be covered for delayed or missed flights and even up to £10,000,000 for repatriation.
Nobody wants to be in a foreign hospital thousands of miles away from their family when they’re injured or ill!
For more specialised insurance cover4travel offers not only cover for ski hire and equipment but also against the unfortunate event of piste closures!
Another perilous risk of skiing would be the unavoidable case of an avalanche. Avalanches kill over 150 people worldwide each year and force piste closures in every ski resort around the world, sometimes for days at a time. No one wants to pay for a skiing holiday then be unable to ski due to weather conditions which result in sudden avalanches!
So, here at cover4travel, we feel it’s only right you receive £100 after a full 12hour delay resultant of an avalanche. It is always advisable to be covered for any case of disaster, be it injury, airline failure, baggage delay or even holiday abandonment! Nobody knows what events may happen in the future so wouldn’t you rather be prepared for any form of catastrophe which may arise?! Plan ahead, be prepared, and get insured.