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Cross-country skiing holidays
DOWNLOAD booking form Kvitavatn trip | Versciaco skating trips | Exodus / Waymark connection
Cross-country skiing is one of the most rewarding sports - if you enjoy testing yourself, it combines the satisfaction of getting up hills, with the adrenalin rush of speeding down them. Whether you view it as simply walking on skis, or speeding through forest tracks, it's a great workout which will take you to some amazing places. As a sport it's a lot more accessible than you'd think, with ski marathons offering a challenge that's achievable by anyone with decent fitness and preparation.
We believe in making the most of our cross-country skiing time on snow. Getting good technique and ski specific strength and fitness on rollerskis is the ideal first step. Picking up good habits on snow, getting in the miles and challenging limits is the next. In our view the ideal cross-country ski holiday will help you transition skills onto snow, and push you to go further and faster than you otherwise would. The trip should be about the skiing – with lots of good food and plenty of hot water when you return home at night! Rather than run our own holiday weeks, this year we are promoting trips run by Exodus / Waymark, and we will host a couple of shorter ‘race preparation’ courses on snow later in the season. With excellent leaders, providing more than just guiding on snow, we have found that Exodus / Waymark trips have great feedback from our clients – which is why we recommend them whether you rollerski or not. The trips we are highlighting in particular are the skate cross-country ski weeks in Versciaco, Italy and the Kvitavatn cross-country ski weeks in Norway – both of which offer high quality instruction and fit neatly with our instruction on rollerskis. As an added incentive, if you book any Exodus winter experience holiday, quoting 'RS' source code, we will give you £25 off rollerski instruction or equipment. See here for full details.
KVITAVATN – New Year, February-April 2007/8 - from £679 This trip is a week of cross-country skiing at Kvitavatn Fjellstoge in Norway’s Telemark mountains. You will do mainly classic skiing, but skating skis are available and leaders may do a skating session or two depending on group demand and snow conditions. An experienced team of instructors leads the trip, and food is excellent – breakfast and dinner is included, and you make sandwiches at breakfast which you can take away for lunch. Kvitavatn is Exodus / Waymark’s biggest centre for skiing, and offers different Grades of skiing – which is great as you can have different skiing abilities in your group, and you can move up or down a Grade depending upon how you feel. Prices include flights, transfers, accommodation, meals and instruction. Ski hire for the week is about £40. Accommodation is in 3 / 4 person bunk room, but separate room supplements are available. [Use our booking form to claim a £25 Rollerski Co discount - details here]. Go to the Exodus website entry for more trip details and dates.
VERSCIACO SKATE SKIING WEEK– 8 Days - December to Early March 2007/8 - £779-£899 This is a week of purely skating cross-country skiing – aimed for anyone serious about mastering skate skiing on snow. It’s a really good trip if you are planning a skating ski marathon, such as the Engadin. For beginners, the trip is ideal if you have pretty much got to grips with skating rollerskiing – otherwise experience of classic skiing, and maybe a little skate skiing on snow, would be desirable. The week is led by Eric Woolley, who has for many years led Waymark’s skate skiing and racing programme. He and his team will push you – so good fitness is desirable – but they have a reputation for really getting people skiing well. Versciaco is in the Italian Dolomites, a German speaking area of Northern Italy, just across the border from Austria. It is located on Dobiacco’s extensive network of trails, which includes the route of the famous Dobiacco-Cortina ski race. Versciaco is 20 miles from Obertilliach - the setting for the 2008 British Biathlon Championships and home of Norwegian Biathlon superstar Ole Einar Bjoerndalen. Prices include flights, transfers, accommodation and instruction. There is a single room supplement of £60, and ski hire for the week is EUR55. [Use our booking form to claim a £25 Rollerski Co discount - details here]. Go to Exodus website entry for more trip details and dates.
Ski marathon trips We will add details of our short ski marathon trips shortly. These trips will not be for complete beginners, and we’d recommend at least a week of decent cross-country skiing – such as one of the trips above – before attempting a ski marathon.
More on our Exodus / Waymark connection Waymark Holidays is an award winning cross-country ski holiday specialist, with over 30 years experience - the only institution to have taught more Brits to cross-country ski than is the British Army! This year Waymark’s holidays have been combined with Exodus - one of the UK’s leading adventure holiday specialists. We have been collaborating with Exodus / Waymark for the past 3 years and we share a commitment and determination to ‘get people cross-country skiing’! We do it on rollerskis - they do it on snow. They’re a great team, who care passionately about cross-country skiing and providing excellent holidays. We have great confidence in their trips – please feel free to contact us - or speak to us at a rollerski session - for more information, or to help you choose a trip that is right for you.
To get hold of the Exodus Winter Activities brochure (including cross-country ski holidays), either ask us or order one online. Please remember to use our booking form, or quote ‘Source Code: RS’ to claim a £25 rollerski.co.uk discount.
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