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Back country skiing is where one hikes to the crest of a hill, and alpines down. A type of skiing similar to back country skiing is telemark skiing. Back country skiing has no synonyms.
Olympic cross-country skiing is many people racing to see who can get to the finish line faster by cross-country skiing, or skiing on flat land.
Cross-country skiing is a sport of skiing over the countryside rather than on downhill runs.
No, nordic skiing is same as cross-country skiing.
Skiing originally comes from Norway.
Skiing is originally from Norway.
Water skiing, Downhill skiing, cross country skiing, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, so on.
Nordic skiing: The Scandinavian tradition of skiing, which includes cross-country skiing as one of its disciplines, is referred to by this name. Skiing XC: Cross-country is commonly abbreviated as XC when referring to the sport. Touring on skis: Cross-country skiing in mountainous terrain, in which skiers traverse uphill and downhill to explore backcountry areas, is frequently referred to by this term. Langlauf: Cross-country skiing is frequently referred to as a "langlauf," which translates to "long run," in German-speaking regions. Skiing in a traditional manner: One of the two primary approaches to cross-country skiing, along with skate skiing, is the classic style. Cross-country skiing can be distinguished from skate skiing by referring to it as "skiing in the classic style."
Skiing across basically flat terrain
Nothing- unless you are a hunter in ski country, military in a snowy area, or participate in the biathlon event. By the way. that is harder than it looks.
*Cross country* skiing is where you are skiing on flat terrain. It's much more work than skiing down a hill.
It depends what type of skiing you want to do. There is cross county, helicopter skiing and downhill.