Cross-country skiing
As a cross-country race to mass sports events Select in cross-country skiing called - similar to the open races in Running . Typically, the distances to be covered in these competitions are relatively large, so that it is a question of ski marathons . In addition to the sporting aspect, the health aspect and the communal experience also play a certain role at these events.
In many of these competitions there are separate ratings for classical and free technique . Different distances are often offered. Well-known cross-country runs are the König-Ludwig-Lauf in Oberammergau , the Engadin Skimarathon or the Wasalauf in Sweden . Since 1978 some of the most important international cross-country runs have been organized under the name Worldloppet . In 2015, 20 people cross-country runs were part of this series.
literature
- Egon Theiner, Chris Karl: Cross-country skiing: history, culture, practice . Verlag Die Werkstatt, Göttingen 2002, ISBN 3-89533-371-9