I have always thought that cross country skiing was a lot of work. How do the kids manage to stay interested in the sport and what if I don ski?
We are very lucky to have professional coaches in the ski program. For younger children practices consist of games, relays and technique practice–often they don’t even realize they are working and getting fit. As the skiers get older, practice does become more serious, but coaches vary the workouts and still have interesting, fun activities. Of course, there are always the all BSF snowball fights to look forward to, that happen on a pretty regular basis (adults- make sure to duck!!). Many parents enter the program as non-skiers. It is always an option to walk into a race or ride a snowmobile and there are plenty of ways for non-skiers to get involved. Some parents take up the sport with their children. BSF offers master (adult) classes 3 times a day including one session at the same time the kids ski.
