What were once basic leather boots stitched onto hard rubber soles have now become sophisticated pieces of technology. The best cross country ski boots have undergone some impressive developments for ...

Cross country skiing may be one of the most versatile winter sports, accessible to everyone from 90-year-olds with wood skis and three-pin bindings to Olympic gold medalists, first timers on fish ...

Cross-country skiing is growing, thanks partly to three-time Olympian Jessie Diggins, who has become an icon of athletic excellence. It’s a sport that’s also an alternative to crowded alpine slopes ...

As an avid cyclist, Ellen Reichel rides whenever she can. But when there’s snow on the ground, she straps on her ski boots and goes cross-country skiing, usually in Heckscher State Park in East Islip.

Twenty miles of beginning and intermediate cross-country ski trails crisscross the 800-acre farm. Rental skis and boots are available, as are horse-drawn-sleigh rides, a skating pond and scavenger ...