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 ...

WHAT: Nordic skating at Lake Morey Resort. WHERE: Fairlee, Vt. WHY: Because you can go farther faster on comfortable skates that can be replaced by cross-country skis -- without changing your boots.

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.