Quote Originally Posted by alpinerabbit View Post
WOOT!

I was thinking of some XC skiing in the beautiful Engadine this winter - I am imagining XC has less ecological impact than alpine.

Haven't gotten around to it. Now a gal from work who "spotted" me jogging at lunchtime asked me to join her on a women's xc "run". This is a week before the popular Engadine Marathon XC race. She doesn't care if we are last.

Haven't touched any xc skis since I was 10 or so.
It's 17 km mostly downhill.

This will be fun. I will get sore.
Wow, how far are you from the Engadine? Now I am jealous!

Is this the Engadiner Frauenlauf? It looks great - I had a look at the website because a friend was doing it. My wish list for next season includes the Engadine ski marathon.

I think xc is much more environmentally friendly - when the snow melts you can't see that a track was ever there, unlike downhill ski pistes which usually look a bit sad in summer.

Well good luck anyway, I'm sure it will be a great race.

Bron