Advanced Beginner XC Ski Clinic

Advanced Beginner XC Ski Clinic

Graduate of CONC’s basic beginner XC ski clinic?  Or been skiing for a while but never or not recently taken a XC ski lesson?  Or just need to refresher lesson on the basics?  Then signup for CONC’s Advanced Beginner XC Ski Clinic to be held on groomed XC ski trails.  The goals of the Advanced Beginner clinic are:

• brief review of the basics and underlying skills covered in Basic Beginner clinic
• refinement of diagonal striding and double poling techniques
• introduce more skills and techniques for going uphill and downhill
• achieve confidence to ski gentle to moderate terrain

By lesson’s end, you will be moving along the trails with ease eager to apply your technique to groomed trail skiing.

Equipment required: Clinics will be offered on groomed XC trails with set tracks.  The set tracks can accommodate a ski up to 70 mm in width.  Recommended skis are double-cambered classic no-wax skis. Skis, boots and poles are available for rent at local ski shops.  Please ascertain that your skis, boots, and poles are properly sized for your weight and height.  Skis should be waxed prior to the clinic.  We recommend applying MaxiGlide, available at local ski shops.

Meeting place: The Grove (921 Mt Washington Dr., Bend).  We meet inside the food hall at the south end near Thump Coffee.  Here, we sign waivers, meet everyone, and arrange carpools before heading to the sno-park, allowing for two hours of on-snow instruction.

Note: the ending time does not include travel back from the sno-park.

Questions to Charlie Cornish

Interested in other clinics?  Here is the plan for the 2024-2025 season.

If you are interested and the clinic is already full, please join the waitlist so we can gauge the interest for adding additional sessions.