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Please see our copyright and disclaimer notice page. While this may sound like ad copy for shaped skis, it could just as easily apply to using nordic skiing as a way to cross-train for alpine mastery. OK, so it may not provide an ironclad guarantee for improved turns, but time spent on skinny skis will help in subtle ways. Alpine skiers who don Nordic gear will likely notice physical and technical improvements in their skills and may even gain a renewed perspective from sliding across the snow on nord boards. For experienced alpine skiers and snowboarders, the challenge of learning a new sliding discipline will help you relate to your inexperienced students.