Getting Started at Cross Country Skiing Getting started is easy.
People can use tights and windbreakers for skiing, bicycling, or jogging.
Ski shops carry stylish functional materials, but you can supplement specialized garments for sweaters, long johns, hats, and mittens. Conventional cold weather togs like bulky parkas are undesirable for cross-country, as they constrict movement and help generate excessive body heat. You may glow, perspire, or even sweat, according to your metabolism and degree of refinement, depending on how fast and hard you ski. The trick is to retain warmth while allowing perspiration to evaporate. This is achieved by layering clothing to adjust heat loss to pace, terrain, temperature, and wind speed.