Nordic Skating

Nordic Skating winter’s newest edge

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Nordic Skating around the world

Antarctica Vermont

What is Nordic Skating? Scandinavian style cross-country ice skating on frozen lakes and rivers

Groomed ice skating trails

Lake Morey Trail, Fairlee, Vermont

Wild skating tours with an expert guide

Lake Champlain, near Basin Harbor, Vermont

Explore pristine wilderness Glide past spectacular ice formations Spot a bald eagle or peregrine falcon Enjoy the freedom of a limitless expanse of glistening black ice

Wild Skating Tours

Split Rock Lighthouse, Lake Champlain

Speed skating events 25 Kilometer Marathon, Lake Morey, Fairlee, VT

School Field Trips

Fourth graders visit the Lake Morey skating trail

Icicle Dueling

At the Palisades on Lake Champlain

Skate Sailing with hand-held sails, wings & kites

Sailing with kites and parachutes

Lake Champlain Yes, you can skate through the snow!

Lake Willoughby Yes, you can ice skate with poles!

You can also use your poles to test the ice for safety and strength

Ice Grooming

Trucks or ATVs w/plow Tractors Snowblowers Rotating Brushes Hot Mopping

Nordic Skate blades clip onto any cross-country ski boot Alfa Alpina Artex Asolo Atomic Fischer Hartjes

Karhu … just to name a few Lundhags Madshus Merrell Rossignol Salomon Sportful

Advantages of Nordic boots Warm Comfortable Plenty of ankle support

Easy to put on & take off Put them on indoors, then walk or drive to the ice

Advantages of Nordic blades More efficient – Double the glide for the same effort Long curved tip handles imperfect ice conditions – bumps, cracks, soft ice, even snow-covered ice

Put it all together – 3 sports with one boot Ice skating Roller skiing Cross-country skiing

That’s right – use the same boots for crosscountry skiing… … and roller skiing!

Lake Willoughby Black ice is the best!

Lake George Skating through the snow

Lake Willoughby

Lake Willoughby