There is two types of cross county skiing. People you tryed to imitate are using skate technique and they have skate skiis. You guys however have classic skiis and under your skis there is a gripper that makes skating a little bit diffucult. With classic skis you should use ski trail as it makes it so much easier :) I hope this makes any sense
Absolutely right! The lateral support from classic boots is also lacking, and makes it more difficult to apply power to your "power" ski, and of course, skate poles are longer since-theoretically-you're sliding faster, so need a longer lever.
There are two different country skiing methods: "traditional" and "modern", if you see the two sort of digged lanes on either left/right or on both sides of the track, that is where the easier "traditional" style of skiing is skied, you just put your left ski in the left divet and right ski in the right divet and push with your staves and follow the track like a train would. The other type "modern" is where you do the V type thing with first one leg and then the other. Its quite easy to learn, and becomes much easier after you learn it. You just point one leg to the direction you want to go, and push sideways with the other to get started and then you just glide forward with your leg muscles and staves, but you need to time your movements correctly in order to get enough momentum for the leg swap.
You are so positive, I love your videos! So happy for you that you made this happen, again a New experience! Every winter after the fist skiing day (or hour😂) I find new muscels in my body. You must use so many muscels which you don't usually use. All the best for you to your next new experience!
Thank you so much for your kind words!! Hahaha you are totally right, we had muscles that were sore that we didn't even know where there! Thanks for watching :)
With parallel skies you should use the middle part of the ski to give you traction to get up hills. You kind of run and simultaneously jump in each step to force with your weight each ski to make contact to the snow with the middle part. When you have weight distributed to both legs then the middle part of the skies shouldn't really touch the snow or ice. The only part of the ski, which has traction, is in the middle. Both ends are as slippery as possible for sliding. Your skiing technique should maximize the use of traction and slippery parts depending on the situation.
There are many videos on how to ski with classical or skate skis. It's helpful to know the techniques even if they are hard to learn the first time of course.
For me it was the other way - started with cross country skiing and then downhill skiing and eventually snowboarding. That's because I live in Helsinki and cross country skiing is really available anywhere in the winter here, many times you can just put on the skis outside your door and there will be a path to follow to the made tracks.
Skiing is a tradition used for winter traveling and hunting across centuries. Skiing has always spent a role in Finland's history from livelihood to warfare. The main thing is to have fun, take risks and enjoy life.
Cross-country skiing is fun. I often take a thermos of hot blueberry soup and a sandwich for a snack if I'm going long distances. Welcome back to Lapland next year
That was so fun to wahtch. You have to that again. Walking upp a hill with your skiis like a scissor takes some time to learn. And i must give Jenny some cred, it looked so natural when she was skiieng. She bent her knees and balanced on the skiies better. But you both looked like you had fun, and that´s what matters most!👍👀❤
It is soooo gorgeous!! Hahah I am the master of falling😂 We were already pretty sore this day from skiing the day before so it kind of all just smushed together lol
Thank you both. This was so fun to watch. You both did sso well being first timers. Did you find new muscles in your body after that crosscountry skiing? :)
You where on the right track in letting your unconscious reflexes to help. You need to resist being too tense. Stay in more relaxed position and let your automatic reflexes to help you with balance. Knees should be slightly bent at all times etc..
That is so fun just have fun in beautiful forest and not hurry but If you practice more then you can also enjoy feeling like you are flying those hills up and down. Its like flow feeling.
I'm so proud of you for trying out something new and difficult! It went really well! However, you could have done it much easier for yourselves. To get maximum enjoyment out of your next cross country skiing session, book an skiing instructor for one hour to teach you the basics. Also, your skis are for classic style that work best on the tracks. Enjoy your time in Lapland!
Well done, Jacob and Jenny! When in Rome, or in this case: When in a Nordic country, you do Nordic skiing! Here's a little nugget of information for you. You've been to my hometown Tromsø in Norway, and it was here that the first cross country skiing competition was held in 1843.
I love downhill but most of the cross country tracks in Lapland are incredible. Like some commented here I think you were trying to do the skating style with classic skis. Most important you guys had a blast and enjoyed the nature 👍
Don't assume everyone to have similar skis and just for one style of skiing. Skating and parallel gear is very different to use. There is much more to skiing than you might guess.
We are absolutely loving Norway!! It is stunning. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching :) We have lots more Norway videos coming! Tomorrows video we are in the fjords looking for orcas!
a lesson would work wonders, and as others have mentioned, there are 2 distinct techniques used, classic & skate. It's difficult to skate on classic equipment, and the same is true of classic on skate gear. Most skate since you don't need grip wax, and the knowledge of it's applications in different types of snow. As a former Level II coach, I'd recommend you begin by learning classic technique on "skin" skis, which are a more modern application than the traditional "waxless" fish scales. No ski is "waxless" however. you still wax for glide no matter which you choose. Skating is faster, but requires more muscle groups and works you harder.
TO STOP: you pizza in the same way it works for downhill skis. By the way, you were on classic skis, not skate skis. Up hills could be kick pole or herringbone.
You did well and I could see that you really enjoyed what you were doing. By the way, I haven't skied since I was a conscript in the Finnish Defence Forces. That was looong time ago, but there I skied enough for decades :D
Now when you learned how not be scared, you can learn to ski. A few things: 1. You had classic skis with you 2. You tried to skate with them 3. You used them in the wrong part of the track (except Jenny found the right spot in the end). Classic skis have a sticky part in the middle of the ski under your feet. That is used to give a grippy kick and move forward. You kick to the back and slide forward. Then you add the arms with poles that gives you more power. Classic skiing is done in those parellal tracks only. Skating skis are stiffer and they are more springy. You skate exactly like with alpine skis. The skating poles are also longer than classical poles. Here are some useful links to begin with =) ua-cam.com/video/VfwKAU4zaJM/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/SuKn-acPvVk/v-deo.html ua-cam.com/video/fh5DunRoV84/v-deo.html
we all had to cross-country ski in school P.E. in the wintertime and I hated it with a passion :D not a big winter sports person P.S. I love Jenny's braid :)
It's weird Jacob can ski okay, but doesn't quite handle, how to conquer hills with country skiing, the technic is much like ice skating and skiing mixed. :D
Nice you guys stepped out of your comfort zones. To make it nicer of an experience you should of watched some instructional videos on traditional cross country skiing. Woulda been a whole lotta easier on you.
Good job you guys, you know more about cross skiing than I do and I'm a native! Man I wish I could ski though, I had some traumatic experiences in elementary about force skiing (yes that is a thing) so I would love to learn how to ski again.
It is super fun when you can go at your own pace and just enjoy nature. You should give it another try!! We have got lots of comments from Finns saying how elementary school ruined the experience for them! So crazy!
My experience with skieing is; imagine you're struggling as much as you are, but you're forced to do it, and there are people behind you berating how awful you are doing. Yeah, I haven't skied since elementary school.
so glad you enjoyed it! It definitely needs balancing on the slippy skis, I've been skiing my whole life and I still fall every now and then :D going uphill is also tricky yeah, but there are techniques for it so look it up for next time. But you are right, the best part about cross country skiing is enjoying going through forests p.s. what does it say about finland that judging by your Levi videos the most people I've seen in the background was here on the cross country skiing path🤣
you should have stopped some good skier and ask if they have time to give you tips on how not to die.. I think someone might have helped you with it.. we finns don't like to ask for help but we offer it to anyone that asks for it :D
Your holiday in Lapland looked fun. It seems you have enjoyed Levi's activities a lot. We were at Levi in the summer and this is how it looked: ua-cam.com/video/7HEcT2YO22M/v-deo.html
There is two types of cross county skiing. People you tryed to imitate are using skate technique and they have skate skiis. You guys however have classic skiis and under your skis there is a gripper that makes skating a little bit diffucult. With classic skis you should use ski trail as it makes it so much easier :) I hope this makes any sense
That is great information! We should have talked to you before we went skiing haha! Thanks so much for your comment :)
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Absolutely right! The lateral support from classic boots is also lacking, and makes it more difficult to apply power to your "power" ski, and of course, skate poles are longer since-theoretically-you're sliding faster, so need a longer lever.
Congrats for stepping out of your comfort zone! That was fun to watch and good that you try a little bit different activities than most tubers.
We had a great time and loved getting outside our comfort zone!! Thank you for your comment and encouragement :)
We finns kearn to ski in elementary school, kind of national sport i guess. You did good for the first time!!!
We use to have ski competition in kindengarden back in 1985
That's awesome! It is a great sport and we loved it! Thanks for watching :)
There are two different country skiing methods: "traditional" and "modern", if you see the two sort of digged lanes on either left/right or on both sides of the track, that is where the easier "traditional" style of skiing is skied, you just put your left ski in the left divet and right ski in the right divet and push with your staves and follow the track like a train would. The other type "modern" is where you do the V type thing with first one leg and then the other. Its quite easy to learn, and becomes much easier after you learn it. You just point one leg to the direction you want to go, and push sideways with the other to get started and then you just glide forward with your leg muscles and staves, but you need to time your movements correctly in order to get enough momentum for the leg swap.
That is the right attitude! Having fun, and succeeding! (I hope I wrote that right)! Keep on doing, And you get better and better!
You wrote it right!! We had a great time! Thanks Peter :)
You are so positive, I love your videos! So happy for you that you made this happen, again a New experience! Every winter after the fist skiing day (or hour😂) I find new muscels in my body. You must use so many muscels which you don't usually use. All the best for you to your next new experience!
Thank you so much for your kind words!! Hahaha you are totally right, we had muscles that were sore that we didn't even know where there! Thanks for watching :)
With parallel skies you should use the middle part of the ski to give you traction to get up hills. You kind of run and simultaneously jump in each step to force with your weight each ski to make contact to the snow with the middle part. When you have weight distributed to both legs then the middle part of the skies shouldn't really touch the snow or ice. The only part of the ski, which has traction, is in the middle. Both ends are as slippery as possible for sliding. Your skiing technique should maximize the use of traction and slippery parts depending on the situation.
There are many videos on how to ski with classical or skate skis. It's helpful to know the techniques even if they are hard to learn the first time of course.
That is good to know!! Thanks so much for your comment :)
For me it was the other way - started with cross country skiing and then downhill skiing and eventually snowboarding. That's because I live in Helsinki and cross country skiing is really available anywhere in the winter here, many times you can just put on the skis outside your door and there will be a path to follow to the made tracks.
That is awesome!! We will have to try snowboarding sometime! Thanks for watching :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel It's hard! When I first tried, my butt was hurting for days!
Skiing is a tradition used for winter traveling and hunting across centuries. Skiing has always spent a role in Finland's history from livelihood to warfare. The main thing is to have fun, take risks and enjoy life.
We love that it is part of Finlands history! We had a great time doing it! Thanks so much for watching :)
Cross-country skiing is fun. I often take a thermos of hot blueberry soup and a sandwich for a snack if I'm going long distances. Welcome back to Lapland next year
That sounds delicious and so fun! We love Finland! Thanks so much for watching :)
That was so fun to wahtch. You have to that again. Walking upp a hill with your skiis like a scissor takes some time to learn. And i must give Jenny some cred, it looked so natural when she was skiieng. She bent her knees and balanced on the skiies better. But you both looked like you had fun, and that´s what matters most!👍👀❤
We are so glad you enjoyed it!! We will for sure do it again. And thank you so much! :)
That area looks UNREAL! Jenny is the master of the turn. And so fast! How sore were you the next day? Another great lesson from Coach Jacob!
It is soooo gorgeous!! Hahah I am the master of falling😂 We were already pretty sore this day from skiing the day before so it kind of all just smushed together lol
Thank you both. This was so fun to watch. You both did sso well being first timers. Did you find new muscles in your body after that crosscountry skiing? :)
We are so happy you enjoyed it!! Hahaha yes! We were already sore from downhill skiing too so it was a double shot! Thank you so much :)
You where on the right track in letting your unconscious reflexes to help. You need to resist being too tense. Stay in more relaxed position and let your automatic reflexes to help you with balance.
Knees should be slightly bent at all times etc..
Thanks for that great information!! Glad we got some good reflexes!
Lovely attitude! Hope you like Finland experience :)
Thank you so much!! We absolutely love Finland!
That is so fun just have fun in beautiful forest and not hurry but If you practice more then you can also enjoy feeling like you are flying those hills up and down. Its like flow feeling.
Yes that is exactly what we loved about it!! Thanks for watching :)
I'm so proud of you for trying out something new and difficult! It went really well! However, you could have done it much easier for yourselves. To get maximum enjoyment out of your next cross country skiing session, book an skiing instructor for one hour to teach you the basics. Also, your skis are for classic style that work best on the tracks. Enjoy your time in Lapland!
Thank you so much :) We really enjoyed it!! Thank you for all those great tips!
Right attitude.No bitching just testing stuff.
Thanks so much! We had a great time :)
This was such a feel-good-video
We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed it :) that sounds awesome!! Thanks for your comment!!
Well done, Jacob and Jenny! When in Rome, or in this case: When in a Nordic country, you do Nordic skiing! Here's a little nugget of information for you. You've been to my hometown Tromsø in Norway, and it was here that the first cross country skiing competition was held in 1843.
Wow that is awesome. We will have to ski when we get back to Tromø!!
I love downhill but most of the cross country tracks in Lapland are incredible. Like some commented here I think you were trying to do the skating style with classic skis. Most important you guys had a blast and enjoyed the nature 👍
Yes loved it will definitely do it again!! Thanks for your comment :)
Best tip for country ski is think that you are using long skates. Like iceskates. More you fall, more you learn so take it as good thing someways :)
Thanks so much for the tips! And for watching :)
Awesome! These are really funny! 😂
Hahaha we are so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for watching :)
Don't assume everyone to have similar skis and just for one style of skiing. Skating and parallel gear is very different to use.
There is much more to skiing than you might guess.
Yes we have been learning that!! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Jenny got that natural skiing talent.
Haha thank you so much!! I honestly didn't feel like a natural😂
It will be our first time too. This is one thing we are doing for sure.
You will have a great time!! Enjoy your trip :) and thanks for watching!
Great job and it looked really fun!!
Thanks Sonja!! We had a great time!
You are so cool😀. Cross country skiing is the nathional sport here in Norway. You should come here. Around Oslo we have 2200 km of CC skiing trails😀.
We are absolutely loving Norway!! It is stunning. Thank you so much for your kind words and for watching :) We have lots more Norway videos coming! Tomorrows video we are in the fjords looking for orcas!
Omg! Love to try this soon
It is so fun!! Enjoy :)
nice u guys liked skiing and pretty impressive effort for first time✌
We had a great time!! Thank you so much! :)
a lesson would work wonders, and as others have mentioned, there are 2 distinct techniques used, classic & skate. It's difficult to skate on classic equipment, and the same is true of classic on skate gear. Most skate since you don't need grip wax, and the knowledge of it's applications in different types of snow. As a former Level II coach, I'd recommend you begin by learning classic technique on "skin" skis, which are a more modern application than the traditional "waxless" fish scales. No ski is "waxless" however. you still wax for glide no matter which you choose. Skating is faster, but requires more muscle groups and works you harder.
That is great to know!! Thank you so much for the information :) we are going to be going again in Finland soon so we can use your tips!
Fun video 👏
I wanted to hear the final comment unfortunately it was cut off.
But wow it was a good film
Oh no!! I think we just said we were really really happy we tried it! Thank you so much for your comment :)
Hi! I've been enjoying your FInland content. Headed to Ivalo and Rovaniemi in a few weeks. Jenny, Where is your coat from? Thanks
We are so glad you have been enjoying it! I actually got it from amazon and it has been working great! Thank you so much for watching :)
I enjoy your videos, fun😂
We are so glad you are enjoying them!! Thanks for watching :)
Love you both:!
You are so kind! Thank you so much, we are so grateful for you :)
It's going great! Maybe you will participate in the next Winter Olympics? 😁👍❤️
yeah :) like Adrian Solano from Venezuela XD
Hahaha yes we will definitely be there!!🎉
The main thing is that it's fun outside.
You are totally right!! Thanks so much for your comment :)
When I was a kid, we skied to a school, and the wolves ate the weakests.
Hahaha wow! Good thing you weren't the weakest! Thanks so much for watching :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel 😅
It's not called "a road" -it's a ski track
I think its highway...
Right, right! Thanks for watching :)
Thumps up for you :) that’s my favourite winter activity. Did you like it or was it too difficult?
We LOVED it!! I think I like it better than downhill skiing! Thanks for watching :)
What do I have to do to make you guys close your jackets and wear scarfs :D Been liking the videos, but please x) it's driving me mad :D
Just mad huh? It's driving me INSANE! :D
Hahaha we just aren't scarf people😂 thanks for watching anyway!
How are you managing without a scarf?! :)
Since we were doing physical activities we were actually quite hot!! Haha! Thanks for commenting :)
@@JacobandJennyTravel Ok :) Thanks for the entertaining travel videos.
TO STOP: you pizza in the same way it works for downhill skis. By the way, you were on classic skis, not skate skis. Up hills could be kick pole or herringbone.
That is great to know!! Thanks for the information :)
You did well and I could see that you really enjoyed what you were doing. By the way, I haven't skied since I was a conscript in the Finnish Defence Forces. That was looong time ago, but there I skied enough for decades :D
We had a great time!! Wow that is awesome! Thanks so much for your comment :)
quite good for first-timers. In winterwar 1939-40 Finland had an advantage in skis and skiing skills against russia. Little history here :D
Thank you so much!! That is so interesting! Thanks for the information :)
Its not safe if you not now what to do?
We didn't know what we were doing at first and were fine :) but everyone is different!
Now when you learned how not be scared, you can learn to ski. A few things:
1. You had classic skis with you
2. You tried to skate with them
3. You used them in the wrong part of the track (except Jenny found the right spot in the end).
Classic skis have a sticky part in the middle of the ski under your feet. That is used to give a grippy kick and move forward. You kick to the back and slide forward. Then you add the arms with poles that gives you more power. Classic skiing is done in those parellal tracks only.
Skating skis are stiffer and they are more springy. You skate exactly like with alpine skis. The skating poles are also longer than classical poles.
Here are some useful links to begin with =)
ua-cam.com/video/VfwKAU4zaJM/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/SuKn-acPvVk/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/fh5DunRoV84/v-deo.html
Wow we should have talked to you before we went skiing! You have all the good information!! Thanks so much for your comment :)
we all had to cross-country ski in school P.E. in the wintertime and I hated it with a passion :D not a big winter sports person
P.S. I love Jenny's braid :)
Hahaha!! We probably wouldn't have liked it if we had to do it in PE either! And thank you so much :)
It's weird Jacob can ski okay, but doesn't quite handle, how to conquer hills with country skiing, the technic is much like ice skating and skiing mixed. :D
He is amazing at skiing but not as great on ice skates! Hahaha, at least he did better than me and never fell! 😂
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Thank you so much :) we had a great time!
Nice you guys stepped out of your comfort zones. To make it nicer of an experience you should of watched some instructional videos on traditional cross country skiing. Woulda been a whole lotta easier on you.
Yes we definitely should have done more research beforehand haha! Thanks so much for your comment :)
Good job you guys, you know more about cross skiing than I do and I'm a native! Man I wish I could ski though, I had some traumatic experiences in elementary about force skiing (yes that is a thing) so I would love to learn how to ski again.
It is super fun when you can go at your own pace and just enjoy nature. You should give it another try!! We have got lots of comments from Finns saying how elementary school ruined the experience for them! So crazy!
My experience with skieing is; imagine you're struggling as much as you are, but you're forced to do it, and there are people behind you berating how awful you are doing.
Yeah, I haven't skied since elementary school.
Oh no that doesn't sound great! Kids can be ruthless haha. Thanks for watching :)
👍👍 drink koskenkorva👍👍 after ski
That sounds great! We will have to try it! Thanks for your comment!
so glad you enjoyed it! It definitely needs balancing on the slippy skis, I've been skiing my whole life and I still fall every now and then :D going uphill is also tricky yeah, but there are techniques for it so look it up for next time. But you are right, the best part about cross country skiing is enjoying going through forests
p.s. what does it say about finland that judging by your Levi videos the most people I've seen in the background was here on the cross country skiing path🤣
We had a great time and definitely enjoyed just being out in nature!! Hahaha that is so true! Thanks for watching :)
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Thank you for your comment :)
you should have stopped some good skier and ask if they have time to give you tips on how not to die.. I think someone might have helped you with it.. we finns don't like to ask for help but we offer it to anyone that asks for it :D
but love to see how much fun you have on your own trying to figure it out
Hahaha that is a good idea 😂 we will have to next time!
Your holiday in Lapland looked fun. It seems you have enjoyed Levi's activities a lot. We were at Levi in the summer and this is how it looked: ua-cam.com/video/7HEcT2YO22M/v-deo.html
We are having a great time! Lapland is amazing🤩 Thanks so much for your comment :) I bet it is amazing in the summer too!
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Thanks so much for watching :)
You are so cute ❤❤👍👍
Thank you so much :)
Try E-fatbikes in Ylläs, near Levi
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We will check it out! Thanks for the tip :)
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