For snow lovers who enjoy traversing longer trails outdoors rather than flying down steep mountains or trying to navigate glades, cross-country skiing is a favorite pastime. While alpine or ...

Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore is embracing the snowy spring up north and grooming its cross-country trails to enjoy even longer. Both Munising and Grand Marais received more than 12 inches at the ...

But another form of skiing — Nordic skiing, which is sometimes called cross-country skiing — is both easier to learn and lighter on the pocketbook, costing a fraction of what a lift ticket and ...

Rochester's Anna Peikert, a high school senior, finished third in the national cross country ski race to earn All-America status. Rochester Lourdes senior Anna Peikert makes her way through the ...