Learn Cross-Country Skiing on Holiday
Do you want to learn cross-country skiing in Austria or improve your skills on a cross-country skiing course? Then you are in the right place at Hotel Sonnblick. A professional cross-country ski school is just a few hundred meters away from our hotel.
Only 200m to the Ski-School
Learn how to cross-country ski or improve your existing skills on the cross-country skiing trail in Kaprun with Hotel Sonnblick. In about 3 minutes you can reach the alpine ski school and begin your Austrian ski fun!
The ski-school is located here:
Augasse 5
5710 Kaprun
Tel. +43 6547 7562
E-Mail: kaprun@alpin-skischule.at
Web: www.skischulekaprun.at
The perfect cross-country ski course
Whether you are a cross-country skiing beginner or advanced, prefer to ski in a group of maximum 8 people or alone, our partner ski school will help you to find the right course!
Cross-country technique training
Cross-country technique: classic
Classic style cross-country skiing reflects some of the nordic walking movements. If you are looking for a break from the hustle and bustle of the slopes, this form of skiing is for you!
Here you will learn:
-Double pole push
-Double pole push while stepping up
-Side-step
-Diagonal stride
-Herringbone step
-Parallel (indirect) track change
Thanks to easy exercises and good advices you will learn how to enjoy the nature and your holidays on the cross-country ski slope.
Cross-country technique: Skating
If the trail report promises good skiing conditions , then the sun shines an there is nothing quite like a workout in the snow. Cross-country skating is the perfect way to improve endurance, co-ordination and your general well-being. after only a few instructions you will know everything you need to know to master the cross-country skiing technique.
We will help you learn:
- Skating without poles
- Arm movements (symmetrical 2:1) - 2 paces with one pole
- One tact technique (1 :1 stroke) by every step one pole push
- Leading arm movements (asymmetrical 2:1, on the mountain) - 2 steps with one pole push
- Diagonal skating stride with one pole push
Further techniques
If you really enjoy cross-country skiing, then you will also enjoy:
-Ploughs - skiing in A-from
-Snowplough turns
-Bow steps
-Bowing
-Technique changes
-Swing stops
-Different exercises with poles
-Parallel turning
Put those newly learnt skills to use in one of our guided cross-country tours. Meet new people and make friends from training. Find out more about our guided long-distance tours.