The first thing we noticed was that Kandersteg is a local mecca for X-Country skiing, with trail all around the town. Not being something that we had tried before, and the fact that the snow was softer than we had thought, the next day we hired some XC skis and had a go at the trails.
A bit of a comedy of errors and slapstick, we had great difficulty in making the skis work the way we wanted them to. This was where we realised that XC skis have no edges, and as such do not turn well. They rely on pre made and preprepared tracks. Additionally only being fixed at the toe made it difficult to control when doing anything other than on the flat or uphill.
However with a little practice and plenty of sore parts we soon had some semblance of competency.
A bit of a comedy of errors and slapstick, we had great difficulty in making the skis work the way we wanted them to. This was where we realised that XC skis have no edges, and as such do not turn well. They rely on pre made and preprepared tracks. Additionally only being fixed at the toe made it difficult to control when doing anything other than on the flat or uphill.However with a little practice and plenty of sore parts we soon had some semblance of competency.