cross country skiing

Cross - country ____________________ is a form of ____________________ where ____________________ rely on their own ____________________ to ____________________ across ____________________ - covered ____________________ , rather than using ____________________ lifts or other ____________________ of assistance . Cross - ____________________ skiing is widely ____________________ as a sport and ____________________ activity ; however , some still use it as a means of ____________________ . Variants of cross - country ____________________ are adapted to a ____________________ of ____________________ which spans unimproved , sometimes ____________________ terrain to ____________________ courses that are specifically ____________________ for the ____________________ .
____________________ cross - country skiing is similar to the ____________________ form of ____________________ , from which all skiing ____________________ evolved , including ____________________ skiing , ski ____________________ and ____________________ skiing . Skiers ____________________ themselves either by ____________________ forward ( classic style ) or side - to - side in a skating ____________________ ( skate skiing ) , aided by ____________________ pushing on ski ____________________ against the ____________________ . It is practised in ____________________ with snow - covered ____________________ , including ____________________ Europe , ____________________ , Russia , the United ____________________ , Australia [ 1 ] and New ____________________ . Competitive cross - country skiing is one of the ____________________ skiing sports . Cross - country ____________________ and rifle ____________________ are the two components of ____________________ , ski ____________________ is a form of cross - country ____________________ , which includes map ____________________ along snow ____________________ and ____________________