Uploaded December 2011 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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The diagonal skate is one of the easiest ways to climb a hill with skating skis. It is basically a free skate with an alternate poling action. See this blog for more info: keithnicol.blogspot.ca/2012/01/use-diagonal-skate-to-climb-hills.html Thanks to Cross Country Newfoundland and Labrador (CCNL), Rossignol skis and Infinity ski poles for helping to sponsoring this video. Keith Nicol is a CANSI Level 4 ski instructor. He also runs the Fast Track On line ski instruction programme ...for more info contact k2nicol@gmail.com