Ah - I LOVE xc skiing. It’s my favorite winter activity and I’ve basically all but given up downhill skiing in exchange for xc. I spend about a month every winter in Jackson Hole WY and do a ton of xc skiing there. Sadly, I broke my leg at the end of August so not only was xc skiing not in the cards when I was back in jackson, but it also meant my husband and I had to cancel our planned xc weekend trip near us here in the Seattle area. We were going to take the dogs and just spend the entire weekend xc skiing. Really bummed it didn’t happen but already can’t wait to try it next year.