Cross country skiing is a wonderful way to explore the outdoors and at the same time get great exercise.

This writer spent a weekend at Jackson, New Hampshire's Cross Country Skiing Center last week, attending an Eastern Ski Writers Association (ESWA) conference. It made me realize that even though I work out almost daily, different parts of the body haven't gone through an exercise process as what 'skinny' skis put me through. I mean it's a big-time workout.