Cross Country Skier Winter 2017-18

FEATURES 2018 APPAREL GUIDE Are your baselayers breathable for the wrong reasons? Is your partner embarrassed to be skiin' with you? A lot has changed in Nordic apparel over the last decade. And the right kit really does make skiing better. Time for an update? THE MAGNUS OPUS Hansi Johnson explores South Korean skier Magnus Kim's rise to the world stage. The parent of an adopted Korean boy, Hansi also questions the future of cross country skiing as a Caucasian-dominated sport. With the next two Olympics occurring in Asia, could the future of the sport be more East than West? 2018 DESTINATION GUIDE This year, we recruited a handful of regional correspondents from the Northeast, Midwest, West, Alaska, Eastern Canada and Western Canada to research and share what's new in their region for this year's Destination Guide. DEPARTMENT CONTENTS Mass Start CONTRIBUTORS Nordorks and skinny skiers EDITOR'S NOTE Strong Like Bear WAX BOX Readers share their thoughts and stories. ESSAY: WINTRY MIX Re