Cross Country Skiing is offered as one of 4 Special Olympics snow sports, along with Alpine Skiing, Snowboarding and Snowshoeing.

 

Cross Country Skiing has been a Special Olympics official sport with events at the World Games since 1977. There are over 41,000 athletes in the sport of Cross Country Skiing across 6 global regions. 

 

Cross-country skiing (commonly abbreviated XC skiing) is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles.

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Cross Country Skiing information

Cross Country Skiing Registration Form

Click here for a full list of Winter Sports Classic registration forms. **These forms will be available closer to the event date.

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Officiate for Special Olympics West Virginia by donating your time as a sports official.   Contact Wendy Miller for more information.

 

Sport Development Team members (SDT) are active volunteers who channel their passion and knowledge for a sport into effective leadership for local and state programs. Certified clinicians supplement the SDT by providing coaches training in their local community.  Please contact Wendy Miller if you are interested in being a member of our Sport Development Team, or a certified clinician.