 Skating on Gaspereau Lake, Nova Scotia | |
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| Team members | Individual, pairs or groups |
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| Venue | Frozen bodies of water |
Tour skating is recreational long distance ice skating on natural ice. It is particularly popular in the Netherlands and the Nordic countries. It is becoming more popular in areas of North America such as New England,[1] Southcentral Alaska,[2][3] and Nova Scotia.[4]
While Nordic skating usually involves tours over open ice on marshes, lakes, rivers, or sea, in the Netherlands skaters follow marked routes on frozen canals and connected lakes. Consequently, there are differences in equipment and skating styles between these two regions. Alaskans often include winter camping on longer journeys of a hundred miles or more.
Nordic skating is a popular activity in Sweden but is also becoming more popular in Finland and Norway, where it is called långfärdsskridskoåkning (in Swedish), retkiluistelu (in Finnish) and turskøyting (in Norwegian). In Canada and the United States this style is often called Nordic skating. Other names used are trip skating and wild skating.
Dutch skating is called toerschaatsen and is regarded by some as a sport in its own right.[5]
- ^ Basch, Marty (Nov 28, 2014). "Nordic Skating in the North-east". New Hampshire Magazine. Retrieved Feb 11, 2021.
- ^ Stock, Joe. "Swan Lake Skate". Joe Stock;American Mountain Guide. Retrieved Feb 11, 2021.
- ^ Mehl, Luc. "Nordic Skates". Things To Luc At (Alaskan Adventure). Retrieved Feb 11, 2021.
- ^ Hornborg, Joel (Nov 15, 2018). "On Solid Water". The Grapevine. Retrieved Feb 11, 2021.
- ^ Finnish Speed Skating Association