PHOTOS: White Pine lessons for cross-country skiing
February 24, 2017
The White Pine Touring Center offers lessons to those that wish to learn how to cross-country ski at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The lesson, lasting only an hour, teaches the basics of cross-country skiing. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Boshell clips in to a cross-country ski as he, Sadie Small, left, and four others prepare for a White Pine lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The lesson lasted an hour and taught participants a variety of techniques. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, right, shows Sadie Small how to position her ski poles at the beginning of a cross-country ski lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group of seven warmed up with some walking drills and then got comfortable standing on their skis before sliding onto the track. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, center in red, leads a small group in swaying back and forth between skis to find the edges at the beginning of a cross-country ski lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The lesson lasted an hour and taught participants a variety of techniques. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, right, demonstrates how to find the edges of the skis to Sadie Small and William Boshell at the beginning of a cross-country ski lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group of seven warmed up with some walking drills and then got comfortable standing on their skis before sliding onto the track. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Boshell, right, and Katie Northrop, second from right, lead the way in a drill at the beginning of their cross-country skiing lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group warmed up with several drills to get used to wearing and moving around in the skis. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Katie Northrop, right, leads the way along the edge of the cross-country ski track at the Park City Golf Course as the group practices their form and balancing at the beginning of their cross-country skiing lesson Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. After warming up with some drills, the group headed out to the course to practice more techniques. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Boshell leads the group along the edge of the cross-country ski track at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017 as the group gets used to proper cross-country form. The lesson, which lasted only an hour, practiced technique as well as how to stop. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, right, skates alongside his lesson group as he encourages them and helps them with their skiing form Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track at the Park City Golf Course and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, left, skates alongside his lesson group as he encourages them and helps them with their skiing form Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track at the Park City Golf Course and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
Alan Aufderhar, from left, Cindy Brewer, Sadie Small and Joe Leduc skate along the edge of the cross-country skiing track at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017, as they practice their technique during a lesson. The lesson lasted an hour and taught participants how to ski, stop, etc. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Boshell laughs as he practices swinging his arms and ski poles to emulate good form during a cross-country skiing lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group took time to learn how to correctly use their poles to glide across the track. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, left, skates ahead of his lesson group as he shows them the sort of form they should have when swinging their poles during their lesson Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track at the Park City Golf Course and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, left, skates alongside his lesson group as he demonstrates and helps them with their skiing form Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track at the Park City Golf Course and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian, left, stands next to Sadie Small as he encourages her to relax and to hold her poles low during a lesson at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
William Boshell, right, and Joe Leduc, left, lead the group along the edge of the cross-country skiing track at the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017, as they practice picking up speed and then stopping. The lesson lasted an hour and taught participants the basics of cross-country skiing. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian demonstrates how to do a half-snow-plough during a cross-country skiing lesson the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
White Pine instructor Marcel Vifian picks up speed along the edge of the cross-country track as he demonstrates a variety of ways of how to stop during a cross-country skiing lesson the Park City Golf Course Thursday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017. The group practiced skating along the edge of the track and stopped intermittently to regroup. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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The cross-country skiing lesson skates along the edge of the track at the Park City Golf Course Friday afternoon, Feb. 23, 2017, as they head back to their starting point and wrap up their hour-long lesson. Following the lesson, participants had the option to take a few laps on their own around the track. (Tanzi Propst/Park Record)
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