Join our community of cross country skiing enthusiasts based in and around the Capital and in the Cambridge area. Find out about the benefits of joining LRNSC and more about this Club.
Join and learn to roller ski - it's great for fitness and fun, plus it's the best way to prepare for cross country skiing. There are sessions for children as well as tasters, courses, coaching and general training/practice sessions for adults. We also organise roller ski races. And you can cross country ski with us. Plus you can discover cross country ski racing.
Scroll down to read our latest news.
Friday, September 13, 2024 at 10:28 Paddy Field, one of our founder members and a legend in the cross country skiing world is turning 90 this month, and we send our very best wishes to him. You can read more about him in this interview with the Worldloppet organisation.
Friday, September 6, 2024 at 13:58 The Club's AGM takes place from 1400-1600 on Sunday 15/9 at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit
Friday, August 9, 2024 at 16:31 Here's an opportunity to participate in an exclusive research study that offers the chance to get a free, comprehensive assessment of your VO2 max and SpO2 max
Friday, August 9, 2024 at 15:54 ;)
Learn to roller ski or improve your skills ready for the next snow season. There are tasters on 1/9 and 27/10, new beginners courses starting on 15/9 and 3/11, and coaching for improvers and intermediates in classic and skate techniques through the autumn. There's also roller skiing for children starting 1/9.
Booking is now open and places must be booked in advance.
Monday, August 5, 2024 at 18:59 We're having a short break in August but booking is opening up for our autumn activities:
Monday, June 24, 2024 at 22:21 You can see the results here. Congratulations go to Jordan Andrews [London Hyde Park] and Beata Nowok [Cairngorm] the male and female winners.
Saturday, June 1, 2024 at 14:33 ;)
Entry is now open for the 12/6/3km classic matched roller ski race that we're running at Hillingdon Cycle Circuit on Sunday morning 23 June. Enter here.
Everyone will race on Swenor Alutech roller skis sourced from the Rollerski Co. For junior racers the ski hire charge is reduced by 50% as LRNSC will subsidise this cost.
Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 15:18 You can see the results here. Well done to everyone who took up the challenge with longest distances being skied by Grzegorz Stasik [40.5km] and Marketa Hamilton [37.5km].
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 14:55 ;)
Have you started to think about cross country skiing next winter? We have! You can see an overview of the Club's cross country ski programme and book your place on our proposed trips to Sjusjoen in Norway, Ramsau in Austria, Pontresina in Switzerland, and register your interest in a race trip to Italy and possible late season visit to Finland.
You can also see information about Snowsport England's On-snow skills week in Obertilliach.
Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 14:17 ;)
Book your place on our new learn to skate roller ski course starting on Sunday afternoon 26/5. This course focuses exclusively on skating technique.
You'll learn how to skate roller ski with an emphasis on balance and co-ordination using the different skating 'gears' - skate 1, skate 2 and skate 3 to enable you tackle ups and downs, as well as moving efficiently on the flat. We'll also cover turns and free skate. Find out more here.