How to Measure Touring Cross-Country Skis

Whether you want to buy or rent, the size of your cross-country skis will make a difference. You need to find a pair that is best suited to you, and each person will be different.

Instructions

  1. How to Measure Touring Cross-Country Skis

    • 1

      Raise one of your arms straight up over your head.

    • 2

      Have someone hold a ski parallel to you. The bottom of the ski should be on the floor.

    • 3

      Look at where the tip of the ski ends next to your outstretched arm. Touring cross-country skis are the right size if the tip ends at your wrist.

    • 4

      Hold a ski pole on the ground. It will be the right size if the top of the pole ends at your armpit with the bottom of the pole on the floor.