(Cogne)

It’s a cross-country skiing endurance winter racing sport and is one of four orienteering disciplines recognized by IOF. Similar to the foot orienteering disciplines practiced in the summer season, ski orienteering requires an high level of both physical and mental fitness.

Standard orienteering maps are used, but with special green overprinting of trails and tracks to indicate their navigability in snow; other symbols indicate whether any roads are snow-covered or clear.
Navigation tactics is similar to mountain bike orienteering. Standard cross-country skiing equipment is used, along with a map holder attached to the chest.Compared to cross-country skiing upper body strength is more important because of double pooling needed along narrow snow trails.

A person taking part in competitions in ski-orienteering is equipped with:

Clothing adequate for cross-country skiing, boots and skis and ski poles.

An orienteering map provided by the organizer, showing the control points which must be visited in order. The map is designed to give all the information the competitor needs to decide which route is the fastest, such as the quality of the tracks, gradient and distance. Green lines on the map show a trail suited to race on skis. Depending on the thickness and continuity of the lines, the competitor makes decisions about which route is the fastest between control points.

Map holder: a map holder attached to the chest makes it possible to view the map while skiing at full speed.

Optionally lighter type of compass is attached to the map holder or to the skier's arm.

A control card or an electronic punching chip (see orienteering control point).

Links:
AIAT Cogne
Webcam Cogne
Italian Federation
International Federation

Race's Track

Resources:
To download the Cross-Country skiing stadium plant click here

To download the Cogne's plant in high definition click here