Are you ready to watch racing this winter? – FasterSkier.com

It’s hard to believe, but the first World Cup cross-country race is just around the corner. November 29th^Th marks the start of the cross-country racing season in Ruka, Finland. For fans who want to watch the races, there are a few easy options.

Ski and Snowboard Live will once again be the United States’ streaming service for watching cross-country skiing events outside the country, and this season that means every race. Her coverage includes the World Championships and the Tour de Ski.

The basic package includes full live races and recorded full race replays on request. There are also other packages available that you can customize to suit your viewing needs. You can purchase packages ranging from paying for individual events to coverage of all Nordic events for the entire season to an all-access package that allows you to watch almost all alpine, Nordic, freestyle and snowboard events outside the US can track. The service does not cover Nordic combined and biathlon takes place on a completely different platform. To watch cross-country on skis and snowboards, you have to pay.

The simplest package is to pay to watch all Nordic events throughout the season. If you choose this option, it will cost you $11.99 per month as of this release date. With a subscription you also get the right to watch shortened replays of events, which is a nice feature if you’re pressed for time. For this price you can also watch ski jumping. If you don’t want to watch every race, you can pay to watch individual events. One small catch is that for distance races you have to pay separately to watch the men’s and women’s races. However, for sprints, one payment covers both events. If you want to watch more than a few races, it’s generally better to pay for the entire month with unlimited coverage. Payment automatically renews at the end of the monthly cycle on the day you register. To avoid paying beyond the desired period, you must cancel your subscription before an automatic renewal.

If you’re a glutton for skiing, there’s a package that gives you unlimited access to all types of ski and snowboard coverage – Alpine, Nordics, Freestyle and Snowboard – and will set you back $79.99 per year. So for about twenty dollars more than the cost of a subscription to watch all the Nordic events in one winter, you could watch all the ski events covered. How this decision would affect other areas of your life is up to you. All services, regardless of which package you choose, are delivered without advertising. The service also offers a mobile app for watching on the go.

The commentary is in English and last year it was often Chad Salmela and Kikkan Randall doing the reporting. It is not yet known whether there will be another announcement this year. As a play-by-play announcer pair, the two have developed into an effective team that has learned to play to each other’s strengths, with Randall serving as an effective analytical balance to Salmela’s sometimes unbridled exuberance. It is not yet known whether the duo will return this season. Last year there was commentary on almost all live broadcasts, but there were a few races where there was no commentary or it came after the broadcast had started.

The website is easy to navigate, but sometimes live broadcasts can experience glitches as coverage starts late or feeds are interrupted. But overall it is quite stable and the image quality is good. Unfortunately, Ski and Snowboard has no control over the production of the coverage, so the cameras sometimes cut out important moments for North Americans to show action tailored to European audiences.

There are other ways to watch across borders if you use a VPN and want to bypass ownership of intellectual property and digital rights. But based on past experiences, skiing and snowboarding in the United States offers the easiest way to follow events without feeling guilty about being an international scofflaw and wondering if Interpol will come knocking on your door.

Another alternative to viewing without entering a gray copyright area is to watch on the FIS (International Ski Federation) website, which provides free highlights with commentary, but the highlights are very compressed.

It won’t be long before we’re in the thick of the race. So make your viewing plans now so you don’t get into trouble come November 29th^Th.