Bruce George is a keen cross-country skier. He took up this sport in 2002 and has taken part in the Engadin ski marathon in Switzerland every year since then. In January 2007 (www.engadin-skimarathon.ch). He organised a one week medical cross-country skiing conference in Norway, in conjunction with Nordic Challenge (www.nordicchallenge.com).

The conference included two hours of medical lectures/interactive tutorials each morning of general medical/surgical interest. The remainder of each day was spent cross-country skiing or learning the subtle art of biathlon, under the guidance of three experiences Nordic ski instructors. If you are interested in next years course contact Bruce George (brucegeorge@doctors.org.uk) or the Nordic Challenge team (ski@nordicchallenge.com).

A competitor in the Engadin ski marathon	Biathlon coaching during the Oxford Nordic Ski Week
Climbing a hill during the Engadin ski marathon	Oxford anaesthetist getting to grips with cross-country skiing during the Oxford Nordic cross-country skiing week.