This here is my teaching method for SKATE SKIING. (I have a similar article for CLASSIC stride skiing.)
My big point about skating is that it's no more or less work than stride skiing. I often hear and read about skating that it's "a lot more work!" It's not. It has a longer power-phase so you can put more power into skating if you like, to get more speed. But you can also do it at whatever effort level you like. It's up to you. Like any skiing, if you don't know what you're doing you'll waste energy and work more than you need to.
