A
cross country ski arrangement, comprising a
cross country ski (10, 110), and a binding apparatus (30, 130) which comprises an upper
chassis section (40, 140) comprising a first contact surface (43, 143) having a front end and a rear end, and a lower
chassis section (50, 150) comprising a second contact surface (53, 153) having a front end and a rear end. At least one of the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surfaces exhibits a curved portion, thereby allowing the upper
chassis section (40, 140) to pivot relative to the lower chassis section (50, 150) by rolling
contact motion between the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surface, such that a momentary
contact region (CR) of the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surfaces moves back and forth in the longitudinal direction between the front and rear ends of the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surfaces. A spring back means (60, 160) is arranged to urge the momentary
contact region (CR) to a
neutral position between the front and rear ends of the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surfaces. At least a portion of the upper (40, 140) and the lower (50, 150) chassis sections are recessed into the ski body (11, 111) from the upper ski surface (12, 112) such that the first (43, 143) and second (53, 153) contact surfaces are arranged below the upper ski surface (12, 112).