First time Cross country skiing

So I was able to borrow some skate cross country skis, however I've heard it's easier to start with classic Cross country skiing. So I met a friend at the high school near my house where they have a groomed track for skiing and also go off onto trails. The girl was bringing her girls for lessons and then she let me wear her classic skis and kind of told me what to do. She just recently moved here too and is still learning. So I basically just practiced around the track and would go down a couple little hills onto the trails where you're surrounded by trees. Very beautiful. I really enjoyed it (never fell thanks to the ski polls) and look forward to getting better. I practiced for about an hour and then I took her girls home.
When i was almost home, I was coming up to a red light where I needed to turn right onto Elmore rd, I started to slow down then started to slide. I couldn't turn or do anything to stop. I did hit the lady in front of me. She was super nice about it. She said she saw me sliding and tried to move forward a little. We were both fine, the cars were fine. What a blessing. That's my first and hopefully my last accident since we've been here (although Glen did slide into a snow bank). We have waited way too long to get snow tires. That's Glen's assignment this week.