History of skiing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › History_of_skiingThe oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. Two regions present the earliest evidence of skis and their use: the Altaic region of modern China where 5000-year-old paintings suggest the aboriginal use of skis, and northern Russia, where the oldest fragments of ski-like objects, dating from about 6300–5000 BCE were found about 1,200 km northeast of Moscow at Lake ...
History of skiing - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_skiingAsymmetrical skis were used at least in northern Finland and Sweden up until the 1930s. On one leg, the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding, and on the other a shorter ski for kicking. The bottom of the short ski was either plain or covered with animal skin to aid this use, while the long ski supporting the weight of the skier was treated with animal fat in a similar manner to modern ski …
Who invented skiing? - Answers
https://sports.answers.com/Q/Who_invented_skiing23.10.2013 · People who lived in snow-covered lands. The exact person is probably not recorded. But skiing has been around a long time. In Sweden, scientists found some skis that are 4,500 years old. There are also cave drawings that shows that skiing is older than that. Skiing wasn't something they did for fun. People used skis for getting around or hunting in the snow.