The word ski comes from the Old Norse word skíð which means "cleft wood", "stick of wood" or "ski". In Old Norse common phrases describing skiing were fara á skíðum (to travel, move fast on skis), renna (to move … See more

Norse mythology describes the god Ullr and the goddess Skaði hunting on skis, Ullr and Skaði has later been regarded as the god and goddess of … See more

The first recorded organized skiing exercises and races are from military uses of skis in Norwegian and Swedish infantries. For instance, details of military ski exercises in the … See more

• 1820: A newspaper in Oslo, Norway carries an advertisement for the sale of skis
• 1849: First public "ski tour" organized in Trondheim, Norway.
• 1868: Mountain resorts became commercially viable … See more

The oldest information about skiing is based on archaeological evidence. Two regions present the earliest evidence of skis and their use: northern Russia, where the oldest fragments … See more

Skis
Asymmetrical skis were used at least in northern Finland and Sweden up until the 1930s. On one leg, … See more

• 11th-century depiction of a hunter on skis from the Böksta Runestone
• Norwegians skiing with a single pole, 1870.
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