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What were the origins of skiing?

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MOGULS...
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I'm sure there have been threads about this before but I need to figure out like about how skiing in general started cause I am writing a paper about it.

I cant seem to find any good books or websites so if anybody knows of any sites or books it would be great if you could post them here.

thanks

Mar 10 2008 4:57PM
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VT_FLO
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google it, theres a ton of info

but i did the same for a project. its hazy, but the mongols used skis, norweigens etc. scandenavians brought it to canada



http://skiing.about.com/od/downhillskiing/a/skiinghistory.htm
Mar 10 2008 5:22PM
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Holte
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Sondre Norheim is generally credited with first using skis as a sport.
Mar 10 2008 5:50PM
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simmers
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I believe it had something to do with snowcats, snowmobiles, helicopters, and vikings ripping epic kickers and pillow lines in their time off between village sackings.
Mar 10 2008 5:54PM
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Cam_Bell
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I believe skiing evolved from snowshoeing, and experimentation eventually caused snow shoes to become more narrow and longer until finally they were designed for going downhill.
Mar 10 2008 6:03PM
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mistaskia
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there are threads on this but w.e.  skiing was originally a form of transportation not recreation.  it evolved over time and was used for many different things.  look up i think its the 10th mountain division.  its a part of the army that i believe during ww2 , used skis to move around behind enemy lines.  look it up on google and you will get the info on them.  its actually pretty interesting.  but yea skiing was originally transportation and evolved into recreation. 
Mar 10 2008 6:31PM
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SteezePatrol
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CROSSCOUNTRY WITH THE VIKINGS
Mar 10 2008 6:40PM
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coolhandluke
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skiing was invented to make humans faster than woolly mammoths.  very beneficial. 
Mar 10 2008 8:40PM
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eheath
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If you already check websites and books and found nothing then you must really suck at researching...
Mar 10 2008 8:47PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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i dont remember where i heard/read this but way back in the day when they did this stuff they had some kind of bindings that allowed them to 'click' in with their combat boots on. they used to train them they would be like point em down hill and pray for the best
Mar 10 2008 8:50PM
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shabinka
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skiing
for sources check the bottom of the page.
Mar 10 2008 8:51PM
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low_fidelity
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i did some report about it in like 8th grade but i dont remember att all. just go to wikipedia and use a encyclopedia. thats what i did
Mar 10 2008 8:54PM
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burrows
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http://www.speedski.com/historyofskiing.htm
and
http://www.lat34.com/why_freeskiing_is_the
hope these help
Mar 10 2008 8:54PM
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nkinsman10
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search wikipedia...wikipedia is the most useful source of info on the web
Mar 10 2008 9:25PM
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T-Time
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Norway vikings (Norway  Nordic  ring any bells) they used cross country to get around faster in the winter.
Mar 10 2008 9:42PM
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MOGULS...
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thanks for all the help, ive got a ton of stuff about it now
Mar 11 2008 11:18AM
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dave44
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someone told me bigfoot and his yeti friends skied on trees.

Mar 11 2008 12:27PM
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Pipe_Munky
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skiing started in the hood as a way for gansters to move through the snow well enough to cap some fool and get out when the cutlas was buried in the snow.

why else would people combine winter sport and thug life?


Mar 11 2008 12:32PM
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TomK1
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HAHAHA!!!! That reminds me of that Tanner Hall interview were he looked stoned off his ass explaining how he was a Viking...
Mar 11 2008 12:58PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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link?
Mar 11 2008 3:08PM
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slashquatch
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check the signature
Mar 11 2008 3:16PM
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Malcolm
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one day someone got tired of walking so he skied and alot of others joined then some didnt use poles so others treated them differntly

Mar 11 2008 11:27PM
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