Replying to The first skis were fatties?

My dad showed me this thread from his telemark site, and apparently the original skis were super fat, twin tips, and rockered.  Check the thread out, and there's another site where this guy posted about it after he went to check the skis out.  Watch the videos there, they are unbelievable.  Oh and also, they don't use poles, they just use 1 reaaaly long pole to slow down when they need to.

Here's the thread link:
http://telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=45218&highlight=

And here's the link to the other website:
http://wherewillyouski.blogspot.com/2008/04/nils-and-his-touring-quiver-at-powder.html