Category: skiing...

the oldest skis, found in bogs in Sweden and Finland, are 4-5,000 years old and a rock carving of two men on skis was found near the Arctic Circle in Norway dating to 2000 BC
from the 15th-17th centuries, skis were used in warfare in Scandinavia, Poland, and Russia
around 1860, bindings were improved, which radically transformed skiing
of Nordic and Alpine skiing, the former incorporates cross-country and jumping skills
being able to go skiing from your back door
the Alps, Mount Snow, Squaw Valley, Aspen, Jackson Hole, Vail, Park City, Stowe
skiing started out as transport but naturally developed into a recreation and sport
parabolic/hourglass skis for the novice and intermediate skier
the first ski club in the U.S., at Berlin, New Hampshire
Skiing combine outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face. (Dave Barry)
Skiing: I do not participate in any sport with ambulances at the bottom of the hill. (E. Bombeck)