Skiing is a form of travel on snow while on wooden runners. The history of skiing dates back to almost 5 millennia. There are 4500-5000 year old rock drawings that count as the first hints of the existence of skis. The rock drawings in Steinkjer and Norway depicted a man on a pair of skis holding on to a stick. There are bogs that have ski remains in them and the oldest skis found in Russia are 8000 years old. There are also historical sources that were found in Iran that dated back to 2000BC.

There are 6 possible historical roots from where the skis could possibly have been developed. There is a wooden board that was oval in shape that was covered with fur. This was known as the pedal snowshoe. There’s the sledge runner, which looks like the model of the modern ski. Fur shoes are the combination of sandals and moccasins that were worn together with pedal snowshoes. There are marsh shoes that were used more in the colder regions. There have been many various skis that have emerged at the same time at various regions. Ski poles were developed from spears or bows that were used for hunting and walking sticks that are used to keep a person balance.

The history of the modern ski comes from Morgedal in Telemark, thanks to Sondre Norheim. He is considered to be the father of modern skiing. He invented the techniques and equipment that has led to today’s modern skiing. Sondre invented a “birch” that bound the skiers to their skis, which minimized the risk of losing their skis. In 1870, Sondre Norheim introduced a flexible, curved, short ski that he crafted to allow skiers to turn easily in soft snow.