Skiing

A History of Humor in Ski Cartooning
This brief, humorous history of skiing uses cartoon images from the Beekley Collection of International Skiing Art and Skiing Literature to illustrate a short, entertaining history of skiing. Click on the dates in the upper right-hand corner of the page to navigate to other time periods. Also look at http://www.skiinghistory.org/Selecte%20strories.html for other articles on the history of skiing.
Source: Journal of The International Skiing History Association’s website

A Reader's Digest Condensed History of Cross-Country Skiing
A short history of cross-country skiing covers the historic foundations of the sport through modern times and includes information on performance improvements equipment, training, technique, and the two styles of skiing. Source: Stephen Seiler, PhD, The Institute for Sport, Kristiansand, Norway.

The Alpenglow Ski Mountaineering History Project
Lowell Skoog, an engineer and skiing and climbing enthusiast, has been researching the history of ski mountaineering in Washington and has made a tremendous amount of information, including photos, available on this website. Here you will links to a chronology, a subject index, and information about the people involved. Click on the link on the bottom of the page to go the Alpenglow Gallery for information and images on paragliding and climbing.

United States Ski and Snowboard Association
This history of the sport in the U.S. covers from 1830 to the present day. Use your mouse to choose events from the timeline or to scroll through the years. Clicking on a year brings up more information in the right-hand frame, usually including an historic photograph.

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Last Updated: September 9, 2008