VIDEO: The Skis That Came In From The Cold | Discovery of Prehistoric Ski Offers Insight into the History of Skiing

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The history of skiing is filled with unsolved mysteries. It looked like it would never be possible to find the answers.

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The discovery of an old ski gives us insight into the history of our sport. Credit: secretsoftheice

However, with the on-going retreat of high mountain ice, sensational prehistoric skis are melting out from their ice-cold graves. In a new scientific paper, we present these new ski finds in detail. They cast new light on the earliest history of skiing.

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Close up of the intact ski revealed when snowpack melted away. Credit: secretsoftheice

Super interesting and fascinating insight into the history of sliding down mountains on planks of wood, definitely check out ‘Secrets of the Ice‘.


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