Olga 6,796 Report post Posted November 25, 2013 After the last ice age, Stone Age hunters began strapping long pieces of wood to their feet to travel farther and faster over snow in pursuit of the game that flourished across Europe and Asia. Adaptations for terrain and snow conditions influenced the design of the skis in different regions. 8000 B.C. 6000 B.C. 3200 B.C. ca A.D. 750 ca 1600 ca 1800 ca 1860s ca 1890s Today Depictions based on archaeological and historical records Πηγη: nationalgeographic.com 3 Quote "...the monarch of mountains: they crowned him long time ago οn a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, with a diadem of snow'' (Lord Byron about Mont Blanc) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites