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... Allen, From Skisport to Skiing) The word ski originated from two old Norse roots, which date back 4500 years: “saa and suk”. ... com/encyclopedia/History-of-skiing) As stated earlier, skiing was merely used as a means of transportation for hard-working people to get from one place to another through the snow. ...
In the 1940’s, during the World War I, skiing emerged as a very convenient sport of the hard-working civilians in the United States. ... At this time, skiing was only considered as an enjoyable sport whenever they had any free time. Many people believed that skiing was very healthy and moral and that the physical all-around capability needed to ski would not only keep a person healthy, but it would also shape the person into a moral citizen. During the war, skiing provided a healthy and cheap simplicity at the same time the United States was being caught up in the efficient machine age. ... Allen, From Skisport to Skiing) Many of the young skiers often registered the numerous miles they skied and kept records of the mountains they climbed on skis. ... They were passed on to each other and soon, skiing turned into a sport in California. ... While everyone in the mountains were using skis, the rest of the world did not even know such a sport existed because once the gold had all been mined, skiing as a sport and transportation diminished, skis were no longer necessary for travel. However, other snow-covered settlements picked up on the skiing trend and began incorporating skis into their daily lives. ...
Cross-Country skiing was designed by the Scandinavian people to specifically test the skier’s all-around ability to get around on the open snow grounds and through forest obstacles. (Jack Heggie, Skiing with the Whole Body) A cross-country sky course would be a very arduous journey in itself and would include numerous obstacles such as trees blocking one’s path, climbing up hill, and skiing through rough terrain. ... However, cross-country skiing was not well-received by the United States according to the number of participants. ...
While skiing as a leisure activity and sport continued without much competition, skiing soon took a turn for the better and focused on specialized skisport.
Approximate Word count = 1878
Approximate Pages = 7.5
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