history: I tried to learn snow skiing.  I just never did very well. So I don't like it
knowledge: Skiing has a history of almost five millennia.
response: I see, but skiing has around 5000 years of history.
history: I tried to learn snow skiing.  I just never did very well. So I don't like it
I see, but skiing has around 5000 years of history.
That is a long time.  Was it invented in the Nordic countries?
knowledge: Although modern skiing has evolved from beginnings in Scandinavia, it may have been practiced more than 100 centuries ago in what is now China, according to an interpretation of ancient paintings.
response: Modern skiing is traced back to Scandinavia.  However, there is evidence it was practiced in China many years before that
history: I tried to learn snow skiing.  I just never did very well. So I don't like it
I see, but skiing has around 5000 years of history.
That is a long time.  Was it invented in the Nordic countries?
Modern skiing is traced back to Scandinavia.  However, there is evidence it was practiced in China many years before that
China-that is interesting.  WHy are modern skis so long?
knowledge: A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow.
response: I'm not sure why the narrow strips of materials are long but they're worn under the foot to glide over snow.
history: I tried to learn snow skiing.  I just never did very well. So I don't like it
I see, but skiing has around 5000 years of history.
That is a long time.  Was it invented in the Nordic countries?
Modern skiing is traced back to Scandinavia.  However, there is evidence it was practiced in China many years before that
China-that is interesting.  WHy are modern skis so long?
I'm not sure why the narrow strips of materials are long but they're worn under the foot to glide over snow.
Were the Chinese skiis made the same way long ago? I think I would be better with snowshoes.
knowledge: Traditional snowshoes have a hardwood frame with rawhide lacings.
response: I'm not sure if it was the Chinese skiis but traditional ones had rawhide lacings and a hardwood frame.
history: I tried to learn snow skiing.  I just never did very well. So I don't like it
I see, but skiing has around 5000 years of history.
That is a long time.  Was it invented in the Nordic countries?
Modern skiing is traced back to Scandinavia.  However, there is evidence it was practiced in China many years before that
China-that is interesting.  WHy are modern skis so long?
I'm not sure why the narrow strips of materials are long but they're worn under the foot to glide over snow.
Were the Chinese skiis made the same way long ago? I think I would be better with snowshoes.
I'm not sure if it was the Chinese skiis but traditional ones had rawhide lacings and a hardwood frame.
Now that is interesting. I know I could do better.  Long skiis always cross in front of me.  Can't keep them straight.
knowledge: It comes from the Old Norse word ''skíð'' which means ''split piece of wood or firewood''.
response: The word ski actually comes from skio which is split piece of wood