response: They originally skied as an aid for travel, though now skiing is mostly a recreational activity.
original_response: Yes, it was orginally used to aid travel in snowy areas, but now it is pretty much just recreation
history: Skiing is one of my favorite pasttimes. I wish I could do it more. Were you aware that skiing goes back almost 5,000 years? I wonder what they used for skiis back then. I'm not sure, but the word ski actually comes from skio. That is Old Norse for split piece of wood. Now that is pretty cool. So they named it after the piece of wood they originally used.
knowledge: Originally intended as an aid to travel over snow, they are now mainly used recreationally in the sport of skiing.