response: Well, they'd use one long ski on one leg and a shorter ski on the other.
original_response: Cool I didnt know that! Ive seen where people have also used one long non arching ski on one foot and a shorter ski on the other. Im not sure how that works though.
history: I'm a fairly accomplished alpine skiier. Wow, that's awesome! Are you aware of skiing history? It's been around for almost 5,000 years. I've been skiing since I was very young, but no, I didn't know that. What else do you know about skiing history? So, early on, skiers would just just one long pole, or a spear. Ah, I see. When did they start using two poles? Well, the first depiction of such a skier was in 1741. Oh, interesting. What about the skis, what were they like?
knowledge: On one leg the skier wore a long straight non-arching ski for sliding and on the other a shorter ski for kicking.