response: Well, the first depiction of such a skier was in 1741.
original_response: Yeah thats what I think most use. Ive seen people with stubby short skis and no poles before. The first skier who used two poles was back in 1741
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?
knowledge: The first depiction of a skier with two ski poles dates to 1741.