response: It's beyond me, but the first depiction showing a skier using two poles is from 1741.
original_response: For over 5000 years, but the first instance of a skier with two ski poles was 1741
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. They originally skied as an aid for travel, though now skiing is mostly a recreational activity. Oh ok, so it was created out of necessity. They also used a single long pole, or just a spear. How long has skiing been around?
knowledge: The first depiction of a skier with two ski poles dates to 1741.