Beginner Skiing

Skiing Equipment for Beginners

Somewhere along the human evolutionary track, around 5,000 years ago according to archaeological evidence, skis became a utilitarian mode of snow-bound transport in Scandinavia and Central Asia. Today, our search for adventure and leisure on the slopes has greatly replaced the practical function these wooden planks once served. Although the motives might be different, there is one definitive similarity shared between the ancient skiers of millennia-past and today's modern snow-hounds--preparedness. It's nearly impossible to imagine an ancient Norse hunter sliding along frozen fjords without animal skins cloaking his body, protecting him from the harsh winter elements of sun, wind and…