Kite skiing can say it was invented in the United States in the mid `80, when using a kind of parachute to go with skis on the frozen lakes and in fields. Thus, they were developed little workshops sites where kite skis were built. Snow kiting name [...]
Why it is an extreme sport? Because you do not have brakes and you cannot stop just down the valley and straight direction can hardly be changed. To maintain the direction you can brake gently with your hands or paddle on the side (left or right after the event), but that will not [...]
Snowboarding is a sport recently appeared resembling surfing, skateboarding and skiing. Although it is difficult to identify the time of his appearance, the sport was invented in the 50s by some passionate about surfing and roller who wanted to practice their sports simultaneously, but on snow. Because of the novelty of sport at [...]
Skiing appeared thousands of years ago, in Northern Europe and Asia. It seems that the first skiers have built strips of animal bones related to shoes with leather cords. Wooden skis were found in Norway, Finland and Sweden between 2500 and 5000 years old. They were used only for flat surfaces taking into account [...]
