Skiing, a practice older than the first pyramids: His history from Mongolia to the Alpine slopes

The first traces of human skiing activity could be as ancient as 5,000 years and the first cave paintings of man skiing date back 1000 years ago approximately. But Modern history skiing birthplace is ultimately set in Northern Europe in today's Sami territory. From the Mid 19th Century on, this transportation means developed rapidly to facilitate trading of merchandises and carry military equipement. At the turn of the century it became the leisure and sport activity for the happy few and has bloomed to become today’s most popular winter sport.

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Chapters
▷ 0:00:00 - Intro
▷ 0:01:17 - The origins of skiing go back to prehistoric times
▷ 0:04:00 - In Mongolia, the perpetuation the ancestral art of skiing
▷ 0:03:26 - In the Middle Ages, skiing was already a tool of warfare and daily life in the North countries
▷ 0:07:06 - The first crossing of Greenland by the Norwegian Nansen in 1888
▷ 0:09:54 - The successful expedition paved the way for further expeditions to the French Alps
▷ 0:11:09 - Nansen's technique used by patrols in the Alps during ww1
▷ 0:12:00 - Skiing becomes a leisure activity and the development of ski resorts
▷ 0:15:00 - Women take part in the new ski craze and in race competitition
▷ 0:18:00 - Fun and adrenaline
▷ 0:21:00 - Ski School and learning techniques
▷ 0:22:45 - Skiing as a propaganda tool under the Nazis
▷ 0:24:44 - The start of competitions and champion Emile Allais
▷ 0:26:00 - Schneider method vs Allais method
▷ 0:29:40 - The Patrouille des Glaciers, a race to test the abilities of its soldiers
▷ 0:30:00 - Mountain regions embrace tourism
▷ 0:33:00 - Skiing becomes a symbol of wealth and social status
▷ 0:34:00 - Ski vacations for schoolchildren: snow class
▷ 0:36:35 - Le Plan Neige, ski hotel construction in france to develop mountain tourism
▷ 0:39:09 - Ski champions become stars
▷ 0:42:40 - Ski lifts turn skiing into mass tourism
▷ 0:44:00 - Freestyle skiing
▷ 0:48:00 - Snowboard
▷ 0:50:00 - Global warming poses a threat to skiing
▷ 0:51:14 - Credits

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This film retraces the historical context and brings back to life with rich archive sources this flourishing boom of skiing, revealing surprising facts and unexpected stories.

Two wooden planks covered with reindeer skin: even today, Mongolian nomads perpetuate the customs of their ancestors, who were among the first to put on skis, over 10,000 years ago. Skiing is not a recent invention - man has always needed to get around on snow to hunt - but its development dates back to the first crossing of Greenland by the Norwegian Nansen, in 1888. Following in the footsteps of this extreme adventurer, French alpine hunters popularized these strange skates attached to the foot. Whether a useful or futile ski, the intoxicating pleasure of gliding and speed became fashionable. Women turned it into a vector of emancipation, notably by wearing pants, which were more suited to the sport. Later, at the 1936 Olympic Games, the Nazis exploited the victories of their athletes, turning skis into essential war equipment. During the “Trente Glorieuses”, snow vacations became a mass leisure activity, changing the face of the mountains and their inhabitants...

Since the beginning of the 20th century, skiing has been synonymous with new territories to conquer, whether natural, technical or commercial. Resorts such as Avoriaz, which have sprung up ex nihilo in the high mountains, and the rise of free-style skiing suggest that the present is here to stay. Yet global warming is melting the snow and threatening its future... Peppered with archive footage and surprising anecdotes, this documentary gives the floor to sports historians, journalists and champions, while also evoking the evolution of our society towards “all-round leisure” and the frantic search for thrills.

Original title: The Fabulous History of Skiing
A film by Pierre Antoine Hiroz
2020 © Licensed by Terranoa

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