An acrobatic water skier performs during a show at Cypress Gardens theme park in 1953 near Winterhaven, Florida.

The Wonderful World of the Water Ski

Betsy Golden Kellem
...More to Explore A Brief History of Skis Sophie Fessl February 14, 2018 Researchers tested various ski designs dating back 4,000 years to understand how human movement on snow has...
A person snowmobiling in Gifford Pinchot National Forest, WA, 1987

A Brief History of Snowmobiling

Livia Gershon
For decades, snowmobiles have been as much a part of the North American winter landscape as skis and snowmen. Technology scholar Leonard S. Reich explains how driving a motorized vehicle...
Close-up of a mans legs doing cross-country skiing in the Alps.

A Brief History of Skis

Sophie Fessl
...skiers tested skis from six milestones of ski development. They kicked and glided their way down the length of a ski tunnel. These six skis paint a picture of the...