Ski warfare — Ski warfare, the use of ski equipped troops in war, is first recorded by the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus in the 13th century. The speed and distance that ski troops are able to cover is comparable to that of light cavalry. History… … Wikipedia
Ski Station — Infobox Norwegian station name = Ski caption = Ski Station with an NSB BM69 unit en route to Oslo S locale = Ski municipality = Ski line = Østfoldbanen Indre Østfoldbanen distance = 24.31 km elevation = 128.9 m asl coordinates = start = 1879… … Wikipedia
Ski school — A ski school is an establishment that trains skiers. The modern version of the ski school was invented by the Austrian ski pioneer Hannes Schneider in the early 1920s when he formalized instruction methods and established these methods as… … Wikipedia
Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area — Infobox ski area name= Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area picture= caption= location= Idaho/Montana border nearest city= Mullan, Idaho lat degrees= lat minutes= lat seconds= lat direction= long degrees= long minutes= long seconds= long… … Wikipedia
Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation — The Kirkwood Ski Education Foundation (Kirkwood Ski Team), can be seen training on most days at Kirkwood. KSEF offers racing programs for any age/ability. The Team trains and freeskis mostly every weekend in the winter. The racing program brings… … Wikipedia
UC Davis Alpine Ski & Snowboard Team — The UC Davis Alpine Ski Team charter was first signed in 1973Since then the team has been racing against teams all over the Tahoe area including Sierra College, Sierra Nevada College, UC Berkeley, and Stanford. The team participates in USCSA (US… … Wikipedia
Maroon Creek Bridge — Historic Maroon Creek Bridge Bridge from west portal, 2010 Carries Pedestrians Crosses Maroon Creek Locale … Wikipedia
History of skiing — Skiing, or traveling over snow on wooden runners, has a recorded history of almost five millennia. Ancient history The first hints to the existence of skis are on 4500 to 5000 year old rock drawings, e.g. at Rødøy in Norway (discovered 1933) or… … Wikipedia
Mixed train — A mixed train is a train that hauls both passenger and freight cars or wagons.[1] In the early days of railways they were quite common, but by the 20th century they were largely confined to branch lines with little traffic. As the trains provided … Wikipedia
Mount Washington Cog Railway — For the defunct railway in Los Angeles, see Los Angeles and Mount Washington Railway. Mount Washington Cog Railway Track with rack Locale Coös County, New Hampshire, USA … Wikipedia
