Sitat j.hansen:... stop posting pictures of yourself (or others) in deathdefing projects ...this forum consists of mostly norwegians, and most of us actually know how to ski,
Well, skiing virgin snow is somewhat dangerous.As a freerider and freeskier you must live with it.The fear is your permanent companion. ...Yes we know that Norwegians are excellent skiers.That is why we go to Norway.
You have probably heard that first skis importedto Central Europe were all made in Norway.Thousands of them were in use here by 1900.
They were very long around 2.5m, had leather bindings and were excellent for walking on snow.Matthias Zdarsky cut off one meter, invented a rigid steel binding and started skiing steep Alpine slopeson these 1,5 meter short skis.
A "cultural and ideological fight" broke outbetween rich "traditionalists" and heretic followers of Zdarsky. The former invited a Norwegian army officer to Vienna and organized a "race" between himand Zdarsky at Schneeberg in 1905.
The result: Zdarsky admitted that Norwegian skis were better in flat snow and the officer fell in love with this new short ski turning like a hell in any terrain
