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January 27, 2022 48 mins

Welcome to Wait, What? Why! The podcast that ponders why we do the things that we do! For Ep. 11, Nicole and her daughter Hannah, discuss the origins behind downhill skiing.

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Sources for this episode:

Where did skiing come from?

The Invention of the Ski Chairlift

ALPINE SKIING

A Brief History Of Skiing- How Did We Get Where We Are Today?.

TIMELINE OF IMPORTANT SKI HISTORY DATES

A Brief Ski through History

The Top 10 Fun Facts About Skiing

FIVE INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT ALPINE SKIING

13 Bizarre Facts About Skiing Do you love skiing? Think you know everything there is to know about skiing? Well think again!

Article: How a Sneak Attack By Norway’s Skiing Soldiers Deprived the Nazis of the Atomic Bomb



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