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To cover larger distances during the winter half year and especially while hunting, cross-country skiing was common. There is proven that the Native Scandinavian people went cross-country skiing for over 5,000 years ago.

Skiing as a sport emerged during the 18th century, mainly in the Nordic countries, and has become one of Norway’s most popular sports. Skiing has also been mentioned in Old Norse Mythology and since the Viking Age, and is even depicted on some rock carvings and rune stones. The oldest preserved image of a skier (possibly Ullr) is found at the Böksta runestone in Balingsta, Uppland in Sweden.