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- Friday, Aug 07, 2009 @ 16:58:58 PM
- Written by Zeke Piestrup
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Guns, Blood & Skis: the History of Ski Warfare
You can't spell skirmish without ski. The history of skiing and its early development is intertwined with bloody conflicts. Hard to imagine today, as skiing is an exercise in joy, an affirmation of life's awesomeness that is confirmed in an amphitheater of nature. Yes, I'm getting all hippie on you, but it's because we're about to take a trip through skiing's darker side. Let's point our poles, without stabbing anyone, in highlighting a few major conflicts of skiing's bloody past.
Next page: The Gothic War
