Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-08-09 | Page 11 | Skiing in America Norwegian Contribution

I Skiing in America N Norwegian Conti Contribution The art of skiing regarded regarded its by its devotees as as the greatest of all U outdoor outdoor outdoor out out- door winter sports is s a a. Norwegian Immigrant contribution to America M I ny of ot th the Norwegian pioneer Im Immigrants Immigrants un- un migrants of the 40 s and of the thelast thelast last st century who helped to develop the wilderness In what Is now the Northwestern state bro brought their skis with them These These proved to tobe tobe tobe be a great aid to travel over the I snowbound wilderness wIldern ss of ottlie the prairies prairies prairies ies during the hard winters of pioneer pioneer pio plo neer days In those days dars neither r native nor other immigrant settlers had ever eer seen skis before they were brought to this c country from Norway Norway Norway Nor Nor- way and the sight of ot them always evoked curiosity and wonder The superstitious Indiana Indian even attributed magic powers to UtIs be because because because be- be cause of ot the rapidity with which they enabled the Norsemen to tr travel trav el as compared to the slower progress progress ress ross on the more clumsy Indian snowshoes