{"id":10891,"date":"2025-10-01T16:17:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T16:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/?page_id=10891"},"modified":"2025-10-06T16:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T16:04:38","slug":"skiers-of-the-altai-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/skiers-of-the-altai-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Skiers of the Altai"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"10891\" class=\"elementor elementor-10891\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22557c81 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"22557c81\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ece6cdc\" data-id=\"2ece6cdc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1e18e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f1e18e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">kiers of the Altai<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2a605c60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"2a605c60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49155d8f\" data-id=\"49155d8f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64a8b18e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64a8b18e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\n\nSkiers of the Altai\n\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bf92cde elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4bf92cde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-557dd78c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"557dd78c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Altai Mountains are dead center in the Eurasian Continent. The earliest written records of skiing (in Chinese histories) refer to skiers hunting in the Altai. Skiing\u2019s place of origin is still a mystery but the Altai\/ Lake Baikal region is considered one of the likely places where skis were first used.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3eadf819\" data-id=\"3eadf819\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a63e530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a63e530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"708\" height=\"542\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.14B-Skiers-on-Rock-3441-e1417391151892.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10894\" alt=\"10.14B Skiers On Rock 3441 E1417391151892\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.14B-Skiers-on-Rock-3441-e1417391151892.jpg 708w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.14B-Skiers-on-Rock-3441-e1417391151892-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/10.14B-Skiers-on-Rock-3441-e1417391151892-600x459.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" title=\"Skiers of the Altai\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edb565c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"edb565c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d224ef0\" data-id=\"d224ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-714a5cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"714a5cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1055\" height=\"831\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10895\" alt=\"Asia Map With Circle3\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3.jpg 1055w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3-768x605.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Asia-map-with-circle3-600x473.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1055px) 100vw, 1055px\" title=\"Skiers of the Altai\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bdd8b6\" data-id=\"9bdd8b6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-668d3df elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"668d3df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To this day many of the indigenous population still use skis for transport, hunting,\u2026..and fun. These skiers are the inspiration for Altai Skis. For more information on the ski culture of the Altai Mountains go to \u2013 <a href=\"http:\/\/altaiskis.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Altai Project<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93a412b e-flex e-con-boxed wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"93a412b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-036ed04 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"036ed04\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-096fcc8 elementor-widget 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https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Aukorum-skier-600x409.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Skiers of the Altai\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5850bda e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5850bda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b59618d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b59618d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aasss.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10953\" alt=\"Aasss\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aasss.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aasss-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aasss-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/aasss-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" title=\"Skiers of the Altai\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18ace01 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"18ace01\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d8fef7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2d8fef7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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800px\" title=\"Skiers of the Altai\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbb8088 e-con-full e-flex wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bbb8088\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c7b822 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7c7b822\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/kloii-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10955\" alt=\"Kloii 1024x683\" 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The earliest written records of skiing (in Chinese histories) refer to skiers hunting in the Altai. Skiing\u2019s place of origin is still a mystery but the Altai\/ Lake Baikal region is considered one of the likely places where skis were first used. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 To this day many of the indigenous population still use skis for transport, hunting,\u2026..and fun. These skiers are the inspiration for Altai Skis. For more information on the ski culture of the Altai Mountains go to \u2013 The Altai Project<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-10891","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10891","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10891"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10891\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10961,"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10891\/revisions\/10961"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.altaiskis.com\/en_ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10891"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}