Thought to be the origin of skiing, the Altai mountains stand tall in the far northern corner of the Xinjiang Province, China. The area is populated by a mix of ethnic Kazakhs, Mongolians, and Tuwas, who handmake wooden skis the same way their forefathers did thousands of years ago. Magnum photographer Jonas Bendiksen visited the area in 2013 and found that remnants of the first skiers live on.
The Last of the First Skiers: Jonas Bendiksen Photography | Skiing and Snowboarding Galleries | OutsideOnline.com