 On Feb. 21, 1905, Carl Tellefsen announced the National Ski Association - and said he was its first president.1910 - International Ski Commission Formed

Skiing grew throughout the last two decades of the 19th Century in Europe, including Russia; the first ski club in Switzerland was formed in 1863 and national associations were created in Russia (1896), Czechoslovakia (1903), the United States, Austria and Germany (all in 1905) and Norway, Sweden and Finland (1908).In 1910, the International Ski Commission was formed to monitor development of skiing globally.