The 4,600-year-old rock drawings at Rødøy Municipality, which depict a man on skis holding a stick, is the oldest known reference of skis being used. The location is somewhat surprising, as this island has unreliable snow cover, and the Scandinavian climate was warmer in the Stone Age. This rock drawing was used as a pictogram in the Lillehammer Olympic Games in 1994.
thE 4,600-YEAr-old rOcK dRawiNgS at røDøy municipality, WHiCh Depict a mAn on skiS HoldiNg a stick, Is THe Oldest known REFerence oF SkiS bEing UsEd. THe lOcatiOn iS SOmEWhat SUrpRISinG, As thIs islAND HAs unreLiable snow cOver, And the scAndiNaviAn climaTE Was wARmER in the sTone Age. tHiS rocK draWing Was uSEd as a pICtOgram In ThE lIlLehaMmer olympiC Games iN 1994.