She spent much time in the open and became proficient and tireless in the use of snowshoes and skis.
"The Gun-Brand"
James B. Hendryx
Daily her excursions into the surrounding timber grew longer, and she was never so happy as when swinging with strong, wide strides on her fat thong-strung rackets, or sliding with the speed of the wind down some steep slope of the river-bank, on her smoothly polished skis.
"The Gun-Brand"
James B. Hendryx
We would also roll marbles down the groove in the bottom of skis to knock down houses made of cards.
"The Biography of a Rabbit"
Roy Benson, Jr.