!!!Firngleitersport

Firn Gliding (also: firnskiing): participants ride on a ski-like 
device up to 63 cm long in narrow, steep terrain on soft, granular 
(firn) snow. The device was developed by the Tirolean ski instructor 
Emo Henrich in 1946 independently of previous devices developed in 
Styria (Karl Taul around 1930), who registered the patent and named 
the device "Firngleiter" - "Firnglider" ("Figl") in 1951. Austrian 
championships have been held since 1972, European and world 
championships since 1984 and 1987 respectively; the Austrian Ski 
Association ( Skiing) set up a separate firn gliding department in 
1986.


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