[fanfan]

Thanks for the ping Civ.

Love the total confirmation of the thesis that these guys skied UPHILL, and then DOWNHILL to outrun their game.

I saw it as a depiction of back and forth, drawn on a wall.

[muawiyah]

The petroglyph in question is carved into the granite outcrop ~ it's laying down. You must imagine it being tipped up and placed on a mountain side.

The bear goes up the mountain, then he comes down the mountain. You don't just walk over and spear the bear ~ you must catch him by surprise.

First you ski up (short strokes) then you ski down (long strokes ~ you go further for a given effort when going down hill.

Then, you get below the bear, who is running down hill and can't stop on the snow and he impales himself on your spear.