1879:
The drawing below is taken from the 8th February issue of Canadian Illustrated News and is the first recorded news story about skiing in Canada.
“Mr. A. Birch, a Norwegian gentleman of Montreal, has a pair of patent Norwegian snowshoes upon which he has taken a trip to Quebec starting Friday last. The snowshoes are entirely of wood, nine feet long, six inches wide, and have a foot board and a toe strap. He walks with the aid of a pole and crosses ice not buoyant enough to bear a good sized dog, so buoyant are the shoes in action.” The distance skied from Montreal to Quebec City was 170 miles (272 kilometres).
Source: Canadian Ski Museum archives
1891
First recorded photo of skiers in Western Canada
Source: British Columbia Archives 193501-001
1898
Source: Canadian Ski Museum archives
1916
Source: Canadian Ski Museum archives
1920s
Ladies Ski Race, Revelstoke
1921
Source: unknown
1930s
Canadian Touring 
European Touring
Source: Canadian Museum of Nordic Sport
1940s
European racing 
Canadian child
(1946, Kirkland Lake, Ontario)
Source: Canadian Museum of Nordic Sport
1950s
Canadian racing 
European racing
Source: Canadian Museum of Nordic Sport
1970s
Two-piece Odlo racing suit (1974) 
One-piece Lifa racing suit (1976)
Source: Canadian Museum of Nordic Sport
1980s
Source: Canadian Museum of Nordic Sport