Minecraft wiki entry for Unused_textures, associated text: In 12w50a, a snapshot for Java Edition 1.4.6, a texture named skis.png was added to the game. 1.4.6 was released close to Christmas of 2012, meaning this texture was likely decided upon due to the time of this update's release. The texture was never actually intended to be used, and instead added by Dinnerbone as a red herring.[25]