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1 Famous Winter sport resorts

• Rocky Mountains
• Alps
• Snowy Mountains
• Karkonosze Mountains/ Sudeten
• Norway
• Stowe, Vermont

2 List of winter sports

2.1 Ice skating

See also team sports.

• Figure skating *
• Short-track speed skating *
• Speed skating *
• Synchronized skatingSynchronized skating consists of 12-20 athletes skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds. The team performs a program set to music, often with required elements which include circles, lines, blocks, wheels, and intersections at
• Ice sailing

2.2 SkiingSkiing is the human activity of gliding over snow using skis (originally wooden planks, now usually made from fiberglass or related composites) strapped to the feet with ski bindings. Skiing Many different types of skiing are popular, especially in colder

Sports in which skis are used on snow.

• Alpine skiingAlpine skiing (or downhill skiing is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long, thin skis attached to each foot. Alpine skiing evolved from cross-country skiing when ski lift infrastructure was developed at moun *
• BiathlonThe name biathlon is used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines, but usually the winter sport which combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting is meant. As a TV and spectator sport, biathlon is very popular in Germany and parts o *
• Cross country skiing *
• Firngleiten
• Freestyle skiingFreestyle skiing involves tricks while skiing, including mogul runs or from a ramp (aerials). In recent years, many ski mountains have also opened up "parks and pipes" where new school skiers can slide metal rails and get big air in the halfpipe. See Also *
• Nordic combinedThe nordic combined is a winter sport in which competitors involve in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping. History While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in nordic skiing since the 18th century, the first major competition in nord *
• Skibob
• Skijoring
• Ski jumpingSki jumping is a winter sport in which skiers go down a hill with a take-off ramp (the jump), attempting to go as far as possible. In addition to the length, referees give points for style, on a scale from 1 to 20. The skis used for ski jumping are wide a *
• Snowboarding *
• Speed skiing
• Telemark skiing