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A winter sport is a sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
 commonly played during winter
Winter

Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Calculated astronomy, it begins on the solstice and ends on the equinox. It is the season with the shortest days and the lowest average temperatures....
. As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 or ice
Ice

Ice is a solid phases of matter, usually crystalline solid, of a non-metallic substance that is liquid or gas at room temperature, such as ammonia ice or methane ice....
, but informally can refer to sports played in winter that are also played year-round like basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
. The main winter sports are ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 and figure skating
Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
, sledding
Sledding

Sledding is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known as a "sled"....
 events such as luge, skeleton, and bobsleigh, skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
 (Alpine and Nordic) and snowboarding
Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding....
. Other common winter sports include snow-blading, monoski
Monoski

File:Monoski.JPGThe term monoski can refer to either of two unrelated pieces of skiing equipment. It is the device used in the sport of Monoskiing....
ing, skwal
Skwal

A skwal is the main piece of equipment used for skwalling, a hybrid sport combining the carving of Skiing and riding feel of snowboarding. It is similar to a snowboard or monoski in that both feet are attached to the same board....
 and tobogganing.

also team sports.






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A winter sport is a sport
Sport

Sport is an activity that is governed by a set of regulation of sport or traditions and often engaged in competitively. Sports commonly refer to activities where the physical capabilities of the competitor are the sole or primary determinant of the outcome , but the term is also used to include activities such as mind sports and motor...
 commonly played during winter
Winter

Winter is one of the four seasons of temperate zones. Calculated astronomy, it begins on the solstice and ends on the equinox. It is the season with the shortest days and the lowest average temperatures....
. As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow
Snow

Snow is a type of precipitation in the form of crystalline water ice, consisting of a multitude of snowflakes that fall from clouds. The process of this precipitation is called snowfall....
 or ice
Ice

Ice is a solid phases of matter, usually crystalline solid, of a non-metallic substance that is liquid or gas at room temperature, such as ammonia ice or methane ice....
, but informally can refer to sports played in winter that are also played year-round like basketball
Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a basketball through a 10 feet  high hoop under organized rules....
. The main winter sports are ice hockey
Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
 and figure skating
Figure skating

Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
, sledding
Sledding

Sledding is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known as a "sled"....
 events such as luge, skeleton, and bobsleigh, skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
 (Alpine and Nordic) and snowboarding
Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding....
. Other common winter sports include snow-blading, monoski
Monoski

File:Monoski.JPGThe term monoski can refer to either of two unrelated pieces of skiing equipment. It is the device used in the sport of Monoskiing....
ing, skwal
Skwal

A skwal is the main piece of equipment used for skwalling, a hybrid sport combining the carving of Skiing and riding feel of snowboarding. It is similar to a snowboard or monoski in that both feet are attached to the same board....
 and tobogganing.

List of winter sports


Ice skating
Ice skating

Ice skating is moving on ice by use of ice skates. It can be done for a variety of reasons, including leisure, traveling, and various sports. Ice skating occurs both on specially prepared Ice rink and outdoor tracks, as well as on naturally occurring bodies of frozen water such as lakes and rivers....
 
See also team sports. Sports with asterisks denotes that it is included in the Olympics, as of the 2006 Turin Olympics.

  • Figure skating
    Figure skating

    Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform figure skating spins, figure skating jumps, moves in the field and other intricate and challenging moves on ice....
     *
  • Short-track speed skating *
  • Speed skating
    Speed skating

    Speed skating or speedskating is a competition form of skating in which the competitors racing each other in travelling a certain distance on skating....
     *
  • Synchronized skating
    Synchronized skating

    Synchronized skating or synchronised skating, a large and fast-growing discipline, consists of 8-20 sportspersons ice skating on ice at one time moving as one flowing unit at high speeds....


Snowboarding
Snowboarding

Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is either partially or fully covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set into a mounted binding....
 

  • Freestyle snowboarding *
  • Alpine snowboarding
    Alpine snowboarding

    Alpine snowboarding is a small niche of the sport of snowboarding. It is typically practised with hard plastic shelled boots called "hardboots" and carving or race-oriented snowboards....
     *
  • Boardercross
    Boardercross

    Boardercross is a snowboard competition in which a group of racers start simultaneously atop an inclined course, then attempt to reach finish line at the end of the course first....
     *
  • Slalom
    Slalom

    To slalom is to zigzag between obstacles. It can refer to:Sports:*Slalom skiing*Slalom canoeing/Kayak slalom*Freestyle slalom skating*Slalom skateboarding...
     *


Skiing
Skiing

Snow skiing is a group of sports using skis as primary equipment. Skis are used in conjunction with ski boots that connect to the ski with use of a ski bindings....
 

Sports in which skis are used on snow.

  • Alpine skiing
    Alpine skiing

    Alpine skiing is a recreational activity and sport involving sliding down snow-covered hills with long skis attached to each foot. Alpine skiing takes place at specially developed ski resorts where trees are cut, slopes are manipulated, snow is groomed & avalanches controlled to facilitate the activity....
     *
  • Biathlon
    Biathlon

    Biathlon is a term used to describe any sporting event made up of two disciplines. However, biathlon usually refers specifically to the winter sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle....
     *
  • Cross country skiing *
  • Freestyle skiing
    Freestyle skiing

    Freestyle skiing began in the 1930s, when Norway skiers began performing acrobatics during alpine skiing and cross country skiing training. Later, non-competitive professional skiing exhibitions in the United States featured performances of what would later be called freestyle....
     *
  • Newschool skiing
    Newschool skiing

    Newschool skiing is a type of alpine skiing which involves advanced skiing tricks, jumpings, and terrain park features, such as rails. This form of skiing resulted from a combination of the growth in popularity of snowboarding as well as the progression of Freestyle skiing....
  • Nordic combined
    Nordic combined

    The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping....
     *
  • Ski archery
    Archery

    Archery is the art, practice or skill of shooting with Bow and arrow. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat and has become a precision sport....
  • Skiboarding
    Skiboarding

    Skiboarding is a winter sport which combines elements of skating, snowboarding, and skiing. Skiboards are generally 80-120 centimeters long, symmetrical, twin tipped, and wider than traditional skis....
  • Skibob
  • Skijoring
    Skijoring

    Skijoring is a winter sport where a person on skis is pulled by a horse, a dog or a motor vehicle. It is derived from the Norwegian word skikj?ring meaning ski driving....
  • Ski jumping
    Ski jumping

    Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down an "inrun" with a take-off ramp , attempting to go as far as possible. In addition to the length that skiers jump, judges give points for style....
     *
  • Snowshoe
    Snowshoe

    Snowshoes, sometimes colloquially referred to as webs, are footwear for walking over snow. Snowshoes work by distributing the weight of the person over a larger area so that the person's foot doesn't sink completely into the snow, a quality called "flotation"....
  • Speed skiing
    Speed skiing

    Speed skiing is the sport of skiing downhill in a straight line as quickly as possible. It is one of the fastest non-motorized sports on land ....
  • Telemark skiing
    Telemark skiing

    Telemark skiing is a term used for skiing using the Telemark turn, which is a technique invented by Norwegian Sondre Norheim. It is also known as "free heel skiing." Unlike alpine skiing equipment, the skis used for telemarking have a binding that only connects the boot to the ski at the toes, just as in cross-country skiing....


Sledding
Sledding

Sledding is a common activity in wintry areas, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known as a "sled"....
 
Sports that use sleds going down ice tracks or pulled by something.
  • Ice Blocking
    Ice blocking

    Ice blocking is a recreational activity in which individuals race to the bottom of a hill sitting on large blocks of ice. It is sometimes recommended as a good activity for dating and scouting camps....
  • Bobsled *
  • Luge
    Luge

    A luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds Supine position and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat....
     *
  • Skeleton
    Skeleton (sport)

    Skeleton originated as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding in St. Moritz, Switzerland. While Skeleton "sliders" use similar equipment to Cresta "riders", the two sports are different and should not be confused ....
     *
  • Wok racing
    Wok racing

    Wok racing is a sport developed by the German TV host and entertainer Stefan Raab. Modified China woks are used to make timed runs down an Olympic bobsled track....
  • Dogsled racing
    Dogsled racing

    Dogsled racing, more accurately referred to as sled dog racing, is a winter List of dog sports involving the timed competition of teams of sleddogs that pull a dog sled with the dog driver or musher standing on the runners....
  • Airboard
    Airboard

    The Airboard is the first commercially-marketed single-person hovercraft/hoverboard.Kevin Inkster, invented the world's first commercial hoverboard scooter, called the Airboard after being inspired by the back to the future movies....


Team sports
Sports that involve teams, played on ice.

  • Bandy
    Bandy

    Bandy is a winter sport where a ball is hit with a stick. It shares a common ancestry with ice hockey having been developed from the informal "ball and stick on ice" games known collectively as shinny....
  • Broomball
    Broomball

    Broomball is a popular recreational ice sport originating in Canada and played around the world. It is played in a hockey rink, either indoors or outdoors, depending on climate and location....
  • Curling
    Curling

    Curling is a team sport with similarities to bowls and shuffleboard, played by two teams of four players each on a rectangular sheet of carefully prepared ice....
     *
  • Ice hockey
    Ice hockey

    Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team sport played on ice. It is a fast paced and physical sport. Ice hockey is most popular in areas that are sufficiently cold for natural reliable seasonal ice cover such as Canada, the northern United States, Scandinavia and Russia, though with the advent of indoor artificial ice r...
     *
  • Ice stock sport
    Ice stock sport

    Ice stock sport is a winter sport, somewhat similar to curling. In German, it is known as :de:Stockschie?en. Competitors slide ice stocks over an ice surface, aiming for a target, or to cover the longest distance....
  • Ringette
    Ringette

    Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Played primarily by females, Ringette requires the use of straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net....
  • Sledge hockey
    Sledge hockey

    File:Sledge_hockey_player.jpgSledge hockey is a sport that was designed to allow participants who have a physical disability to play the game of ice hockey....
     - (Winter Paralympic Sport)
  • Snowball Association - (Last one standing)
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Recreational sports


Some 'sports' are competed (or simply enjoyed) on a more casual basis, often by children.

  • Ice boat
    Ice boat

    An ice boat is a boat or purpose-built framework similar in functional design to a sail boat but fitted with skis or runners and designed to run over ice instead of through water....
    ing or Ice sailing
    Ice boat

    An ice boat is a boat or purpose-built framework similar in functional design to a sail boat but fitted with skis or runners and designed to run over ice instead of through water....
  • Toboggan
    Toboggan

    A toboggan is a simple sled that is a traditional form of transport used by the Innu and Cree of northern Canada. In modern times, it is used on snow to carry one or more people down a hill or other slope for recreation....
    ing
  • Snowball fight
    Snowball fight

    A snowball fight is a physical game in which snowballs are thrown with the intention of hitting somebody else. The game is similar to dodgeball in its major factors, though typically less organized....
  • Building snowmen
    Snowman

    A 'snowman' is an anthropomorphic snow sculpture of a human....
  • Shinny
    Shinny

    Shinny is an informal type of ice hockey played on ice or the street. There are no formal rules or specific positions, and generally, there are no goaltenders....
  • Ice swimming
    Ice swimming

    Ice swimming is swimming in a body of water with a frozen crust of ice, which requires cutting a hole in the ice. This may also be simulated by a pool of water at 0 degree Celsius, the temperature at which water freezes....
  • Ice fishing
    Ice fishing

    Ice fishing is the activity of fishing with lines and fish hooks or spears through an opening in the ice on a frozen body of water. Ice anglers may sit on the stool in the open on a frozen lake, or in a heated cabin on the ice, some with bunks and amenities....


Famous Winter sport resort regions


  • Andes
    Andes

    The Andes form the world's longest exposed mountain range. They lie as a continuous chain of highland along the western coast of South America. The range is over 7,000 km long, 200-700 km wide , and of an average height of about 4,000 m ....
  • Rocky Mountains
    Rocky Mountains

    The Rocky Mountains, often called the Rockies, are a mountain range in western North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch more than 4,800 kilometre from the northernmost part of British Columbia, in Canada, to New Mexico, in the United States....
  • Alps
    Alps

    The Alps is the name for one of the great mountain range systems of Europe, stretching from Austria and Slovenia in the east; through Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany; to France in the west....
  • Snowy Mountains
    Snowy Mountains

    The Snowy Mountains, known informally as "The Snowies", are the highest Australia mountain range and contain the Australian mainland's highest mountain, Mount Kosciuszko, which reaches 2,228 metres Australian Height Datum....
  • Karkonosze Mountains
    Karkonosze

    The Krkono?e or Karkonosze , also known as the Giant Mountains , is a mountain range divided between the Czech Republic and Poland....
    /Sudeten mountains
    Sudeten mountains

    The Sudetes is a mountain range in Central Europe. They are also known as the Sudeten or Sudety Mountains.The Sudetes stretch from eastern Germany to Poland and the Czech Republic....
  • Lapland
    Lapland Province

    The Province of Lapland is one of the Provinces of Finland of Finland. The municipalities in the province cooperate in a Regional Councils of Finland, which also makes it the Region of Lapland....
  • Appalachian Mountains
    Appalachian Mountains

    The Appalachian Mountains or , often called the Appalachians, are a vast mountain range in eastern North America. Definitions vary on the precise boundaries of the Appalachians....
  • Carpathian Mountains
    Carpathian Mountains

    The Carpathian Mountains or Carpathians are a range of mountains forming an arc of roughly 1,500 km across Central Europe and Eastern Europe, making them the largest mountain range in Europe....
  • Balkan Mountains
    Balkan Mountains

    The Balkan mountain range is a mountain in the eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula. The Balkan range runs 560 km from the Vrashka Chuka Peak on the border between Bulgaria and eastern Serbia eastward through central Bulgaria to Cape Emine on the Black Sea....
  • Swiss Alps
    Swiss Alps

    The Swiss Alps are the portion of the Alps mountain mountain range that lies within Switzerland. Because of their central position with the entire Alpine range, they are also known as the Central Alps....
  • Whistler
    Whistler

    Whistler may refer to:* Someone who whistling* Whistler Group, a brand name of mobile electronic equipment* Whistler , a very low frequency radio phenomenon....


See also


Winter Olympic Games
Winter Olympic Games

The Winter Olympic Games are a winter multi-sport event held every four years. They feature winter sports held on snow or ice, such as Alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, ice skating, bobsledding and ice hockey....
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