Winter sports

Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice. most are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding. Traditionally, such(a) games were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial snow as well as artificial ice permit more flexibility. Playing areas together with fields consist of either snow or ice.

tour skates are more common.

Common individual sports increase cross-country skiing, alpine skiing, snowboarding, ski jumping, speed skating, figure skating, luge, skeleton, bobsleigh, ski orienteering and snowmobiling.

Common team sports include ice hockey, ringette, broomball on either an indoor ice rink, or an outdoor ice rink or field of snow, curling, rinkball, and bandy. Based on a number of participants, ice hockey is a world's almost popular winter team sport, followed by bandy.

Winter sports at times hit their own multi-sport events, such(a) as the Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Universiade.

History

Snow and ice during the winter time has enabled sliding as a means of transportation, using sledges, skis and skates. This also led to different pastimes and sports being developed in the winter season as compared to other times of the year. Naturally, winter sports are more popular in countries with longer winter seasons.

In the European Alps, St. Moritz became a popular winter resort in 1864.

While most winter sports are played outside, ice hockey, speed skating and to some extent bandy defecate moved indoors starting in the mid-20th century. Indoor ice rinks with artificial ice let ice skating and hockey to be played in hot climates.

Outdoor winter sports will likely be severely impacted because of climate change in the next century.