Winter sports are characterized by activities or sports that are done on the surface of ice or otherwise done on a chilly and low temperature.Winter sports don’t meant that it needs to be done during the winter season, although ideally it is, it can also be done on places with low temperature.
Here are some examples of winter sports that you could do:
- Alpine skiing or more commonly known as downhill skiing is a sport that involves sliding down a terrain that is covered with snow. Skis are put on each foot for gliding. A lot of ski resorts attract millions of customers every year especially when it is winter season.
- Biathlon is considered a cross country skiing coupled with rifle shooting. You will have to ski around the course while carrying a rifle. There are times during the course that you would need to stop so that you would be able to aim and hit the target. This is a game of speed which is why if you would miss one target, it would add to your overall finishing time. It would be your discretion to hurry and or to take your time to hit the targets.
- Cross country skiing has two purposes. One is mainly for recreation and the other is that this can be used as a means of travel through the thick snow in the mountains. Skis in cross-country skiing are far different from those which are used in downhill skiing.
- Ice sailing is a sport of fast speed. You can either use an ice boat or you as the skater can the sail yourself.
- Some of the ways which you could ice skate are the following: figure skating, ice hockey, and long distance skating.
These are just some of the sports and activities that you could do to make the winter more fun and more adventures. If you are not so keen on adventure, you can just do the ones that are not so adventurous and doesn’t need so much speed like ice skating. You can also sight-see and enjoy the thrill if you are going to do ice skating.
And you have to keep in mind that it doesn’t have to be winter time to enjoy winter sports like this. You can go to areas that has low temperature like an ice skating rink or a stadium that has ice frozen over it.