| Winter sports are those sports that people participate in during the winter months, and at other times when an environment is created, (sometimes artificial) in which those sports can take place. These sports are dependent on winter climatic conditions, having evolved in this winter environment. Many winter sports developed from a human need to adapt to winter climates, only later becoming popular with the rise in leisure time and income.
Winter sports are Dependant on winter weather conditions and as such are to be found concentrated in certain geographic areas. However, in recent times, indoor and artificial environments have been developed in order to recreate the conditions necessary for winters sports to take place. Additionally large resources have been consumed in providing traditional winter sports areas with supplementary artificial snow making facilities. This trend is set to continue should climate change raise temperatures in regions that are popular for winter sports.
Winter sports include skiing, snowboarding, ski touring, langlauf skiing, tobogganing, ice skating, ice hockey, ice climbing, snow shoe walking, dog sledding and snowmobiling. |