Winter sports are so huge that they have their own Olympic games, the Winter Olympics but the truth is that the average person rarely hears about any of those sports except for hockey, skiing and figure skating.

The northern hemisphere rules the world. There are hockey teams from China to Canada. There are ski resorts from Canada to southern New Zealand. Even Chile has got ski areas.

Skiing has now almost been overtaken by snowboarding on the slopes. It’s about an even split.

A lot of people cross-country ski for exercise. It’s almost like hiking.

Where I live in Canada, many rinks have public skating around noontime during the winter. The rest of the time is hockey and figure skating.

Curling is big. There is a huge curling rink near where I live but it’s kind of like a slow sport for sedentary people.

Here is my list of winter sports:

Skiing
Hockey
Biathlon Sport
Bobsled/ Luge/ Skeleton Ride
Cross-Country Skiing/ Nordic Skiing
Curling Sport
Dog Sledding Tours/ Dogsledding Info
Figure Skating Sport
Ice Boating/ Ice Yachting
Ice Carving/ Ice Sculptor Websites
Ice Skating Sport
Safe Winter Driving
Ski Bike/ Snow Bike
Sledding/ Snow Tubing
Speed Skating Sport
Snowboarding Sport
Snowkiting Sport
Snowmobiling Sport
Snowshoeing Sport

Books about winter sports are at #796.93 at the library.

United States Ski Websites

snowpak.com, ski brochures.
skiresorts.com
skicentral.com/resorts.html
worldskiclub.com/skiresorts
skivacationhouse.com
mountsouthington.com
giantsridge.com, midwest.
massresort.com, massanutten ski resort, shenandoah.

United States Northeast Ski Areas

attitash.com
killington.com
lakeplacid.com
mountsnow.com
sundayriver.com
sugarbush.com
sugarloaf.com
skiareasofny.org, ski areas of new york.

United States Midwest Ski Areas

alpinemountain.com
sunvalley.com, sun valley, id.
jacksonhole.com, wy.
skitaos.org, nm.
skicamelback.com
hiddenvalleyresort.com/
7springs.com
shawneemt.com, shawnee mountain
tanglwood.com

Ski Resorts by State

Alaska Ski Resorts

h20guides.com, alaska.
alyeskaresort.com

California Ski Resorts

skilaketahoe.com
skialpine.com, alpine meadows, a ski resort located in lake tahoe on the california and nevada border.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/heavenly_ski_resort, the california-nevada border in south lake tahoe.
northstarattahoe.com
bearmtn.com, 800-bearmtn, big bear lake.
bearvalley.com, bear valley.
dodgeridge.com, 800-446-1333, sonora.
junemountain.com, mammoth lakes.
skiheavenly.com, squaw valley
mammoth-mtn.com, mammoth.
bearvalley.com
mammothmountain.com, 800-626-6684, mammoth lakes, ca.
sierratahoe.com
skialpine.com, 800-949-3296, tahoe city.
skiheavenly.com, 800-2heaven, lake tahoe.
skihomewood.com, 877-525-snow, tahoe city.
ski-kirkwood.com, 800-967-7500, tahoe.
skinorthstar.com, 800-gonorth, tahoe.
skisunrise.com, san bernardino.
snowvalley.com, san bernardino.
squaw.com, 800-403-0206, squaw valley, ca.
Alpine Meadows
Lake Tahoe, Ca
800-Tahoe4u

Bear Valley Ski Resort
Bear Valley, CA 95223
209 753 2301
Fax: 209 753 6421
bearvalley.com

Kirkwood Ski Resort
Kirkwood, CA 95646
209 258 7310
Fax: 209 258 7368
kirkwood.com

Lake Tahoe Tourism
800-Attahoe
800-824-6348, North Lake Tahoe Tourism.
There are 16 ski resorts around Lake Tahoe, Ca.

Mammoth Mountain Ski Area
Pob 24
Mammoth Lakes, Ca 93546
800 472 3160
760-934-0654
Fax: 760 934 0608
mammoth-mtn.com
mammothmountain.com

Mountain Travel/Sobek Expeditions
6420 Fairmount Avenue
El Cerrito, Ca 94530-3606
510-527-8100
800-227-2384
800-426-7794
888-Mtsobek
888-687-6235
Fax: 510-525-7710
mtsobek.com
Tour company.

North Star-at-Tahoe
Truckee, CA 96160
800-533-6787
800 466 6784
530 562 3510
northstarattahoe.com

plumpjack.com
800 323 7666

Royal Gorge Cross Country Ski Resort
Pob 1100
Soda Springs, CA 95728
800 500 3871
530 426 3871
Fax: 530 426 9221
royalgorge.com