Skiing

Skiing is generally a winter sport, although a number of people do it during summer on a glacier. Skiing on a glacier is very different to skiing on snow as a glacier is purly ice which means that the techniques needed are different to those needed on snow.

Skiing is a physical sport, but like all sports, the more accomplished you become, the less physical strain it has on your body.

The slopes are graded in colour codes Green, Blue, Red and Black. Green = easiest (complete beginner) and Black = hardest (advanced). Most intermediate skiiers could go down a black run, although they may have very little control.

Some more advanced skiiers enjoy skiing off piste. This means that there are no marked runs and the snow which they are skiing on is fresh and untouched. This is a very enjoyable way to ski but takes a certain amount of knowledge of the mountain as there may be rocks, trees or holes in these areas. Skiing of piste requires different techniques to on piste skiing. You must sit further back on your skis to stop them from sinking too much in the snow.

Moguls are another different way of skiing. Moguls are man-made boulders made of snow on a run. Skiing moguls is quite difficult and is usually done by advanced skiiers. To ski moguls you must keep your skis very close together so that one of your skis does not hit a mogul and your knees bend to absorb and shock while skiing the mogul. When skiing moguls you should try to pick your route before you begin.
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This is an example of what man-made moguls might look like. Although they look like small mound of snow in the picture, when skiing them you realise that they are actually very high and wide.