Winter Games in Turin
The Olympic flame will burn for the twentieth time in Turin, Italy. There are about twenty five hundred different athletes who are from more than eighty five countries. These compete for about eighty four gold medals in about fifteen different disciplines. Madagascar; which is a well known tropical island and Albania, for the first time, would be representing the ongoing appeal for winter Olympics.
The women’s team in Britain in the Women’s curling side is a strong forty people. The ceremony which is going to be held in the Olympics stadium here in Turin; has its opening ceremony that will begin at seven in the evening. This would then; mark the start for the sixteen day long competition. The captain of the English team, Simon Clegg, added that “winning a medal of any color would constitute [...]
Get your skis on with Nordic combined
This is a winter sport in which the concerned athletes compete in both cross country skiing and ski jumping.
The Norwegian soldiers here, have been competing in Nordic skiing since the nineteenth century. The first major competition was actually held in the year eighteen ninety two which were held at Oslo at a skiing festival called Holmenkollen. These events have been held annually. This sport of Nordic combined gained mass popularity n then it was later held in the winter Olympics. Although there is no womens competition for this sport held in the FIS.
The sport was first held in the nineteen twenty four winter Olympics. The Nordic Combined world championships have started since The year nineteen twenty five. The best athletes usually come from Norway, although, Finland, Germany, Austria [...]
The Snowboarding experience at Laax
When you think of snow, the easiest name that gets you is Europe. It’s not the fault of the continent if it lies to the extreme north of the northern hemisphere. And when it comes to snow, winter sports are what take control of your further thoughts. What can be fun enough more than playing, in the sun, with the snow, accompanied by your friends? It’s dangerous at its first few sights, but let me tell you, it’s worth trying. I am talking about Snowboarding – a sister winter sport to Skiing. The northern countries of Europe, like Austria, France, and Switzerland, are famous for the winter sports actively played up there. There are winter-sport competitions held in which people from the nearby countries arrive in huge numbers to participate.
Laax is one such heaven for snowboarding. [...]
Heli skiing in the Himalayan slopes
What could surpass the adrenaline rush when you are skiing down an almost 90 degree slope? If the extreme variety of extreme sports is your forte, heli-skiing will interest you. That too in the lofty Himalayan slopes. Heli skiing gives you skiing conditions that are unique, namely, the excellently smooth snow, the extra long descents, extremely steep slopes, naturally contoured terrain and above all, the atmosphere that is so in tune with nature. Heli skiing is said to be un paralleled by any other skiing activity.
Heli skiing
What is Hele skiing all about? In short, you are dropped by helicopter to a peak of your choice. There is no effort involved in scaling the peaks, which could be a pain if the Himalayas is where you are at. It is off-trail skiing and is favored by the more adventurous [...]
Skiing with rifles at the famous Olympic Biathlon
The biathlon is a term that is used to describe any kind of sporting event which is made up of two disciplines.
Although, the Biathlon in winter sports involves cross country skiing and then rifle shooting. The popular variations are the summer biathlon. This combines cross country running with rifle shooting. The sport was originated by Norwegian soldier who used to use to do this for the sake of military training.
Later on, the worlds first ski club called Trysil rifle and ski club was established in Norway in the year eighteen hundred and sixty one. This was used to promote national defense at a local level apparently. This was then called military patrol. The exercise involved skiing and shooting. And was later incorporated into the Olympic winter games in the year nineteen ninety four. [...]
The St Anton am Arlberg Resort, Austria
Located in Tyrol of Austria, St Anton am Arlberg is a famous ski resort nestled at 1,304 m above sea level in the Tyrolean Alps. With several aerial tramways and chairlifts up to 2,811 m, St. Anton offers the best experience in skiing in the Arlberg region. St. Anton, on the Rosanna River, is situated on the east-west major rail line running between Austria and Switzerland. The entire region has over 82 cable cars and ski lifts, 260 km of clean pistes, and 184 km of deep-snow runs. If you are a fan of skiing, you will definitely like to make a trip here where the Alpine World Ski Championships in 2001 were conducted.
Arlberg is the identity that covers five scenic towns across which the skiing runs are spread. The St. Anton town’s center is a pedestrian zone, while the east and west edges [...]
Go reindeer sledding in Norway
Norway is undisputedly one of the most attractive places to visit on earth. This place has undisputed beauty. The mountain ranges are rugged and beautiful. The fjords and the glacier here give Norway a rough and simple feel which is responsible for getting in most of the tourists in to this region. The travelers here are accustomed to the many slick cities in most of Europe and then when the come here, the feel is entirely different.
Oslo, being the capital of Norway, still has a much laid back atmosphere. The city has many parks they the people visit quite regularly. Also there are monuments, museums, and the many places that have been arranged in his place so that people can come here and spend their time visiting these places.
In the north, Norway goes all the way to the Arctic Circle. [...]
The Craigieburn Valley Ski Area
Located in the center of the Southern Alps in New Zealand’s South Island, the Craigieburn Valley Ski Area is the skiing site for the intermediate and advanced skiers featuring a vertical range of 1308 to 1811 m, 600 hectares of skiable area, and 3 fast rope tows. With good ups and better downs, the area is adorned with the steep narrow chutes, wide powder bowls, less populated runs offering the grand view of the Craigieburn Range. As the terrain is more appropriate for the intermediate to advanced skier, a knowledgeable beginner with a firm approach will surely learn much only in a day at Craigieburn. Due to the mountain providing a few easily accessed skiing slopes in the world, many kids have bloomed with their skills on the snow speaks speaking tremendously.
Craigieburn is much more than [...]
