Yet Dartmouth still is the dominant member of the Intercollegiate Ski Union, which includes the winter sports colleges of Canada as well as those of this country.

Ski resorts such as Les Menuires in France are purpose built for the ski industry and winter tourism.

Ski jumping is predominantly a winter sport, performed on snow, and is part of the Winter Olympic Games, but can also be performed in summer on artificial surfaces – porcelain or frost rail track on the inrun, plastic on the landing hill.

Telluride Ski Resort is definitely the main attraction in the winter.

Zakopane hosted the Nordic World Ski Championships in 1929, 1939, and 1962 ; the winter Universiades in 1956, 1993, and 2001 ; the biathlon World Championship ; several ski jumping world cups ; and several Nordic combined, Nordic and Alpine European Cups.

The largest tourist attraction in the caldera is the Mammoth Mountain Ski Area: the area offers skiing and snowboarding in the winter, and mountain biking in the summer.

During winter Mount Buffalo Ski School run cross country ski lessons and snowshoe tours-Alpine abseiling is also available for groups

The Cloudmont Ski Resort on Lookout Mountain, generates man-made snow as winter temperatures permit.

During the winter, it is famous for being the only place with snow skiing in Alabama, at Cloudmont Ski and Golf Resort.

* Nearby Mount Shasta Ski Park offers alpine and Nordic skiing in winter, as well as summertime mountain biking, rock climbing, and a concert series.

The Kelly Canyon Ski Area, a small ski resort with 4 chairlifts, offers day and night skiing in the winter.

Newry is the home of Sunday River Ski Resort and has a proportionately large seasonal ( winter ) population.

Nearby Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area receives 400 inches on average each winter.

As of the 2011-2012 season Taos Ski Valley Corporation employed approximately 700 people during the winter months.

Whitetail Ski Resort is located near the town, opens around Thanksgiving for the winter season.

In the 1950s, Utah began to feed on Park City as a mountain getaway, and not until D. James Canon promoted winter sports in Utah, with the promotional scheme of “ Ski Utah ” and “ The Greatest Snow on Earth ” did many drive to see for themselves why Utah is a winter wonderland.

The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships is a major event of these sports and happens in winter of odd-number years between Winter Olympics.

" 1, 122 inches ( 93. 5 ft, 28. 5 m ) of snow fell during the winter of 1971 / 72, setting a world record for that year Subsequently, in the winter of 1998 / 99, Mount Baker Ski Area received 1140 inches ( 95 ft, 29 m ) Paradise holds the Cascade Range record for most snow on the ground with 367 inches ( 9. 32 m ) on 10 March 1956.

During winter months there is also a daily shuttle to Mount Hood Meadows Ski Resort.

Hunter Village contains the Ski Resort Hunter Mountain which is open for skiing and tubing in the winter and biking, sightseeing and hiking in the summer.

Each winter nearby Blue Mound State Park holds a Candlelight Ski and Hike the first Saturdays of both January and February.

An example of these are the Cabriolets at Mont Tremblant Resort in Quebec, Canada and at Blue Mountain Ski Resort ( summer only, in the winter it is converted to a six person high-speed chairlift.

Lahti is best known for its annually held World Cup winter games, the Lahti Ski Games ( Salpausselän kisat ).

* Ski pole, a type of sports equipment

Winter sports venues are located nearby at Leland High Sierra Snowplay near Strawberry ( snow tubbing ), Long Barn Lodge & Ice Skating Rink, and Dodge Ridge Ski Area near Pinecrest are all along Highway 108, plus the Badger Pass Ski Area in nearby Yosemite Park.

US TV's legendary sports commentator Tim Ryan ( CBS / NBC ) also lives in Sun Valley as well as Ski Racing Magazine's proud owner, Gary Black Jr.

The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski ( FIS ) is the main international organisation for ski sports.

Additional club sports at Missouri State include a Bowling Team, Pistol Team, Rodeo Team, Roller Hockey Club, Water Ski Team and Wrestling Club

Alpine Ski, released by Taito in 1981, was an early winter sports game, a vertical-scrolling racing game that involved maneuvering a skier through a downhill ski course, a slalom racing course, and a ski jumping competition.

Aldershot plays host to many sports facilities such as Aldershot Tennis Centre, Aldershot Bowling, Aldershot Pools and Lido, Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre, Connaught Leisure Centre and Alpine Snow Sports ( Dry Ski Centre ).

The Ski Club of Great Britain is a recreational snow sports club, founded on May 6, 1903.

In 1981, Taito released Alpine Ski, an early extreme sport game, based on winter sports.

Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering.

* Ski jumping sling, an item of sports training equipment

Today the school competes in the Frontier Conference of the NAIA's division one athletics for most sports, men's and women's alpine skiing and snowboard teams compete in the United States Ski Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association ( USCSA ), men's lacrosse competes at the MCLA Division II level in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference ( RMLC ), and women's lacrosse competes in the US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates ( WDIA ) in the Rocky Mountain Women's Lacrosse League ( RMWLL ).

Intramural sports include men's lacrosse ( won 2007 national championship in their division, MCLA-B ) and women's lacrosse, the Alpine Ski Team ( went to the national championships in winter 2006 ), rowing, dance and cheer, men's and women's ice hockey, men's soccer, the Woodsman Team, rodeo, the Missoula Footbag Alliance.

Regardless, the International Ski Federation still allows competitions at the K-185 hill, and many are hopeful that Planica will mature into a modern winter sports facility.

The Dartmouth Ski Patrol originated more than 50 years ago by students at Dartmouth College who were concerned with providing emergency medical care to people participating in winter sports near Dartmouth.

Ski patroller with toboggan in towA Ski Patrol is an organization that provides Emergency Medical and rescue services to skiers and participants of other snow sports, either at a ski area or in a back country setting.

Its varsity sports include Baseball, Football, Softball, Basketball ( boys and girls ), Golf, Spirit Team, Cross Country, Ski Team, Swim Team, Field Hockey, Soccer ( boys and girls ), Tennis ( boys and girls ), and Track & Field.

* Yeti's Ski guide for Slovakia

* Slovakia Ski and Snowboard Chalet

Ski resorts include Štrbské pleso, Starý Smokovec and Tatranská Lomnica in Slovakia and Zakopane in Poland.