Winter sports or winter activities are competitive sports or non-competitive recreational activities which are played on snow or ice.

[1] Most 2️⃣ are variations of skiing, ice skating and sledding.

Traditionally, such games were only played in cold areas during winter, but artificial 2️⃣ snow and artificial ice allow more flexibility.

Playing areas and fields consist of either snow or ice.

Artificial ice can be used 2️⃣ to provide ice rinks for ice skating, ice hockey, para ice hockey, ringette, broomball, bandy, rink bandy, rinkball, and spongee 2️⃣ in a milder climate.