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

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

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

Playing areas and fields consist of either snow or ice.

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