Alpine skiing (or downhill skiing) is a recreational activity and
sport involving sliding down
snow-covered hills with long, thin
skis attached to each foot.Alpine skiing evolved from
cross-country skiing when
ski lift infrastructure was developed at mountain resorts to tow skiers back to the top of slopes, thus making it possible to repeatedly enjoy skiing down steep, long slopes that would be otherwise too tiring to climb up. The sport is popular wherever the combination of snow, mountain slopes, and a sufficient tourist infrastructure can be built up, including parts of
Europe,
North America,
Australia and
New Zealand, the
South America Andes, and
East Asia (mainly
South Korea and
Japan, although the popularity of skiing is increasing in
China as well).
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