year. Naturally, winter sports are more popular in countries with longer winter seasons. In the European Alps, St. Moritz became a popular winter resort in 1864. While most winter sports are played outside, ice hockey, speed skating and to some extent bandy have moved indoors starting in the mid-20th century. Indoor ice rinks with artificial ice allow ice skating and hockey to be played in hot climates. Outdoor winter sports will likely be severely impacted because of climate change in the next century. List of winter sports Note: the Olympic rings next to a sport indicates that this particular sport is included in the Winter Olympic Games, as of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The Paralympic logo indicates the same for a sport not in the Olympics but in the Winter Paralympic Games. Ice skating Figure skating Short-track speed skating Speed skating Skiing Acroski (no longer part of the Winter Olympics) Alpine skiing Biathlon Cross-country skiing Downhill skiing Freestyle skiing Kite skiing Mogul skiing Monoskiing Newschool skiing Nordic combined Ski archery Skiboarding Skibob Skijoring Ski jumping Ski mountaineering Ski orienteering Snowkiting Speed skiing Speed riding Telemark skiing Winter pentathlon Ski-BASE Jumping Sledding Sports that use sleds going down ice tracks or pulled by something: Bobsled Dogsled racing Ice blocking Luge Skeleton Wok racing Snowboarding Alpine snowboarding Boardercross Slalom Snowskating Slopestyle Snowmobiling Free style Snocross Recreation Cross-country Hill climbing Team sports Bandy Broomball Curling Ice hockey Ice sledge hockey Ice stock sport Military patrol Moscow broomball Para ice hockey Ringette Rinkball Rink bandy Snow rugby Snow snake Snow volleyball Spongee Sponge hockey Synchronized skating Yukigassen (competitive snowball fight) Other sports Cold-weather biking Barrel jumping - (discipline of speed skating) Ice canoeing Ice climbing Ice cricket Ice cross downhill Ice racing Ice speedway Snowbiking Tour skating Snow drifting Snow golf (not to be confused with Crackgar, indigenous Kalash snow golf) Recreational sports Some sports are competed in (or simply enjoyed) on a more casual basis, often by children: Crackgar (indigenous Kalash snow golf) Ice boating or ice sailing Ice fishing SheenAab Jung (Jammu and Kashmir Snow Fighting) Tobogganing Snow bowling Notable winter sporting events Winter Olympic Games Nordic Games World Cup Arctic Winter Games Asian Winter Games Winter Paralympic Games Winter Universiade Winter Dew Tour Winter X Games Winter X Games Europe World Cup Bandy World Cup Biathlon World Cup Bobsleigh World Cup FIS Alpine Ski World Cup FIS Cross-Country World