Top 10 Winter Sports in Canada
Winter brings outdoor enthusiasts to Canada. It has been a popular destination because of it's wide array of winter activities. Canada is the home for numerous winter sports and ski resorts.The cold climate of the country is a perfect setting for various winter activities.
Here are considered top 10 winter sports in Canada:
1. Ice Skating
Probably the most common winter sport all over the world, Ice skating has become a favorite sport in Canada. Using a skating shoes as you glide the frozen ice is a perfect stress free activity. Every Winterlude festivals, the most famous Rideau Canal transform as the largest skating rink in the world. Skating enthusiasts visit Ottawa for this yearly event and experience once in a lifetime gliding across the renowned canal.
2. Ice fishing
Take a break from the usual and go ice fishing. Usually uses a hook or a spear to catch a fresh fish from a frozen lake or river. Make sure that you wear appropriate winter clothes that will warm you while waiting for the fish to caught your bait. Proper cautions should be initiated when ice fishing, after all you'll be staying (or walking) in a frozen body of water. You have to make sure that the Ice is thick enough to support your weight. Normally you can use a small chair to sit on while waiting for the fish but for longer fishing some uses an ice shanty with a portable bunk heater to keep them warm while waiting. In Canada, various winter campground offers Ice fishing as a form of recreational activity.
3. Skiing
Canada is home for the famous Winter sport, Ice Skiing. It also features famous Ski resort like Whistler/Blackcombs in British Columbia, Mont -Tremblant in Quebec, Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna British Columbia and Banff Alberta to name a few. A ski is use for traveling across the fluffy white snow. There are many types of skiing,, two of the most famous is the alpine skiing, also called the recreational skiing or the downhill skiing which is usually available in a ski resort. Another type is the freestyle skiing, probably the most complex type since it is mainly base on aerial acrobats and balance. It usually uses tricks and variety jumps which can be done in a ski resort or all over a steeply mountain.
4. Snowmobiling
This sport uses a snow machine or or motorcycle like sled as you glide across the snow. Usually use in snowy mountain with deep snow, frozen river or lakes and even in a snowy forest. Originally it is used as a form of winter transportation but now it is considered one of the most favorite outdoor activity every winter.
5. Tubing
For families the best winter activity is probably snow tubing. Kids enjoy riding in a dough nut like tubes as the slide down a snowy hill. Canada's ski resorts usually offers snow tubing , they have this barrier that prevents the tubes to stay away from the unguided tracks. The most famous Tube park in Canada is in Whistler Black combs.
6. Ice hockey
Is a famous sport not just in Canada but all over the world. It is usually played in a rink by a group of 6 players. Ice hockey is a physical sport that requires speed and agility thus players are required to wear protective garments like helmet, elbow and knee pads and other protection gear. The main objective of the game is to shoot the puck into your opponent's goal using a long stick.
7. Dog sledding
Dog Sledding is actually a form of transportation for thousand of years. A sled is being pulled by a group of snow dogs to travel across frozen places. Nowadays, Dog sledding has become a recreational activity in cold countries such as Canada. Ski Resort usually offers Dog sledding activities as part of their main attractions.
8. Snowboarding
Snowboard is somewhat like skiing but instead of a ski, the person involve uses a snow board attached to his feet as he glide down the snowy hill or mountain. There are many different styles of snowboarding. The most popular style and the most common is the free ride, wherein the person glides down a snowy track with a few aerial tricks. Snow boarding is derived from other popular games like skateboarding and sledding.
9. Ice climbing
If you had experience rock or mountain climbing then you probably have an idea how ice climbing works. The only real difference is the freezing cold temperature and the slippery ice slopes your climbing. Ice climbing is a serious game thus all players are required to wear protective garments. Usually ice climbing is done on a cliff or a frozen waterfall depending on how thick the structure of the ice is.
10.Biathlon
Biathlon is a combination of cross country skiing and rifle shooting. This event can be played as an individual or a team. The player is following a cross country track and with two or four rounds of rifle shooting.
So forget about the snow ball fight, take your car/RV keys and experience extreme adventure in Canada.
Here are considered top 10 winter sports in Canada:
1. Ice Skating
Probably the most common winter sport all over the world, Ice skating has become a favorite sport in Canada. Using a skating shoes as you glide the frozen ice is a perfect stress free activity. Every Winterlude festivals, the most famous Rideau Canal transform as the largest skating rink in the world. Skating enthusiasts visit Ottawa for this yearly event and experience once in a lifetime gliding across the renowned canal.
2. Ice fishing
Take a break from the usual and go ice fishing. Usually uses a hook or a spear to catch a fresh fish from a frozen lake or river. Make sure that you wear appropriate winter clothes that will warm you while waiting for the fish to caught your bait. Proper cautions should be initiated when ice fishing, after all you'll be staying (or walking) in a frozen body of water. You have to make sure that the Ice is thick enough to support your weight. Normally you can use a small chair to sit on while waiting for the fish but for longer fishing some uses an ice shanty with a portable bunk heater to keep them warm while waiting. In Canada, various winter campground offers Ice fishing as a form of recreational activity.
3. Skiing
Canada is home for the famous Winter sport, Ice Skiing. It also features famous Ski resort like Whistler/Blackcombs in British Columbia, Mont -Tremblant in Quebec, Big White Ski Resort in Kelowna British Columbia and Banff Alberta to name a few. A ski is use for traveling across the fluffy white snow. There are many types of skiing,, two of the most famous is the alpine skiing, also called the recreational skiing or the downhill skiing which is usually available in a ski resort. Another type is the freestyle skiing, probably the most complex type since it is mainly base on aerial acrobats and balance. It usually uses tricks and variety jumps which can be done in a ski resort or all over a steeply mountain.
4. Snowmobiling
This sport uses a snow machine or or motorcycle like sled as you glide across the snow. Usually use in snowy mountain with deep snow, frozen river or lakes and even in a snowy forest. Originally it is used as a form of winter transportation but now it is considered one of the most favorite outdoor activity every winter.
5. Tubing
For families the best winter activity is probably snow tubing. Kids enjoy riding in a dough nut like tubes as the slide down a snowy hill. Canada's ski resorts usually offers snow tubing , they have this barrier that prevents the tubes to stay away from the unguided tracks. The most famous Tube park in Canada is in Whistler Black combs.
6. Ice hockey
Is a famous sport not just in Canada but all over the world. It is usually played in a rink by a group of 6 players. Ice hockey is a physical sport that requires speed and agility thus players are required to wear protective garments like helmet, elbow and knee pads and other protection gear. The main objective of the game is to shoot the puck into your opponent's goal using a long stick.
7. Dog sledding
Dog Sledding is actually a form of transportation for thousand of years. A sled is being pulled by a group of snow dogs to travel across frozen places. Nowadays, Dog sledding has become a recreational activity in cold countries such as Canada. Ski Resort usually offers Dog sledding activities as part of their main attractions.
8. Snowboarding
Snowboard is somewhat like skiing but instead of a ski, the person involve uses a snow board attached to his feet as he glide down the snowy hill or mountain. There are many different styles of snowboarding. The most popular style and the most common is the free ride, wherein the person glides down a snowy track with a few aerial tricks. Snow boarding is derived from other popular games like skateboarding and sledding.
9. Ice climbing
If you had experience rock or mountain climbing then you probably have an idea how ice climbing works. The only real difference is the freezing cold temperature and the slippery ice slopes your climbing. Ice climbing is a serious game thus all players are required to wear protective garments. Usually ice climbing is done on a cliff or a frozen waterfall depending on how thick the structure of the ice is.
10.Biathlon
Biathlon is a combination of cross country skiing and rifle shooting. This event can be played as an individual or a team. The player is following a cross country track and with two or four rounds of rifle shooting.
So forget about the snow ball fight, take your car/RV keys and experience extreme adventure in Canada.
