It is the action of sliding across a surface, using different instruments that suit the area where you are. The skiing is sport that generates the action of skiing and, according to historical reports, the first primitive skiers back to the year 1,860 BC in the region of Sierra Nevada (United States), as well as other historical and archaeological data found in Russia and Norway, which comes from 1,800, 3,200 and 6,000 BC, in addition to petroglyphs that show two skiers; they were also found, in the writings of the Byzantine historian Procopius, where he describes racing on snow.
By the beginning of the 20th century, skiing became very popular as a sport, as well as being a source of entertainment. In order to ski, athletes must go through arduous training that adequately trains them and can cope with the conditions they must experience while skiing. It should be noted that different skiing, these are: alpine skiing, water skiing, cross-country skiing, acrobatic skiing and cross-country skiing; Alpine skiing originates in the Alps, and is practiced in the mountains, the second is practiced in the water, often with the help of a small boat, skiing is practiced on slopes and they are long-duration races, then there is the acrobatic skiing, which is freestyle and allows them to do tricksand jumping, and lastly cross-country skiing, which is not a sport as such, but applies to walks that take place in cold areas.
Within skiing, there are different modalities, thus categories are selected that encompass certain types of requirements or instruments to be used during the competition. For example, within water skiing there are the subcategories of slalom, figures, jumps and combined and each one refers to the different tricks that should be used.
To practice skiing you need a team, it changes depending on the category you practice. In Nordic, that is, the one practiced in the snow, boots, bindings, skis, ski clothing and poles are needed. In the nautical, monoskis and common skis are used, but adapted to the water, as well as a tow line.
