Winter Activities Crossword
Across
- 2. strapped onto boots to walk or hike through snow without sinking in
- 6. carved out of ice by picks, chainsaws, and other tools, sometimes seen at winter carnivals and cold outdoor events
- 9. a sport similar to hockey but performed with a ball instead, and players don't wear skates
- 10. race performed on an icy, circular track by competitors wearing skates
- 11. children build this out of snow; often has a carrot nose
- 12. a winter activity performed on a snowy mountain in which the person's boots are attached to one flat piece of equipment
- 13. Ski resorts sometimes make ___ snow for their slopes if there's not enough natural snow.
- 15. an Olympic sport in which a one or two-person team slides face-up & feet-first down a twisting, icy track
- 17. what people sit on to ride to the top of the mountain so they can ski or snowboard down
- 18. types include downhill and cross-country
- 19. symbol used as a ski-trail rating to show it's very difficult and for advanced skiers
- 22. a popular winter sport in which teams try to score by getting a puck past the goalie; Wayne Gretzky is a famous player in this sport
Down
- 1. a winter activity performed by "anglers" who drill holes on a frozen lake
- 3. cold-weather games played every four years by competitors representing their country
- 4. an Olympic sport that combines cross-country skiing and rifle shooting
- 5. winter sport done by pairs or individually on ice; often performed with music
- 7. a long, narrow sled used to slide on snow downhill; traditionally made out of wood and curved upward at the front
- 8. a winter activity performed by a musher commanding a team of Huskies, usually, that are harnessed together
- 11. a winter activity performed on groomed snow trails using machines made by companies like Polaris, Ski-Doo, and Arctic Cat
- 14. a sport in which teams compete to slide objects called stones across ice to a target, knocking away competitor's stones
- 16. a timed team sport in which 4 (or 2) people push-start their sled, climb in, and slide down a curved, narrow, icy track
- 18. sport in which competitors go down a curved ramp and try to launch themselves the furthest
- 20. an Olympic sport in which a person slides face-down & head-first down a twisting, icy track
- 21. children build this in the snow by digging caves or tunneling