Skiing and snowboarding listening  KEY

Skis or a snowboard are attached to the skier or snowboarder with bindings.


Both snowboarding and skiing are a popular past-time.


The root s of skiing are placed to the Norwegian province of Telemark.


Skis were used for transportation especially by the army.


The Olympic Congress met in Prague in 1925.


These days the Winter Olympics include several kinds of slalom and  combined race


All the skis, have a running surface and a metal edge.


More conservative snowboarders are content to use a prepared slope whereas those who are prepared
to take risks prefer the back-country or a snowpark.


Snowboard was invented by a surfer.


Secure bindings allowed the snowboarder to steer the board on hard snow, in difficult terrain and
at high speeds.


T the beginning ski resorts were did not want to allow snowboarders onto the lifts or the  slopes.


The first snowboarding competition was held in Colorado.


The first two Olympic disciplines in snowboarding were the giant slalom and the halfpipe.


Later, the snowboard cross was added to include three disciplines for snowboarders.


The discipline including acrobatic jumps is called Big Air.