Skiing in center of New York

If you believe the forecasts, the end of the year in Moscow, St. Petersburg and Kiev each day will be snowing. And in the photo - Times Square, New York. Skiing is a group of recreational activities using skis as equipment for  travelling over snow. Skis are used in conjuction with boots that connect to the ski with use of a binding. Skiing can be grouped into two general catagories. the older of the two disciplines originated in Scandinavia and uses free heel bindings that attach at the toes of the skier's boots but not at the heels. Types of Nordic skiing include cross-country, ski jumping and Telemark. Alpine skiing (more often called "downhill skiing"), originated in the European Alps, and is characterized by fixed-heel bindings that attach at both the toe and the heel of the skier's boot.