A winter sport is a sport commonly played during winter.

As a formal term, it refers to a sport played on snow or ice, but informally can refer to sports played in winter that could be played at any time of the year.

The main winter sports are skiing and snowboarding, but may also include snow-balding, monoskiing, skwal, and tobogganing.

Ice skating is traveling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices molded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). It is mainly done for recreation and as a sport.

Skiboarding is a winter sport which combines inline skating / ice skating and skiing. Skiboards are generally around 100 centimeters long, symmetrical, twin tipped, and very wide. In addition, they generally have non-release bindings very similar to snowboard hard-boot bindings.

Sledding is a common activity in wintry areas. The term refers to traveling down any sort of decline, typically in cold weather, on a surface such as snow.

Ice blocking is a quasi-sport in which individuals race to the bottom of a hill sitting on large blocks of ice. It is most popular among students and is sometimes recommended as a good activity for dating or scout camps.

Many winter sports are a part of the Winter Olympic Games.