Sports contested on snow, covering alpine skiing and Nordic skiing. Belongs here: snow-surface skiing disciplines. Does not belong here: ice-surface winter sports, which this tree groups by implement and lineage instead: ice hockey sits under Hockey Codes rather than here, the same judgment call recorded in that subcategory's own prose.
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1. Wikipedia: Alpine skiing
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The birth of modern alpine skiing is often dated to the 1850s, and during the late 19th century, skiing was adapted from a method of transportation to a competitive and recreational sport.
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Why isn't ice hockey included under Winter Snow Sports?
Ice hockey is an ice-surface sport grouped by implement and lineage under Hockey Codes, not by season under Winter Snow Sports.
Winter Snow Sports covers sports contested on snow, such as alpine and Nordic skiing. Ice-surface winter sports are excluded because this tree groups sports by implement and lineage rather than by season or surface temperature alone, so ice hockey sits under Hockey Codes instead, the same judgment call recorded in that subcategory's own description.