Alpine Skiing seem so fun! I wonder if it is very difficult.
Well 55 million people worldwide have partaken in Alpine skiing at one point in time.  if 55 million people do I imagine it's not too difficult.
I guess that is true.  Any idea when Alpine skiing was invented or became a thing?
ski area boundaries—may employ snowmobiles, helicopters or snowcats to deliver them to the top of a slope. Back-country skiers may use specialized equipment with a free-heel mode for hiking up slopes and a locked-heel mode for descents.
Alpine skiing has been an event at the Winter Olympic Games since 1936.
Participants and venues.
As of 1994, there were estimated to be 55 million people worldwide who engaged in alpine skiing. The estimated number of skiers, who practised alpine, cross-
, snowshoeing, and snowmobiling. The design of the equipment used, typically relies on the bearing strength of snow, as with skis or snowboards and contends with the coefficient of friction of snow to allow sliding, often enhance by ski waxes.
Skiing is by far the largest form of winter recreation. As of 1994, of the estimated 65–75 million skiers worldwide, there were approximately 55 million who engaged in Alpine skiing, the rest engaged in cross-country skiing. Approximately 30 million skiers (of all kinds) were