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?
I wish I knew the answer to your question.  The best I can give you is that it's first Olympic appearance was in 1936.  So it's been around since then.
Ok, thanks.   I know snowboarding is more recent though, is snowboarding in the Olympics too?
Snowboarding
Snowboarding is a recreational activity and Winter Olympic and Paralympic sport that involves descending a snow-covered slope while standing on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet.
The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the United States in the 1960s, became a Winter Olympic Sport at Nagano in 1998 and eventually was featured in the Winter Paralympics at Sochi in 2014. Its popularity (as measured by equipment sales) in the United States peaked in 2007 and has
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-