Barafku waxa uu asal ahaan ka soo jeedaa kana horumaray wadamada Iskandaneefiyanka. Slalom (SLALOM) sidoo kale waa kalmad norwiiji ah oo macneheedu yahay in lagu dul lulmo waddo jaahwareer ah. Xiriirka Ski-ga caalamiga ah waxaa la aasaasay 1924. Iswiidhishka Iswiidhishka waxaa lagu daray ciyaarihii Olombikada Jiilaalka ee ugu horreeyay ee lagu qabtay Chamonix, Faransiiska 1924. Waddamada hormuudka ka ah ciyaaraha barafka waa waddamada Scandinavian-ka, sida Norway, Sweden, Finland, iyo waddamada ku wareegsan. Buuraha Alps ee Galbeedka Yurub: France, Italy, Austria, Germany iyo Sweden, iyo sidoo kale Maraykanka, Ruushka, iwm, guud ahaan, wadamada Scandinavian-ka ayaa faa'iido u leh ciyaaraha barafka ee Waqooyiga Yurub, wadamada Alpine ayaa faa'iido u leh barafka alpine.

Horumarinta barafka (gaar ahaan barafka tartanka casriga ah ee casriga ah), tirada alaabta ayaa sii kordheysa, goobtana way sii fidaysaa. Dhacdooyinka waaweyn ee caadiga ah ee tartanka adduunka waxa loo qaybiyaa: barafka alpine, Skiing Nordic (Skiing Nordic, cross-country skiing, ski jumping), freestyle skiing, biathlon skiing, snowboarding, iwm. Dhacdo kasta oo weyn waxa loo qaybiyaa dhacdooyin hoose oo badan. . Daraasiin bilado dahab ah oo qurux badan tartamada qaranka iyo Olombikada Jiilaalka ayaa dadka ku dhiirigeliya in ay si adag u shaqeeyaan oo ay wadaagaan. Barafka tartanka saafiga ah waa mid tartan iyo takhasus leh, shuruudaha khuseeyana waa adag yihiin, taas oo ka baxsan waxa dadka caadiga ah ay heli karaan oo ay la qabsan karaan. Barafka barafka ee safarka waxaa loogu talagalay madadaalada iyo jirdhiska, waxaana si fudud u xaddiday arrimo aadanaha. Ragga, haweenka iyo carruurtu waxay si fudud oo farxad leh ugu simbiri karaan garoonka barafka oo ay ku raaxaystaan ​​madadaalo aan dhammaadka lahayn ee barafka. Sababtoo ah barafka alpine wuxuu leeyahay sifooyin xiiso leh, qurux badan, xor ah, firfircoon, soo jiidasho leh iyo kaqeybgal ballaaran, barafka alpine waxaa loo arkaa inuu yahay nuxurka iyo astaanta barafka, sidoo kale waa doorashada koowaad iyo dhacdada ugu weyn ee barafka barafka. Caadiyan, barafka alpine waxaa loo isticmaalaa in lagu qiimeeyo xirfadaha barafka ee dadka.