History Main / ObstacleSkiCourse

* The fifth level in ''VideoGame/MissionImpossible'' (1990) takes place on the Swiss Alps, as you ski down the mountains and avoid obstacles and enemies. You even use skis as a weapon!

** The fifth level in ''VideoGame/MissionImpossible'' (1990) takes place on the Swiss Alps, as you ski down the mountains and avoid obstacles and enemies. You even use skis as a weapon!

* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' does this frequently, except usually using a snowboard instead. Still loads of stuff to dodge though. White Acropolis in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' is notable for HORRIBLE controls and jumping being almost impossible to pull off.

%%* As seen in the page image above, the entire point of the classic Windows game ''VideoGame/SkiFree''.

For added RuleOfFunny, the ski-tracks go on ''both'' sides of the trees, leading to people staring at that and [[HowIsThatEvenPossible wondering how it could be possible]] (a gag first used by Creator/CharlesAddams in a 1940 ''[[Magazine/TheNewYorker New Yorker]]'' magazine cartoon). Creator/MartinGardner published a riddle once, about how such a thing can be possible in real life. He himself had 6 answers ready [[note]](1) The skier bumped into the tree but protected himself with his hands. Keeping one ski in place, he carefully lifted his other foot and moved to the lower side of the tree. With his back against the tree, he replaced his raised foot and ski on the other side, then continued down the slope. (2) The skier slammed into the tree with such force that his skis came off and continued down the slope without him. (3) Two skiers went down the hill, each wearing only one ski. (4) One skier went down the hill twice, each time with one ski on one foot. (5) A skier went down a treeless slope, moving his legs apart at one spot. Shortly thereafter a tree with a sharpened trunk base was plunged into the snow at that spot. (6) The skier wore stilts that were high enough and sufficiently bowed to allow him to pass completely over the tree.[[/note]]. Someone sent him 23.

* Two levels in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'' are based around this, the second one being a NintendoHard BonusLevel.
** Two levels in ''VideoGame/{{Yoshis Island}} DS'' too, one of which is also a NintendoHard BonusLevel and takes place at night.
* The entire ''VideoGame/SnowboardKids'' series.
* The Activision Atari 2600 video game ''Skiing'' is based on this.

* As seen in the page image above, the entire point of the classic Windows game ''VideoGame/SkiFree''.
* The Macintosh also had its own skiing games, notably ''VideoGame/MacSki'' and ''Ingemar's Skiing Game''.
* And of the second half of ''VideoGame/HoraceGoesSkiing'' (the first half is a VideoGame/{{Frogger}} clone).

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* Averted by Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''Pinball/{{Sapporo}}''; outside of a single snowman off to the side of the playfield, the slopes are sensibly clear of inappropriate obstacles.
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* Happens in the Queen Latifa flick ''Film/LastHoliday''.

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* In ''Literature/WithATangledSkein'', part of the maze which Niobe has to navigate to ask the Magician a question (he is in Hell) takes place in one of these.

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* Averted by Creator/{{Sega}}'s ''Pinball/{{Sapporo}}''; outside of a single snowman off to the side of the playfield, the slopes are sensibly clear of inappropriate obstacles.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' does this. Homer tries to remember an important lesson about skiing his skiing instructor taught him, but he can only remember Flanders in a [[StupidSexyFlanders skin-tight suit]].

* The WesternAnimation/{{Classic Disney Short|s}} "''The Art of Skiing''" has Goofy doing all kinds of variations of this, most memorably accidentally skiing backwards.
* WesternAnimation/{{Rocko|sModernLife}} goes skiing at a ski lodge. He's not very good at it. HilarityEnsues.

** Two levels in ''{{Yoshis Island}} DS'' too, one of which is also a NintendoHard BonusLevel and takes place at night.

* And of the second half of ''HoraceGoesSkiing'' (the first half is a {{Frogger}} clone).

For added RuleOfFunny, the ski-tracks go on ''both'' sides of the trees, leading to people staring at that and [[HowIsThatEvenPossible wondering how it could be possible]] (a gag first used by Creator/CharlesAddams in a '40s ''New Yorker'' magazine cartoon). Creator/MartinGardner published a riddle once, about how such a thing can be possible in real life. He himself had 6 answers ready [[note]](1) The skier bumped into the tree but protected himself with his hands. Keeping one ski in place, he carefully lifted his other foot and moved to the lower side of the tree. With his back against the tree, he replaced his raised foot and ski on the other side, then continued down the slope. (2) The skier slammed into the tree with such force that his skis came off and continued down the slope without him. (3) Two skiers went down the hill, each wearing only one ski. (4) One skier went down the hill twice, each time with one ski on one foot. (5) A skier went down a treeless slope, moving his legs apart at one spot. Shortly thereafter a tree with a sharpened trunk base was plunged into the snow at that spot. (6) The skier wore stilts that were high enough and sufficiently bowed to allow him to pass completely over the tree.[[/note]]. Someone sent him 23.

** The final segment of Mount Wario in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' takes place on a slalom course and a ski jumping hill

* The ClassicDisneyShort "''The Art of Skiing''" has Goofy doing all kinds of variations of this, most memorably accidentally skiing backwards.

* Part of the maze which Niobe has to navigate to ask the Magician a question (he is in Hell) takes place in one of these in the Literature/IncarnationsOfImmortality novel "A Tangled Skein"

* Part of the maze which Niobe has to navigate to ask the Magician a question (he is in Hell) takes place in one of these in the IncarnationsOfImmortality novel "A Tangled Skein"

* ''ReBoot'' has a Santa Claus User play one of these. Enzo gets to kill him with a large icicle.

* In ''ShaunTheSheep,'' the Farmer uses his house as an outdoor-indoor obstacle course, complete with tripping over the gutter and crashing into his furniture and cat!

* As shown above, the Activision Atari 2600 video game Skiing is based on this.

* The entire point of the Windows game ''VideoGame/SkiFree''.

* The entire point of the Windows game ''SkiFree''.

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For added RuleOfFunny, the ski-tracks go on ''both'' sides of the trees, leading to people staring at that and [[HowIsThatEvenPossible wondering how it could be possible]] (a gag first used by CharlesAddams in a '40s ''New Yorker'' magazine cartoon). Creator/MartinGardner published a riddle once, about how such a thing can be possible in real life. He himself had 6 answers ready [[note]](1) The skier bumped into the tree but protected himself with his hands. Keeping one ski in place, he carefully lifted his other foot and moved to the lower side of the tree. With his back against the tree, he replaced his raised foot and ski on the other side, then continued down the slope. (2) The skier slammed into the tree with such force that his skis came off and continued down the slope without him. (3) Two skiers went down the hill, each wearing only one ski. (4) One skier went down the hill twice, each time with one ski on one foot. (5) A skier went down a treeless slope, moving his legs apart at one spot. Shortly thereafter a tree with a sharpened trunk base was plunged into the snow at that spot. (6) The skier wore stilts that were high enough and sufficiently bowed to allow him to pass completely over the tree.[[/note]]. Someone sent him 23.