Alpine Skiing

Alpine Skiing is an event in the DS and Wii version of Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games. In this event the player must ski down to the bottom of the mountain going through a number of flag gates. If the player misses a gate, two seconds are added to the run in the Wii version, and 3 seconds are added in the DS version. The player that gets to the bottom in the least amount of time wins.

Downhill
In this event the player has to ski down though total of 36 gates. This only appears in the Wii version.

Giant Slalom
This event is similar to Downhill except there a total of 28 gates (24 in DS) and the course is shorter.

Wii Version
Start – Flick the Wii Remote and Nunchuck down

Turn – Tilt the Wii Remote and Nunchuck left or right

Slow Down – tilt the wii remote and nunchuck up to make a brake.