Why is skiing easy but difficult to walk on snow?

Answer 1

Ice skates have less surface area in contact with the ice.

I'm a figure skater, and I think for most people who have never ice skated before, walking on frozen ice is easier, because you are use to walking, and you have more of you touching the ice, while in ice skating you only have the bottom of a blade

but the blade is sharp metal so it grabs the ice in a way shoes slip n slide on ice

Answer 2

It is so hard to walk on ice because unlike on cement, when you step on ice you do not create friction. This causes your feet to slide along the ice.

Answer 3

because its rough it doesn't let you glide easy like smooth ice thers lots of bums and dents that make you fall

Answer 4

cuz real ice is bumpy and in ice rinks the ice is always polished and smooth

Answer 5

Ice creates a very low friction surface which is very difficult to gain traction on.