Skiing Coloring Page

This skiing coloring page shows a smiling kid carving down a steep run on two long red skis, with a pole in each hand. The skier wears a zigzag knit jacket, a hard helmet with goggles, and yellow boots clipped into the bindings. Snowy peaks and a chair lift fill the view behind, and pine trees line the run. It is a medium page with plenty of small parts, best for ages 6 to 12.

The hill runs at an angle across the sheet, so the whole scene feels like it is moving downhill. Plan on 40 to 50 minutes.

Why this one is rated medium

Big areas like the sky and the snow fill up fast. The harder parts are small and thin. Each ski has a row of tiny triangles, the poles are narrow, and the jacket has zigzag bands, little dots and a striped scarf. The pine trees are built from layers of snow caps and needles, so a chunky crayon can slip past the line.

A 6-year-old can still enjoy this page. Let them take the mountains and the big jacket shapes, then offer to help with the skis. Kids of 8 and up tend to like the small parts best. They can give each lift chair its own color, or write a new word on the wooden sign.

Skiing coloring page color plan

Our colored sample uses an orange jacket with white and teal zigzags, purple pants and yellow boots. The helmet is teal and the skis are red. You do not have to copy it. Strong colors show up well against white paper, so save your boldest crayons for the skier.

• Sky: pale blue, with the clouds left white.
• Mountains: a slightly darker blue, with the tips left white.
• Pines: two shades of green around the white snow caps.
• Poles: gray or silver, pressed lightly, with a red basket near each tip.
• Skis: red is classic, but lime green looks great too. The lift chairs can match them.

Run a light blue crayon just under the skis. That thin shadow makes them sit on the snow instead of floating above it.

Help with the long thin parts

• Turn the paper sideways for the skis, so your arm moves along the strip.
• Slow down at the curled ski tips. Those bends are where most crayons run over the line.
• Sharpen a gray colored pencil for the poles. It stays inside the lines better than a fat crayon.
• Look for the ski tracks on the snow, then draw a few more curved lines behind the skier.

Skiing facts to share

People skied long before it was a sport. Britannica says the oldest known skis were found in Russia and are thousands of years old. Those early skis were short and broad, more like snowshoes than the long pair on this page. You can read more in the Britannica article on skiing.

For a long time, skis were simply a way to get around in deep snow. Nordic ski events were part of the first Winter Olympics in 1924. Alpine events, the downhill kind our skier is doing, were added in 1936.

After the crayons go down

Ask your child where the skier is headed. Is there a cabin at the bottom of the hill? A friend waiting with a warm drink? There is plenty of blank snow at the foot of the page to draw the answer.

Young kids can hunt for pairs. Skis, poles, mittens, boots, flags and lift towers all come in twos on this sheet. Then count the five snowflakes and the three lift chairs, and see which number is bigger.

In a classroom, line up the finished pages along a hallway at the same angle. You get a whole ski race. Each student can write a number on a race bib and tape it to the jacket.

Need a quick brain break? Have kids stand, bend their knees and hold pretend poles. Call out left and right so they lean around imaginary trees.

More snowy pages to try

For a different ride down the hill, print our sledding coloring page. Kids who like winter sports may also want the ice skates coloring page. If this skiing coloring page was a hit, browse the full set of winter coloring pages for your next snow day.

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