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Snow baseball is a winter sport based on
baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding ...
that is played on snow. Snow baseball can be played on snow or frost, with players typically wearing
snowshoes Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwe ...
or
skis A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partia ...
. The sport is popular in India during the winter season, where it is mainly played in the Kashmir region and in the states of
Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh (; ; "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peak ...
and
Uttarakhand Uttarakhand ( , or ; , ), also known as Uttaranchal ( ; List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2007), is a States and union territories of India, state in the North India, northern part of India. It is often referred to as t ...
. The sport is an event at the
Khelo India Winter Games Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India. Events include Skiing, Alpine skiing, Nordic skiing, Snow rugby, Ice stock sport, Snow baseball, Mountaineering, Snowshoe running, Ice hockey, F ...
, where teams such as Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand have won gold medals in men's and women's teams events respectively. The organizing committee of the sport is the Baseball Association of Jammu and Kashmir under Jammu and Kashmir Sports Council.


History

Due to heavy snow in the Kashmir Valley during the winter, it is impractical to play baseball outdoors. Therefore, as an alternative to playing on a
baseball field A baseball field, also called a ball field or baseball diamond, is the field upon which the game of baseball is played. The term can also be used as a metonym for a baseball park. The term sandlot is sometimes used, although this usually refers ...
, the game is played on snow.


References

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