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Skiing is a video game cartridge for the Atari 2600 console .. Atari 2600. Atari 2600. video game. video game. cartridge. cartridge ( electronics ). console. video game console. It was authored by Bob Whitehead , and released by Activision in 1980 .. Activision. Activision. Bob Whitehead. Bob Whitehead. 1980 in video gaming. Skiing is a single player only game , in which the player uses the joystick to control the direction and speed of a stationary skier at the top of the screen , while the background graphics scroll upwards , thus giving the illusion the skier is moving .. single player. Single-player video game. joystick. joystick. skier. Skiing. The player must avoid obstacles , such as trees and moguls .. moguls. Mogul skiing#Moguls. The game cartridge was programmed with five variations each of two principal games .. cartridge. cartridge ( electronics ). In the downhill mode , the player 's goal is to reach the bottom of the ski course as rapidly as possible , while a timer records his relative success .. In the slalom mode , the player must similarly reach the end of the course as rapidly as he can , but must at the same time pass through a series of gates -LRB- indicated by a pair of closely spaced flagpoles -RRB- .. slalom. Slalom skiing. Each gate missed counts as a penalty against the player 's time .