Next Friday, Oct. 30, Sierra Sports will start shipping Skiing - 1999 Edition to retailers. The latest snow bunny to hit the PC adds new extreme, freestyle, and hot dog modes over 5,000 acres.
Peaks for skiers include six resorts: Mt. Bachelor, Val d'Isere, Garmisch, Vail, Whistler, and Aspen Mountain. If you have preferences on the equipment you use, then you'll be happy to know that you can choose from brand names like Nordica, Spyder, K2, Scott, Head, Rossignol, Colmar, Obermeyer, Marker, Lange, Dynastar, Look, Bolle, Raichle, Atomic, and Briko.
Olympic gold-medallist Picabo Street helped the company perfect the title and is featured in a series of videos to provide inside skiing tips.
Skiing - 1999 Edition for Windows 95/98 supports 3Dfx Voodoo graphic accelerators, force-feedback controllers, and Microsoft's Freestyle Pro gamepad. The title will sell for US$29.95 when it reaches shelves Oct. 30.