Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition

Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition
Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition
Developer(s)	Sierra On-Line
Publisher(s)	Sierra Sports
Platform(s)	Microsoft Windows
Release	NA: November 10, 1998;
Genre(s)	Sports
Mode(s)	Single player, multiplayer

Last updated January 10, 2025

Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition (also known as Skiing with Picabo Street, 1999 Edition, and, in Europe, Ski Racing: Extreme Edition) is a sports game developed and published by Sierra On-Line for Microsoft Windows in 1998. It follows Front Page Sports: Ski Racing .

Reception

Aggregate score
Aggregator	Score
GameRankings	34%^[2]

Review scores
Publication	Score
CNET Gamecenter	7/10^[3]
Computer Games Strategy Plus	^[4]
IGN	2.5/10^[5]
PC Accelerator	3/10^[6]
PC Gamer (US)	43%^[7]

The game received unfavorable reviews according to the review aggregation website GameRankings.^[2]

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References

↑ Hulsey, Joel (November 10, 1998). "Sierra Sports Skiing 99 in Stores". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
1 2 "Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition for PC". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
↑ Goble, Gordon (December 1, 1998). "Skiing 1999 Edition". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
↑ Sones, Benjamin E. (March 29, 1999). "Sierra Sports Skiing: 1999 Edition [sic]". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
↑ Blevins, Tal (January 19, 1999). "Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
↑ PCA staff (January 1999). "Skiing 99 [sic]". PC Accelerator . No. 5. Imagine Media. p. 98. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
↑ Bates, Jason (December 1998). "Skiing 1999 Edition". PC Gamer . Vol. 5, no. 12. Imagine Media. p. 220. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

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[1] Hulsey, Joel (November 10, 1998). "Sierra Sports Skiing 99 in Stores". Computer Games Strategy Plus . Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on May 29, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[GR-2] 1 2 "Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition for PC". GameRankings . CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[3] Goble, Gordon (December 1, 1998). "Skiing 1999 Edition". Gamecenter. CNET. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[4] Sones, Benjamin E. (March 29, 1999). "Sierra Sports Skiing: 1999 Edition [sic]". Computer Games Strategy Plus. Strategy Plus, Inc. Archived from the original on July 9, 2003. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[5] Blevins, Tal (January 19, 1999). "Sierra Sports: Skiing 1999 Edition". IGN . Ziff Davis. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[6] PCA staff (January 1999). "Skiing 99 [sic]". PC Accelerator . No. 5. Imagine Media. p. 98. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[7] Bates, Jason (December 1998). "Skiing 1999 Edition". PC Gamer . Vol. 5, no. 12. Imagine Media. p. 220. Archived from the original on March 5, 2000. Retrieved October 20, 2022.

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