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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I can't speak to the cost, but there is certainly more opportunity in Austria for high performance downhill skiing compared to Canada. There are 426 ski areas in Austria: a country comprising an area of 83,879 km2, and a population of 8.47 m people. Compare that to the 25 or so ski areas stretched between the Canadian Rockies and Coastal Mountains: an area of approx. 100,000 km2, and readily accessible by a population of 5–6 m people.
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Interesting, didn't realize the number of resorts in Austria. Huge number.
Where did you find your 25 figure from? i want to think it's twice that.
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Originally Posted by polak
Big Mountain is where it's at and that should be the premiere ski event  |
Great event, but terribly difficult, logistically. Location/Scheduling.