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Originally Posted by troutman
CAN really does not have that many skiers compared to European countries.
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If you count only Alberta, B.C, and Quebec as provinces who's citizens have access to good skiing, thats over 15 million people to choose from.
In contrast, Switzerland has 7 million people, Austria has 8 and Norway has 4. Italy is the only real european powerhouse that has more people than us (58 million).
And I know not everybody skiis, but with those sorts of numbers, and the general interest there is in participating in the sport in this part of the country, we should have done better all along. It's nice to see a bit of a turnaround lately....this is how we should be doing all the time!