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Ski resorts are often combined with other winter sports facilities, such as cross-country trails, toboggan runs or thermal spas. There are also some glacier ski resorts in Austria, which essentially offer year-round winter sports regardless of snow conditions. Some of Austria's ski resorts repeatedly host World Cup races.
Ski resorts in the world by country. A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing, snowboarding, and other winter sports.In Europe, most ski resorts are towns or villages in or adjacent to a ski area–a mountainous area with pistes (ski trails) and a ski lift system.
Ax 3 Domaines: 17 ski lifts, 198 snow cannons, 85 km; Bareges/La Mongie: 43 ski lifts, 16 km of cross-country skiing; Beille: 70 km of cross-country skiing; Bourg d'oueil: 3 ski lifts, 14 km of cross-country skiing; Camurac: 7 ski lifts, 10 km of cross-country skiing; Cauterets: 11 ski lifts, 14 km of cross-country skiing; Domaine du Chioula
New logo for Falls Creek. The Falls Creek Alpine Resort is an alpine ski resort in the Hume region in northeastern Victoria, Australia.It is located in the Alpine National Park in the Victorian Alps, approximately 350 kilometres (220 miles) by road from Melbourne, with the nearest town being Mount Beauty, which is approximately 30 km (20 mi) away.
Les Arcs (French pronunciation: [le.z‿aʁk]) is a ski resort located in Savoie, France, in the Tarentaise Valley town of Bourg-Saint-Maurice.Initially created by Robert Blanc and Roger Godino, it is a part of the huge Paradiski system which is under ownership by Compagnie des Alpes, a French-listed company owning several other ski resorts as well as theme parks.
The tourist activities in the village and surrounding area include skiing and other snow sports in the winter season, and hiking and mountain activities during the summer. In the village itself the main sights are the Benedictine monastery Engelberg Abbey which incorporates a cheese factory and demonstration shop, the Talmuseum showing the ...
Name Nearest city Skiable area (acres) Top elevation (feet) Base elevation (feet) Vertical (feet) Runs Lifts Snowfall (in/year) Date Statistics Updated
en: Heralding the oncoming winter, snow dusts the peaks of the Alps in this true-color Terra MODIS image from December 11, 2004. North of the Alps, clouds cover France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, and Slovenia. South of the Alps, clear skies dominate most of the image, leaving the Po River valley and peninsular Italy showing clearly.