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Sally Brookes of The Independent looks at 5 "cities" with skiing on their doorstep - some a bit more city-like than others!
Beijing (China), Queenstown (New Zealand), Bariloche (Argentina), Innsbruck (Austria) and Banff (Canada) are the choices.
Click here.
She makes some interesting points.
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The success of Banff as a world-leading ski destination was laid out over a century ago when Swiss mountain guides led climbers on first ascents of the surrounding peaks and established the first hotels.
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Host to two modern Winter Olympics, in 1964 and 1976, the organisational skills [of Innsbruck] are perpetuated today in the form of a very efficient infrastructure for winter sports fans. Stay in a central four-star hotel at bargain winter prices and a free bus service will transport you to one of eight ski areas around the city that participate in the Glacier Pass.
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isn't a real person
Obviously
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isn't a real person
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"Bariloche, Argentina
Yet to be discovered by most European and even North American skiers"
I wouldnt agree with being un-discovered by North Americans. They have been skiing in South America for years & nearly all English speaking people I haave heard in Bariloche are North Americans.
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Banff is as far removed from a city as you could imagine. Queenstown and Bariloche are no more than large towns. How about Vancouver, Calgary, Salt Lake City, Boston, Salzburg, Geneva, Quebec, Oslo, Sapporo, Sarajevo...?
To be fair to the article, Innsbruck would still come out tops I think - for the skiing anyway, I don't know how much "urban cool" it exudes.
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