 Poster: A snowHead
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The Europäisches Verbraucher Zentrum (the Austrian one, I believe, one of several European Consumer Centres set up by the European Union) has issued a report on Ski Resorts in Europe (151 pages, 3.7MB). The report can be downloaded from the site accessed by the link.
I haven't read it all! And I'm not sure how reliable the data are (though those round about here that I have checked were correct). Also there seem to be fewer French resorts reported on than one might expect. However, there is a wealth of information in the report, some of which may be of interest to snowHeads when comparing resorts.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Strangely they mention the Netherlands, but not Scotland
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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?
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Oops - hadn't noticed that! There was supposedly an ECC United Kingdom involved. Had they never heard of Scottish skiing? But the table on page 12 says that 7 UK resorts were contacted but none answered. Only themselves to blame, if that was the case.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Fri 16-11-12 15:06; edited 1 time in total
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| jafa wrote: |
| Strangely they mention the Netherlands, but not Scotland |
"United Kingdom".
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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And it seems like 7 contacted................................and nil returns. Doesnt say whether they were Scottish outdoor ones or English indoor ones.
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It's nice to read. Thanks for posting it here! I did find some things in the France section that I'm not sure are correct...
P56-57:
- I thought La Plagne has not had a summer season on the Bellecote since the early 2000's? According to Perso La Plagne (quick research  ) there has been no summer skiing since 2002 but the official statement only came in 2005.
- La Voie Lactee (Milky Way): I really don't know a lot about this area but I always thought it had around 400km of pistes, not the 600km they mention here. Google seems to back me up.
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Fascinating reading.I never realised that France only had 15 resorts (the number contacted) which is fewer than Germany. There is apparently no skiing at all in Andorra, but lots in Bulgaria. and 7 resorts in the UK. Who would have thought it - the UK has more ski resorts than Andorra.
jafa, There are 7 UK outdoor resorts mentioned on page 119 of which 5 are in Scotland and 3 indoor ones on page 132
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