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5 Fun Ski Facts:

#1. 80 countries offer some form of ski area.

#2. For several years, skier visits around the world have been estimated at around 400 million.

#3. France, Austria and the USA each have around 3’000 ski lifts.

#4. Austria, Norway and Switzerland have the highest participation levels, with at least 25% of their populations skiing.

#5. 40 US states have ski resorts.

 
These facts are according to the 2011 International report on mountain tourism

 

 

Graphs Provided By Ropeways.net

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