Battle of the Continents: Europe vs North America from Whitelines.com

THE RESORT BATTLE EUROPE VS NORTH AMERICA North America Europe 637 resorts 1,230 resorts in 41 countries 210 Canada, 427 USA More than one third of all ski resorts are located in the Alps Biggest ski area Biggest T ski area Whistler Blackcomb Les Portes du Soleil 160km 650km 37 lifts 194 lifts Market share Day passes per year Snow fall of resorts 200 million Europe North America North America million 90 22 55 23 Rest of the world Europe Average length of season JFMAMJJASOND JFMAMJJASOND COST £43 £24 a day a day Lift Pass £7.5 Typical Lunch £436 all day £378 all day Private one-to-one £595 £582 lesson a day a day Heli Ski SECURITY £996 £1,685 per hour, per hour Cost of Heli Rescue 40 136 Average Annual Fatalities Long and chaotic lift Three resorts still ban snowboarding altogether: • Deer Valley, Utah • Alta Ski Resort, Utah • Mad River Glen, Vermont queues. Drawbacks HYPE X Games Aspen, Burton US Open, Grenade Games, Whistler Shred Show. Burton European Open, Sochi 2014. .. sochi.ru 2014 WINTER BURTON WORLD Major EUROPEAN OPEN SKIA SNOWBDARE FESTIVAL WSSF.COM 2013 Srouboardtg Champlauip GAMÉS events BURTON U-S-OPEN SNOWBCARDING CHAMPIONSHIPS £4 avg beer Gold Pan, Breckenridge. £3 avg beer* Snowbombing, La Folie Douce, Dick's Tea Bar. Après Ski *Remember Western Europe is significantly more expensive than the rest of Europe MPORA (highs of 16m) 5.05m (highs of 19m) 5.6m