Austria v France: how the skiing and snowboarding stack up.

AUSTRIA V FRANCE THE BATTLE OF THE ALPINE SKI RESORTS LONGEST SEASONS FIVE LONGEST GO HEAD TO HEAD Hintertux, Tirol 365 DAYS Tignes, Savoie 240 DAYS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Stubai, Tirol 287 DAYS Les Deux Alps, Isére 222 DAYS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP ОСТ NOV DEC Kaunertal, Tirol 259 DAYS Val Thorens, Savoie 171 DAYS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Pitztal, Tirol 232 DAYS La Plagne, Savoie 192 DAYS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC Sölden, Tirol 225 DAYS Chamonix, Savoie 155 DAYS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP ОСТ NOV DEC RESORT HEIGHTS TOP 3 HIGHEST RESORTS COMPARED anon. Val Thorens, Savoie Hochgurgl, Tirol 2300m Tignes, La Plagne, Savoie Kühtai, 2150m Hochsolden, Tirol Savoie Tirol 2100m 2100m 2020m 2000m AVERAGE PRICE OF AVERAGE PRICE OF RESTAURANT RESTAURANT (MID-RANGE) (MID-RANGE) €40 €50 25% Higher GLACIAL SKIING WILL THERE BE GUARANTEED SNOW? GLACIERS WITH SKI LIFTS 1. Sölden, Tirol 2. Stubai, Tirol 3. Kaunertal, Tirol 4. Pitztal, Tirol 5. Hintertux, Tirol 6. Kitzsteinhom, Salzburg 7. Mölltaler, Carinthia 77 2" 1. Les Deux Alpes, Isére 2. Tignes, Savoie AVERAGE PRICE AVERAGE PRICE OF A BEER: OF A BEER: €4 €8 SKI AREAS WITH LIFTS OVER 3000m IT'S WHERE THE COLD SNOW LIVES Hochgurgl, Tirol 3082m Chamonix, Haute-Savoie 3842m Stubai, Tirol 3210m Les 2 Alpes, Isère 3568m Sölden, Tirol 3340m Espace Killy, sSavoie 3456m Hintertux, Tirol 3250m 3 Valleys, Savoie 3230m Pitztal, Tirol 3440m Paradiski, Savoie 3250m Kaunertal, Tirol 3108m Portes du Soleil, Haute-Savoie 3200m Kitzsteinhorn, Salzburg 3029m Là Grave, Hautes-Alpes 3550m Mölltaler, Carinthia 3286m Alpe d'Huez, Isère 3330m MCDONALDS MCDONALDS COMBO MEAL COMBO MEAL €6.50 €7.50 15% Higher TRANSFER TIME TO RESORT THE FIVE MOST POPULAR COMPARED FROM INNSBRUCK AIRPORT FROM GENEVA AIRPORT Alpbach, Tirol G 50 mins Val d'Isere, Savoie G2 hours 50 mins Mayrhofen, Tirol G1 hour Tignes, Savoie G2 hours 45 mins Kitzbühel, Tirol G 1 hour 15 mins Les Arcs, Savoie 2 hours 40 mins St. Anton, Tirol G1 hour Meribel, savoie G2 hours Seefeld, Tirol G25 mins Val Thorens, Savoie G2 hours 25 mins 73% L 39% SPEAK ENGLUIS, (C OF AUSTRIANS SPEAK ENGLISH OLYMPIC SPORTS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 12 10 WINTER MEDALS WON 231 124 WINTER MEDALS WON SINCE 1924 SINCE 1924 SNOW PARKS WHO WANTS TO GET SOME AIR? 183 TOTAL NUMBER OF PARKS 50 VOTED TOP 10 BEST TERRAIN PARKS IN THE WORLD 1. Whistler/Blackcomb, CANADA 2. Mammoth Mountain, USA 3. Breckenridge, USA 4. Bear Mountain, USA 5. June Mountain, USA 6. Mayrhofen, Tirol AUSTRIA 7. Nordpark, Tirol AUSTRIA 8. Snowpark, NEW ZEALAND 9. Livigno, ITALY 10. Laax, SWITZERLAND 1 MINUTE OF 1 MINUTE OF PHONE USE PHONE USE €0.07 €0.24 'Longest Seasons' source: http://www.tirolergletscher.com/en/Region/Kaunertal/info 'Resort Heights' source: individual resort websites + weathertoski.co.uk/top-10s/top-10-snow-sure-ski-resorts-europe/ "Glacial Skiing' source: individual resort websites + tyrol.com/tirols-glaciers + ski-buzz.co.uk/france/summer-skiing-on-frances-glaciers-begins/ "Ski Areas with Lifts over 3000m' source: individual resort websites 'Transfer Time to Resort' source: google maps 'Olympic Sports' source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_at_the_Olympics + http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_at_the_Olympics 'Snow Parks' source:mysnowparks.com/parks?f%5B0%5D=field_location%253Aname%3AEurope + worldsnowboardguide.com/resorts/bestterrainparks.cfm 'Beer Price' source: onthesnow.co.uk/news/a/9458/the-beer-is-too-dear-say-uk-skiers 'Restaurant, McDonalds & Phone Usage Price' source: http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=Austria&country2=France 'Percentage of English Speakers' source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population