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Friday, January 27, 2006

Top 10 Ski Resorts

Winter Time Since we are in the middle of the winter season this would be a great time to see the most famous sports in the season - ski. Today we found a list of top 10 ski resorts of the world from the web site www.askmen.com, take a look and see if you have been any one of them.
  1. Whisler/Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada: best skiing in North America with biggest vertical drop, charming village with cafes, shops and restaurants offering cuisines in Chinese, French, Greek, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican and Thai.
  2. Kitzbunhel, Austria: called the "Pearl of the Alps" and is the most famous holiday resort with a 700 year old village
  3. Zermatt, Switzerland: Switzerland's top resort with peaceful car-free village. the resort holds the world's second biggest lift.
  4. Vail, Colorado, United States: America's favorite resort with largest single ski area in United States(5,300 acres).
  5. Banff/Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada: most scenic mountain resorts in North America with three different ski areas.
  6. Charmonix Mont-Blanc, France: hosting the first Winter Olympic in 1924 located at the foot of Mont Blank with the world's longest runs of 13.7 miles or 22 km
  7. Stowe, Vermont, United States: one of the most picturesque ski resorts with 90 shops and 60 restaurants plus lift-link to nearby resort.
  8. Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Canada: of famous resort in Eastern Canada opened since 1939.
  9. Cortina, Italy: one of the world's first ski resorts hosting Olympic games in 1956.
  10. Aspen, Colorado, United States: known for its steeps and unlinked four mountains offering terrain for all skier levels.

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