First time I skied in France was during my spring break last year, in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. Conditions felt like spring skiing.

You're somewhat mistaken on the idea of "in-bound" terrain in europe: most ski resorts are public land as opposed to private or leased land in the US, and they can't really stop you from going anywhere so there are no boundaries at all. Also helps that ski resorts make it pretty clear that they're not liable for you shenanigans, and can't get sued for you skiing off a cliff (unlike in the US_ The only limiting factor in europe is once you arrive at the bottom of your run, will there be a lift (or road) there or not, to get you away from there?

@SRGSkiing

5 ай бұрын

Yeah, I suppose I'm more of just referring to what is actually marked, signed, and shown on the maps

@MarcelPichault

3 ай бұрын

You're right that going for easily accessible "outbound" in between marked runs is 100% part of the experience in France and you won't get harassed by ski patrol if you enjoy it. However, I feel that with regard to the scope of the video, it's faire to compare only the "inbound" runs.

The freedom of skiing in France is a big bonus too. The idea that you are responsible for your own safety - no little hitler ski patrol threatening to take your pass for no reason and almost no roped off areas where you are not allowed to venture.

@SRGSkiing

5 ай бұрын

Right there with you!

@maverick114e9

5 ай бұрын

I would say ski patrol in the US often does good work, runs are opened or closed for a good reasons and they also work with avalanche prevention. However if your talking about the “yellow jackets” though, Thats a different story… Ski patrol is not that bad, they usually dont pull your pass for minor reasons, and they never really bothered me. I think this is just a nitpick, unless again it’s the “yellow jackets” I wouldn’t say skiing in the US or Canada is all that less “free”

@hypothalapotamus5293

5 ай бұрын

A strava heat map comparison says that ski patrol controlling access and setting off avalanches actually increases access to that terrain. (European skiers are less likely to leave the corduroy than their American counterparts) If you want to take your life into your own hands and want freedom, nobody is stopping you from doing it on US forest service land. They just won't help you get up the mountain.

@carterfan80

3 ай бұрын

Don't you find that being responsible for your own safety and inhibits what you might do? Having a bit of a safety net allows you to push yourself...

@carterfan80

3 ай бұрын

​@@maverick114e9I agree. I have seen runs in the u s that are open , that less than one percent of people could ski safely... I am not sure what kind of challenge they are looking for. 😂😂 I think it's in their head. Plus if something happens to you out of bounds you're paying the bill to get rescued ....no thanks

One thing I find interesting is that only groomed runs or pistes are marked on maps in europe, while in north america tree runs and bowls tend also to be marked and have difficulty ratings even though in europe much of it would be “off piste”

@tobiasrungg406

5 ай бұрын

Its not 100% true there are runs which are not groomed but which are marked on maps and saved and only opened when the avalanches allow it!

@SRGSkiing

5 ай бұрын

Not as many as over here, though

@maverick114e9

5 ай бұрын

@@tobiasrungg406 good to know.

@vollzeit2853

5 ай бұрын

In some austrian resorts they mark those as Ski Routs with some annotation they're ungroomed

I will be going to the very best in Switzerland for the 4th time next winter...For a month. I wish I could live there. BTW if you wanna compare just take a look at the trail maps. In 3 Vallees it takes a season just to ride each chair lift. And the Dolomites in Italy? You cannot do it all in a lifetime and it is all interconnected.

@SRGSkiing

3 ай бұрын

Where at? Want to guest write an Insider's Guide for it?

@roadracer517

3 ай бұрын

@@SRGSkiing Zermatt

@roadracer517

3 ай бұрын

@@SRGSkiing BTW you mentioned the prices of food in France. You did mention hamburgers and fries in the USA. But the quality of meals alone is worth traveling there for. Outstanding.

@SRGSkiing

3 ай бұрын

Absolutely true. I gotta go back to Savoie just so I can get some Reblechon and Tartiflette 😂

Great video...but im not a vacation skier...im a skier. the skiing and snow quality is all that matters for.my crew...we'll stick to the USA for skiing....ill go to Europe in the summer 🤑. Nothing against Europe, but not woth the extra time and $ IMO. I can Fly to alta and be waste deep in the lightest powder on earth for 250 dollars!

Great video, everyone please ski in Europe. GO TO EUROPE 😉

@ivovi_

5 ай бұрын

Nah Its horrible, stay in North america 😢😂

How about the quality of the skier in France,great vs USA, not so much. Lack of ski patrol, yellow jackers in Europe. Most important,more skiers than snowboards 90, 10

@hypothalapotamus5293

5 ай бұрын

I wouldn't say the average I-70 day tripper in Colorado is a bad skier. They're just a little sleep deprived and suffering from a bit of road rage.

@SRGSkiing

5 ай бұрын

😭😂

At 5:55 it seems you gave the advantage to France, but didn't award a point. That would make the final score France 10.5, USA 4.5.

@SRGSkiing

5 ай бұрын

No, I was just introducing what the overall topic of the following categories would be. That section wasn't a category in itself, per se. Sorry for the confusion!