I don't know if its the highest mountain in the east but it has the biggest vertical drop in the east, Whiteface Mountain Wilmington, NY Winter Olympic Games 1932 + 1980
Beech Mtn. in North Carolina is the highest ski resort in the eastern united states at 5506 ft. above sea level, with around 800 ft. vertical descent.
west coast has alot drier, fluffier, and usally more snow than the east coast. if you are shopping for west coast skis, you would probibly look that a "rocker" ski. and if you are shopping for a east coast you would want a stiffer ski and one that you could really hold a edge with on the east coast ice
California, New Mexico and Arizona have ski resorts. On the east coast, there are resorts in North and South Carolina. The southernmost state with good ski resorts is Colorado in the West, Vermont in the East.
The largest lift served ski vertical in Europe as well as in the whole world is in Chamonix, France from the top of Aiguille du Midi. It's vertical is 2738 m.
Snow Valley is a ski resort located in Barrie, Ontario and was established in 1952. Apart from skiing there is Snow tubing and Snow shoeing. There is a half-pipe and a terrain park. The vertical of the mountain is 1,041 feet.
the term "vertical drop" is a word used by ski resorts to describe how "tall" a ski resort is. If the top of a ski resort is 13,000 feet and the base area of the resort is 10,000 feet, than the vertical drop of the resort is 3,000 feet. aka, the vertical feet between the top elevation and the base elevation.
I think the highest skiing is at Soelden.
Val Thorens in the 3 Valleys, France 2300M. Next answerer: That depends if you mean the altitude of the village or the highest skiing. I believe the answer is correct for the former. The highest skiing is at Gobba de Rollin in Matterhorn ski paradise which is at 3899 m.
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The best skiing resorts in France can vary due to criteria. If you are looking for something with a great vertical Chamonix with a 2800 vertical m, Brides-les-Bains with a 2600 vertical m, and Les Duex Alpes with a 2300 vertical m are in the top 10 to name a few. If you are looking for something with the highest ski area Chamonix would be 3840 m, Les Duex Alpes with 3600 m, and La Grave with 3550 m. The ski resorts with the biggest area are Avoriaz with 650 km, Brides-les-Bains with 600 km, and The Three Valleys with 600 km.
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