Because of the associated glamour and elegance of a European ski vacation, many of the advantages of European skiing are often overlooked. A European ski vacation, regardless of the season, offers you many advantages which an American ski vacation cannot.

The primary advantage of skiing Europe is that you have more time-on-skis. This means simply, that the ratio of lift-time to ski-time is better than in the United States, perhaps 1:1, for every minute you spend on the lift going up, you will spend around a minute skiing down, assuming you aren