I think it's great that they have the actual acreage measurements on the Ikon Pass site, so it really helps put the size into perspective for us American and Canadian skiers & snowboarders. It's hard for me to find stats regarding the SIZE of most European ski resorts online because they tend to measure things differently over there, preferring to measure the collective kilometers of the runs at a ski resort versus here in the US & Canada where we measure the whole size of the ski resort in acres.
FWIW, at NYSkiBlog we actually do distinguish between ski areas, resorts, mountains and hills. It's not a strict definition but "areas" exist for skiing in winter. Resorts have other amenities, things to do if you are not a skier, and/or slopeside lodging. We call ski areas with under 1000 feet of vertical or especially low elevation base areas "hills." Like I said, not hard and fast rules but guidelines we use.
I think it's great that they have the actual acreage measurements on the Ikon Pass site, so it really helps put the size into perspective for us American and Canadian skiers & snowboarders. It's hard for me to find stats regarding the SIZE of most European ski resorts online because they tend to measure things differently over there, preferring to measure the collective kilometers of the runs at a ski resort versus here in the US & Canada where we measure the whole size of the ski resort in acres.
The Alps are amazing and huge no doubt.
FWIW, at NYSkiBlog we actually do distinguish between ski areas, resorts, mountains and hills. It's not a strict definition but "areas" exist for skiing in winter. Resorts have other amenities, things to do if you are not a skier, and/or slopeside lodging. We call ski areas with under 1000 feet of vertical or especially low elevation base areas "hills." Like I said, not hard and fast rules but guidelines we use.