Why Canada's Mountains Feel Like Switzerland | Banff, Lake Louise, and Sunshine Village
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- Опубліковано 27 лип 2024
- How the Swiss gave Canada their mountains.
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Come on Johnny, you obviously want to make a Borders Switzerland series...
That would be so cool
PLEASE
Please do it. I live 5km away from the Swiss border and I bet Johnny would find something interesting I didn't know.
Bordzerland
@@dasBunny99 Did you know that the swiss border to austria & germany is not definied everywhere? In the lake constance there is no defined border between those three countries. Maybe you did not know that.
“I became obsessed with Swiss culture so I came to Canada”
Makes sense to me
Its not Swiss, if Switzerland has such kind of nature it doesn’t mean that they invented it, its Nature Every country has such kind of beauty, and its not astonishing because we live in earth, and its not Swiss nature, so get out
@@Drannn54 he talks about culture, you are talking about nature.
not the same difference!
And as a Swiss I agree 'we' did not 'invent' or 'create' nature, we are not even very good stewards.
We also didn't 'invent' or 'create' the culture, we inherited it.
Nothing to be proud of, but something to be thankful for!
So I'm Swiss now?
that's how it starts, to be fair
*As a Canadian who's been to Switzerland, I can...agree.*
As a Swiss who’s been to Canada, me too
Oh sorry wrong conversation
Quote it was the Americans who made such a bad mountains I'm not joking when I say that
As a Swiss Canadian, I too, can agree
As an American who has been to both Canada and Switzerland, I can agree too, and not just the mountains. For example, Québec City feels a lot like Geneva.
I'd definitely say you're a sturdy, picturesque fellow! 👀
I've lived in Calgary Alberta (door step away from Rocky mountains) my whole life. I had no idea of the history. Loved learning about my own back yard.
It's what they call ignorant
@@kuunib7325 its true albertans are generally incredibly ignorant ..
OMG me too I always kinda assumed that Banff looked like that because they built it as a tourist town.
i live in calgary as well
@@kuunib7325 I genuinely do not understand people like you. What’s the point of leaving a nasty reply on an innocent comment. How does someone not knowing a random and specific part of the history of the canadian Rockies that wouldn’t be taught in any social studies class ignorant lol
As a swiss guy growing up in the bernese alps, seeing this feels like home! What a great video, I hope you will find your way back to Switzerland soon!
when i visited alberta i couldn't believe how similar it was to the Bärneroberland
Ru looking for a boyfriend to bring home 😭
Nice
Same here but with wallis
@@itsfinnickbitch63 As a North African from the Kabylian region, I have been around southern Switzerland a lot as a kid. Now I moved to Canada and I'm very happy to call the Banff / Calgary region my home......well reminds me of my home! It's crazy how similar these places are, despite how far away they are from each other.
“These are the Canadian Rockies”
Promptly circles all of B.C. and Alberta.
Actually the Columbia Mountains, in eastern British Columbia Province, run parallel to the Rockies and are often considered geographically part of them, only a valley 5-20 km wide, 2-3 km deep and 1000 km long, called the Rocky Mountain Trench, separates the two. Geologically distinct, the Columbia's extend 1/3 of the way west into BC, and like the Rockies extend north to the Yukon, most travellers do not know the difference when they enter them heading west from the Rockies "proper" just west of Golden BC on the Trans-Canada Highway #1. The Columbia River Mountains are better known by their sub-ranges the Monashees, Selkirks, Purcells, and Cariboos, the famous helicopter skiing and climbing region of the Bugaboo Peaks is in the Purcells, southwest of the town of Golden.
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 actually, 90% of alberta is flat.
@@iron-farmer no its not lmao
@@Sixth_donkey Actually he's right. Alberta is almost entirely flat, except at its border with British Columbia where the rocky mountains are located. The rest of Alberta is composed of flat grasslands
Yall ever hear of the Foothills ?? My god.
As an Albertan, It's always relieving when someone comes here and talks about the beauty and nature in Alberta, instead of just slandering us about our oil and gas industry! Thank you!!
When I hear Albertans supporting the preservation of the Rockies National Parks then I will respect them. When the left wing NDP Gov't (I am NOT a supporter) tried to preserve the last significant unprotected section of the central Alberta Rockies recently - the area around the village of Nordegg - local Albertans went on a near rampage to keep it unprotected, saying they would be forced out by developers and regulation, now the right wing UCP Gov't is doing everything it can to develop Banff and Canmore even more, and it is now severely overcrowded there in summer.
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 I am a memeber of the UCP and I couldnt stomach a vote for them in the election. I felt that even though the NDP started off rocky, they grew and learned their demographic and were on the path to doing alot of good for Alberta. Too bad it was not to be.
How does one describe Saskatchewan and Manitoba then?
@@x1achilles99 Saskatchewan is just one big ass farm and Manitoba doesn't exist.
@@RealParrotclaw However bad the UCP are, the NDP was worse.
Couldn't stop imagining that the manager of that Swiss hotel asks Johnny and his family to stay through the winter to take care of the place, while it's closed to the public, and Johnny thinks it's the perfect ocasion to write a book.
Great video, as always.
It's the right hotel, and the only way to see what it looked like in it's hay day.
And watching Shining ?😂
Shining but Canadian
Would never be closed in the winter cause the skiing, thats when its most popular
@@rednight2476 heyday.
He doesn't know Canada doesn't exist we are actually in Switzerland and We're all paid actors
I'm from regina and can confirm
Jasper Klee
as one of the 10 I can confirm it’s true
Can confirm
As someone living in Switzerland, can Confirm Banff is set up in my backyard
Saskatoon is 100% inside Switzerland
“He was killed in Manitoba while climbing a mountain”
Come on man any Canadian would know that’s not possible 🤣
C'mon, there's fun mountain lmao
Lol
“A mountain”.... in reality a slight hill
Manitoba has two mountains
Baldy and hart
As a Calgarian, I didn't know that Banff had such a rich Swiss history! Proud to call it part of my home.
As someone from Switzerland I definitely felt right at home in the Canadian rockies. It really just feels like Switzerland but maybe more untouched in the sense that it isn't as populated and also everything seems a lot bigger (lakes, mountains and so on). Anyway, great video as always.
By the way, if you're ever in need of a ski instructor in Switzerland, hit me up!
Leo unterrichte mich im skifahre!! Weg Coronster sind piste hoffentlech leer. Aber es isch wörklech vel unberührter als do i de schwiz mer gseht immer s nöchste dorf egal wo mer isch nobap
Thanks for sharing. As someone who lives here in the Canadian Rockies, it’s great to hear a perspective from someone in Switzerland. I definitely want to visit the Swiss alps one day. 🇨🇦❤️🇨🇭
Leo Hösli is it higher altitudes in Canada in general? I bet champagne powder is great in Canada. Here in Swiss it’s crazy how the freezing level has been jumping around. It’s so often above 2000m in winter 🤦♀️ How is it in Canadian rockies in that sense?
@@lidiastarkova2323 - Here in the Canadian Rockies, at least where I live (in Canmore, close to Banff), the elevation is just over 1,400m in the valley, then generally 3,000m mountains. I'm not sure how that compares to Switzerland...
Michael Chupik wow! You have high valleys! Our is at 460-800m in the valley. Skiable hights are 1500m-3300m. But now many small stations under 2500m suffer from unstable snow coverage. Verbier is well above 2000m for most lifts, so we are good.
I've just realized that I'm missing a huge part of Canadian culture.. and I'm from Toronto. Time to book a trip.
It's a big and diverse country we have
Yea man do it up! I was born in Toronto and now live in Edmonton. I Try to take a road trip to the mountains whenever I can.
Me too. Seen the Andes, Carpathians, Pyrenees. And not the Rockies. Probably should do that.
Canada should have a better rail pass, and the train should go directly here not a 5 hour drive away.
Haha I’m gonna be honest man it’s sorta a running joke that people from Ontario don’t realize all the different and unique culture in the west and think the rest of Canada is like Ontario so I’m glad your coming to visit :)
Imo, the Canadian Rockies is by far the most beautiful mountain range in North America, and far outpacing the best that the American Rockies has to offer. I've hiked all over NA, and the only range that even comes close is the North Cascades in Washington (and the Cascade Range in general, through Oregon and Washington), and possibly the Coast Range in Canada and Sierra Nevada in California contesting for 2nd or 3rd place.
Super interesting. Never been to Canada.
greetings from Switzerland 🇨🇭
Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦
I grew up in Calgary and remembered when I went to Switzerland my first thought was "oh this is just like Banff"
i grew up in toronto and have been in canada my whole life but i have NEVER seen anything like the shots you took of lake louise. I need to save up and go some time that is genuinely breathtaking and impossible to imagine for me as someone whos grown up in cities.
Im in Toronto too, its a dream of mine to visit Banff or Whistler-Blackcomb. I love the Laurentians alot, but only have seen the Colorado rockies on a train.
Go. I live in the UK and if I had the financial capability to get there, I would be gone tomorrow. The Canadian Rockies are literally the most beautiful place in the world. One day
I've also lived around Toronto my whole life and my trip to Banff was one of the best vacations I've ever been on
@@AnarchistAaron My name is Aaron as well!
Bok Ha nice! It means climb a mountain, where I’m from. Enjoy WB or Banff both beautiful and on my list of places I want to live!
"was it not cool?" 😂
It was not really @Iz Harris
"Oh, she's walking away"
No, Johnny isn’t cool.
He is feeling the dad in himself. And I love it. Nothing better then dad-jokes.
EEEE this was so cool! I love seeing my homeland through a visitor's eyes. It gives a whole new perspective. Quick question: Did you find anything on indigenous people in the area? I know there were bands of natives throughout the rockies before the Europeans came. I wonder if they had their own ways of navigating mountains etc.
There is a large museum in Banff on the Native or Indigenous People, operated by them. Early explorers often followed Native People's trails and were often guided by them in the early days. Lake Louise itself was known to them, and when Tom Wilson, a local outfitter, was camped in the valley near it and heard avalanches, his Native guides said it was "from the huge snow mountain behind the lake of the small fish". The next day, in 1882, he became the first non-Native to see Lake Louise.
Albertan here. I've been out to the Rockies (mainly Banff and Jasper) several times, but I never knew about this Swiss connection. Very cool.
Hey Johnny, the thesis of your video is still solid, but some caveats are really needed about the Rockies being “basically empty” and that the Rockies were finally discovered and explored after Swiss involvement. These are true with the added caveat “for non First Nations peoples”.
The First Nations in this area had very active trade routes all across the Rockies for millennia, and indigenous groups as geographically distant as the Hopi travelled in the Canadian Rockies, as evidenced by the wall art in Grotto Canyon, just East of Banff.
My recollection is that the CPR surveyors decided on their train route through the Kicking Horse Pass based on advice from a nearby First Nation (though I can’t remember the details offhand, including which nation).
The profound Swiss/German connections here are definitely true, but it would be a lie of omission to say they pioneered the exploration of the Rockies.
Cheese and rice dude. It's a video about swiss influence I Canada mountains. A lie of omission? You realize two things can be right at the same time. This video isnt about the history of canada and indigenous people. It's about swiss influence. Everything, doesnt need to be made to be to highlight the plights of marginalized groups.
@@codysiv8959 he's just pointing out a certain thing that could've been mentioned a different way in the video. Definitely not asking him to highlight the plight of indigenous people
Cody Siv I don’t think I implied anything about anyone’s “plight”.
As I said, the main thesis of this video can stand, but several statements in this video are non-factual/unintentionally misleading. Johnny’s speciality is giving complex situations proper context. He misrepresented a major piece of context, which was a glaring mistake to me, as a local. I figured he’d be interested.
Sorry if “lie of omission” was too grandiose for your tastes; it was the phrase I could grasp at the time.
Thank you for making this acknowledgement! 😃
Sincerely,
A First Nations Person
RM T we need more people like you calling out the whitewashing of history, it's really annoying when Canadian history is talked about as if indigenous people never existed. There was no discovery, only colonialism, genocide, and theft
I guess you get a lot of compliments for the great contents of your videos. But I would like to add to that the amazing editing and cinematography you do. The drone takes, slow motion at the perfect times and the clear graphics and maps. Your videos are of high technical quality and this makes them even better to watch. Thanks and nice work!
Canada: the Sweden, Netherlands, and Switzerland of the Americas.
Add Norway for the Pacific Coast and Siberia for the NWT and the Arctic. Maybe add Denmark for Atlantic Canada. Add Ukraine for south Saskatchewan and south Manitoba. Add Finland for northern Sask / Manitoba. Also add Svalbard x 10 for the Arctic islands. Even then there are Canadian regions left out.
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 Does someone hate Ontario and Quebec? ;)
@@j2174 ---After all the haughty snotty insults they have made against Western Canada since the 1950's, if you think I'm alone in that, you know NOTHING about this region.......
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 who are you even replying to? It seems you are having a conversation with yourself
J----Your name is first, I say "you" so figure it out......
Fyi: The continental divide is not determined by the division between two continental plates. There are no tectonic plates coming together, where you are. You are just on the North American Plate. A continental divide is determined by a drainage divide, meaning the water on one side will feed into a drainage basin that eventually drains into the lake/ocean/sea. And the water on the other side will feed into a different drainage basin that eventually drains into a different lake/ocean/sea.
Love your videos still! Just had to say that. Hope that clears things up. :)
This guy's an idiot and doesn't know what he's talking. The mountains of Canada are not even anywhere CLOSE to the development that Switzerland/the European alps is. Yes, European mountain guides were the prominent guides in the 1800/1900s and did much of the exploring/first ascents of peaks. It wasn't particularly hard to immigrate here and Europe already had a massively developed mountain culture, so this was pretty much a given. Of course you're going to see a lot of influence in our mountains due to that. However, go to Switzerland today and you won't see anything like that in Canada. They have dozens of gondolas going up into the high alpine (even reaching glaciers), cafes literally on high alpine ridges like the Aguille du Midi, hundreds and hundreds of Via Ferrata routes, dense villages only reachable my train in narrow valleys. Nothing like that in the Canadian Rockies.
which IMO is for the better.
John Serjeantson ummm not sure why you’re saying that on my comment, but okay lol. And yes, I do agree it’s for the better. Keep the Canadian Rockies undeveloped and more wild. Not everything needs to be developed.
@@JohnSerjeantson It is very rude and UN-Canadian to say "this guy's an idiot" just because you disagree with some small aspect of his video. You owe him an apology for your rudeness!
@@JohnSerjeantson ---One of the huge attractions of Canada's Mountains is the wilderness, a rarity these days in the world.
I can't even imagine how much research you should do before even film a video like this! So much appreciation to you Johnny!
@@sam0233 😂😂😂😂
@@sam0233 Qué?
What research? Most of what he stated as facts were just hunches
Teaching me a bit about my own backyard! Our acceptance of others, learning from others, is what makes Canada so great.
I was in Vancouver recently for 1 month, I grew up there in the '60's and '70's. I hope all the new arrivals there now accept me as a "visible minority" and learn from me as to what made Canada into the country they all wanted to immigrate to, because Canada sure wasn't built from 1608 to 1990 by India, Arabia, or Communist China.
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 With the governments that Canadians elect, the history and culture of the country will continue to be pushed aside, forgotten or ignored in favour of pseudo-multi-culturalism and post-state nationalism.
@@j2174 --- The two things you don't know is that the "Liberal (centrist)Trudeau Gov't" was elected by Canadians who live in Toronto, Montreal, the East coast and Winnipeg. Only ONE Liberal was elected between Winnipeg and Vancouver, in a riding that for decades has been right-wing. The other thing you don't know is that the the right wing Harper Gov't was quite pro-immigration, so we didn't have much of a choice, cuz the Left wing NDP is even more so.
@@canadaauroraborealis3958 Why do you assume I don't know either of those? 🤔
@@j2174 --cuz you said we elect those types of Gov'ts. The only alternative to the big 3 parties is to not vote at all.
Hello Johnny, I've been living in Banff for the past 12years.
What a great job you did of capturing the essence of Banff.
I've learn a few things in your video, also kuddos for finding some oldschool films/pictures of Banff.
Keep up the good work.
Hi Johnny, for my honeymoon we went to Banff and it was amazing. Though I have not had the privilege of going to Switzerland I would describe it exactly the same way: "Switzerland in North America". The Canadian Rockies are incredible. Calgary is a great city with great food: I describe it as Dallas with mountains. It has Dallas's oil, cost of living, and relatively conservative politics, but with amazing mountains. We also took a drive through Jasper National Park (through the pass), and that was an incredible drive. Once you're outside the Canmore-Banff-Louise corridor, the Canadian Rockies feel far more remote than the American ones. The food is also amazing in Banff/Calgary and comparatively cheep. True story we went to Sunshine Village and I injured myself on the first run down, but in any case you're right, the Gondola ride is amazing. The Swiss architecture of Banff is amazing and romantic, especially the Banff Springs Hotel.
Banff and Vancouver are my two favorite places in Canada
As a Calgarian, my main selling point for moving here is "Well, Banff is pretty close"
If you were my History teacher I'd be taking this class every semester! And never get bored!
Hahaha, I've actually told Johnny (when I met him in person) that he should be a professor and he laughed!
Kaushik i’ll be in your class too!
I hope he would offer an online class.
Pick up some books and read them.
Unless for Indigenous history
Interesting to hear you talk about the Swiss influence in helping Canada with’s its mountain infrastructure. I’m part Swiss from my dad’s side of the family. My parents recently took a vacation to Switzerland to visit my dad’s relatives and shared their experiences. Told me how fondue is a staple of Switzerland and how so very good it is. I need to try it myself one of these days.
As a Canadian who shares your love and passion of Switzerland. I drive the Rockies at least 4 times a year, live fairly close to them and now look at them so differently after seeing your perspective. Was almost taking them for granted. Thank you for making this!!
10 bucks to anyone who can tell how many times Johnny said the word "Swiss" in this video?
69
@@thereyougoson 71
420
You can never say “Swiss” too often.
Swiss 32 times, Switzerland 9 times
Take a shot everytime he says 'Swiss'
please no it’s 1am
shot of cheese fondue
I live in Calgary and spend most of my weekends out in the mountains; hiking and scrambling. I can never get tired or bored of the beauty that is the Canadian Rockies.
what's the best way to settle in Canada?
i want to settle in Toronto or Vancouver
but don't know how and where to start from
@@jankhajuria2689 Think you would have to go to the Government of Canada website to find out the best ways to legally move here. I was born and raised here so I don't know the steps that you would have to take. But we are a very open country and love for anyone to come and live here
@@courtneyrobson2365 my english is not that good but I'm improving my english.
I think i have to give IELTS exam to settle in canada
@@courtneyrobson2365 are there any courses in Canada to improve my English
then maybe i can come on study visa and learn english there and after that settle there
I spent every spring sking in banff with my family... beautiful video sir, Thank you for doing such an amzing job of showing everyone one of my favorite locations on earth.
Beautiful Video!
I'm swiss and i love how you appreciate my country and culture!
Greetings from switzerland
I just need to say this because I think frame of reference is important. The Canadian Rockies weren't "basically empty" and never "became discovered". Multiple indigenous tribes existed in the area. They were also probably better mountaineers of these specific mountains than the Swiss (but I'm just speculating). Anyway, here's a map of historic native territories: native-land.ca/
Quinn Barnette was wondering about indigenous people in the area too, thanks for the link. I think it’s especially important to talk about indigenous groups in western Canada especially with what’s happening with the Wet’suwet’en and the pipeline they are fighting against
Thank you so much for posting this. I was going to comment something very similar. This is a narrative many Canadians, but also non-Canadians take when talking about our history (I imagine it's quite similar in the States too) and it's problematic. I think it's especially important to be cognizant of this kind of language and the history right now when we have been seeing widespread action from Indigenous and Indigenous-supporting groups. While I love Johnny's content and this video is great, I think that's a big thing missing from this video.
At the end of this video Johnny does say that the tourism board of Alberta invited them and Iz said in her video that they sponsored the trip and while Johnny said they were given free rein in terms of content that may have factored into their decision to not include it, if it was discussed. If that’s the case I guess it’s understandable and I feel like Johnny has done a good job covering resistance movements/ local issues in the past in Borders and such. Still would have appreciated a quick mention of native people like. Existing in the area at all tho/ a pre-colonial perspective
@@Willcism the schools of America are trying to inform generation Z, such as my self, about the indigenous tribes. But like anything school related, it does not stick.
Just like most 1st world countries the history of the USA and Canada are built on mis guidance and stealing. Nothing we can do about it now.
I'm Swiss and never heard about this. Great vid!
Same here 😄
If I may use one word, your work is awesome. I was born and grew up in the Abyssinian highlands and when I emigrated to Canada the Rockies became my church. I have been climbing for over two decades now and I know for sure I will never run out. The thrill you get throughout the climb, and even more once you reach the peaks is beyond words. I hope you had a chance.
When I see a video of a sturdy, picturesque fellow, I know I'm going to have a great time. No exception this time. If you should ever be in Switzerland and in need of a local, I would be happy to help.
Hey Johnny, you're well on track to become a "sturdy, picturesque fellow". And I'm Swiss so I know what I'm talking about...right? So disappointed your first fondue was in Canada though :) Interesting to learn that Swiss mountaineers had such an influence in the area. Keep up the good work!
jamesDean1446 but it was in a restaurant called Waldhaus, so probably the proprietors are descendants of those „sturdy pittoresque fellows“.
@@Caro-hh8wk And it might have been 5 times cheaper than having it in Switzerland ;)
@@derschmiddie nah, it's Banff. It was probably on par, of not more expensive
I live here in Alberta and i think you've done a great job at truly telling the story well, and in a fashion many people can learn about what we have to offer. Its truly an amazing part of the world, both in BC and Alberta, also not just the mountainous part of it but also the rolling hills. subbed because of your effective story telling about history even I didnt know about
I've travelled through the Canadian Rockies a few times and love them. Your video really showed how special they are.
Huge fan of yours here, born and raised and currently live in the Canadian Rockies. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing our little part of the globe with your huge audience.
When he said “my name is John” I had a wtf, moment 😂 ive always thought of him as Johnny, and never considered that his actual name is John 😂😂
I absolutely LOVE how you explan fondue, withe the communal pot. Here in Switzerland you just have your prefered cheese mix go out and buy it, put the kirsch and garlic in and you got a nice dinner that you eat maybe 3-4 times a year
Having been so fortunate to have spend much of my youth in Banff and Jasper, I really appreciate the way you showcased the Canadian Rockies. Regardless where I go in life, a part of me will always urn for the mountain culture - those view, that cold crisp air, and now that you have visited I'm sure you will feel the same way. Thank you!
I loved it :) You and Iz are so good at educating, elaborating and of course, presenting so many stories that average Joe has never heard of. Keep educating us and hope you keep exploring the world. Love from India :)
I always thought the Canadian Rockies felt very Swiss influenced, and now I know why. Such a beautiful part of the world.
I’ve lived in Calgary Alberta my entire life, and I would go to the mountains countless times every year. They were almost routine trips, and I took the for granted. And I never fully appreciated what I have right in my backyard. Thank you Johnny for helping me realize this.
Johnny,
The scene where you describe the cable car while holding Oli is EXACTLY why i watch you and Iz!. Learning and growing and teaching your kids and others... that’s the life!
Also another reason why the area feels like Switzerland, and is one of the big things in worldbuilding: cultures in similar climates and terrains will come up with similar solutions to the problems faced. The mountains in Alberta are just about the same age as the Alps and at about the same latitude and have a similar climate. So they'd likely develop a similar culture.
Of course all the Swiss coming over kinda helped matters :P
Strange theory, would be worth testing how correlated it is
I've always wanted to live in the cold north. Typically I eyeballed Washington and British Columbia but hot damn I will have to visit the cities in Alberta.
Banff has a population of 7500, Jasper 5000, Canmore 15,000, Edmonton and Calgary are over 1 million each.
@TheYTSongs I think Calgary is pretty close to 1.4 million at this point
John, you have a beautiful family. Thank you for teaching a Canadian about the mountains of Canada!
Great video showing the connection between Switzerland and the Canadian Rockies. I learned something new from it and can't wait to get back to either (or both).
9:03 making my ovaries like 😭
I don't get it
@@DanielSultana HAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHAH
Creep
You forgot to add how everything is run by Aussies... 😂
e735star there’s lots of kiwi lifties too
*cough* Whistler
e735star Is this true? Why?
@@MS-37 Canada and Australia (& NZ) have a pretty steady exchange of students and young people. There are visa programs for this. Apparently there are a lot of Canadian surf /water sport instructors in Australia (& NZ) too.
@@e735star I spent a summer with an Aussie who came to Canada on the last year of being eligible for the visa program. He told me he went to school for law, got a job straight outta University, got burnt out, and wanted an adventure. So he did a summer in the pool business with me in the Greater Toronto Area, but of course finished it off in Whistler working for a Ski company just so he could see some real snow before heading back home.
Flip side, some fellas I used to work with who were training to be Firemen spent what we in Canada would call a winter down in Australian bush, and they had themselves a blast, or so the stories told led me to believe.
Gotta love bilateral programs like that :)
As a Canadian who was been to Banff a few times, I loved your video - learned all sorts of new interesting facts I didn't know before. Great video!
I love the music at 10:25. Thank you for sharing another informative video.
Im happy to finally see some recognition for my province :) since literally all of non-canadian media ignores canada let alone alberta and the mountains
Albertan here, I agree.
The less attention canada gets the better honestly.
Why Canada’s mountains feel like Switzerland? Because they’re
Mountains
Ok i just wanted to say this
With snow on them
O_O omg
alps are distinct
The mountains here in Asia don't feel like Switzerland at all.
Thank you for teaching me this history! Your passion truly shows, as a Swiss and Canadian I must admit I've always seen the similarities; however I never knew the history! Thank you so much
As someone from Edmonton, thank you for making this. It is truly phenomenal.
As a Swiss person, whenever I go to the Canada I feel like I am at home.
They exported the mountains to Canada too
“Sir, what is the reason for your visit to Canada?”
“I am bringing ze mountains.”
Yeah it’s a little known fact that the Europeans brought the mountains in 17th century sailing ships
I love this video. I’m from Toronto originally and I visited the Swiss alps before I visited the Canadian Rockies. When I finally visited the Banff it reminded me of the Swiss experience I had and I eventually moved to Canmore. Great great video!
I'm SO happy that you enjoyed your first trip to Canada!!
From second ONE I immediately knew that lake and was like "wait, why is he talking about the Swiss?"
Hey Johnny, thanks for telling me more about my own country! Missed you all in Banff by about a week, I don't know if you've heard but their economy has been devastated because of the lack of tourism and it looks like a ghost town.
Thanks for this, Johnny! I was born and raised only an hour away from the Rockies (I can literally see them from my city and go to Banff regularly) but never knew a lot of this history!
Awesome video, Johnny. I too have recently visited (slash hiked in) both the Banff region of Canada and the Swiss Alps and the similarities are startling. It's strangely weird seeing you film these locations that I once stepped in (including the Fairmont Banff Springs - massive place!). Glad you and the family had a smashing time!
I buried my tooth from when I was 5 at lake Louise if you wanna find :)
Dude while you're in Canada you gotta come down to Hastings Street in Vancouver. A really family-friendly place with world-class entertainment.
AHAHAHAHAHA
Don't forget to mention the Swiss influence on Hastings!
Hahaha slightly misleading haha
😂😅
Hastings and Main, very Instagramable location.
I saw Johnny in a ski shop in Utah today!!!! I got to say hi once i worked up the courage. He was so friendly and shook my hand. Johnny, you are the best. I was shaking when i met you in person!!! i look up to you a lot. :) thank you for all that you do
I love seeing UA-camrs / vloggers showcase my home province so well!! Thank you for this video.
"I'm obsessed with Swiss culture, so I came to Canada". is it just me, or this was just hilarious??
Not really. And he didn’t come to Canada so much as he came to Alberta.
I've lived in Colorado my whole life. I had no idea that part of the Rockies farther north were so interesting.
A lot of Canada(wilderness, culture , etc...) haven’t really been “discovered” by the global community or they stay super local where most of Canada doesn’t even know about them. So if you come to visit walk around and get lost or talk to a local as there’s lost of amazing sight all over
I love Banff, I remember going there when I was a kid. I still have the picture of me and my parents going up the gondola in my album.
as someone who has lived just an hour away from the rockies lake louise, kananaskis, canmore and really all the rockies their whole life, going into the mountains is kind of run of the mill for us here. I know I take it for granted a lot and don't realize that not everyone has the chance to be in the mountains every weekend like we do! this video really made me open my eyes to how lucky we are in Calgary and the southern alberta so thank you for making this video. Also I had no clue about all the history in the rockies, so thanks for doing all that research.
You tend to use "first summited" in areas where First Nations have lived for a significantly longer time
True
I‘ve always felt like Switzerland and Canada are brothers (or sisters)
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Thank you again for making another amazing video. I live in Alberta myself and never realized all these little hidden gems. I will definitely appreciate it more next time I go to Banff.
This was so fun to watch. We were in Banff probably days after you guys, and I’m a long time lover of Switzerland (my dad lived there briefly as a boy, so we’ve traveled there many times). I felt the Swiss influence in the Canadian Rockies too! It was indeed a fantastic trip to Alberta.
When someone says they are aware of Switzerland.
Me: 😳 omg u know we existe
Says they love Switzerland
Me: DIES
Legit hardly anyone knows about us 😂
Hä😅 we are one of the Most popular country in the world 💪🏻🇨🇭🇨🇭
Switzerland is literally one of the most well known countries in the world.
Isch richtig schön so Dokus zgseh. Macht einem richtig freud 💖
Are you kidding? Yeah anyone with any education knows about Switzerland and the chocolate and clocks and watches and mountains and skiing ⛷ and so many amazing things
Someone well yes but also no. Having lived in Australia and the US you have no idea how many times I’ve said I was swiss and got asked about my Norwegian neighbors or if I talked Swedish or if that’s where ikea is from etc. A ton of people think Switzerland is Sweden while still knowing of Swiss watches, chocolate and places like the Matterhorn.
I really like your videos, but I couldn't help myself. the mountains were not actually "basically empty" - they were inhabited by Indigenous Canadians who were later forcibly resettled. as much as it's really cool to see this unexpected connection between the Swiss and the Canadian pioneers, it's important to remember that it isn't as simple of a story. I know you were just trying to enjoy yourself with your family, so please don't take this as an criticism of you or anything!
Thank you Johnny for the video. Really interesting. Born and raised in Canada (Ont) but this is the first I've heard how influential the Swiss people were in how we navigate the Rocky Mountains.
I love a tourist Johnny that educate us along his trips.
Watching from Bern, Switzerland. I love the Alps and wish I'd spent more time exploring the Rockies when I was in North America... One thing though--as someone who has researched and studied forgotten, omitted and stolen histories, John, you may want to revisit the notion that the Rockies were "empty and unexplored" before Europeans... Just a suggestion.
I think he meant comparatively speaking. I had Italian tourists in my taxi during the 1988 Winter Olympics here in Calgary and they were just awe-struck by the Rockies. They said the European mountains hadn't been like this for at least 1000 years. Meaning they were over-crowded and over-developed.
You really downplayed the beauty of the Rockies and Canada in general
Beauty is subjective
Love this Johnny! You should seriously consider documenting Patagonia next since I feel like it's so undiscovered! I too am super fascinated by mountain culture in Switzerland / North Italy so this is great!
I'm swiss and I like everything about my country!😂
ich au :)
Ig natürlech oh ;)
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I'm an Albertan. I love my home. Thanks for making this video! I'm a history student, and a mountain loving skier, I love stuff like this. Subbed.
Your videos are entertaining and knowledgeable at the same time, like sometimes when im watching them i just imagine how much it takes you to make a video like this. All the research and traveling and editing and the music, uh everything is just so great about it!!
Native erasure makes me sad :( this area is very well known to have been explored for a very very long time... just not by white people.
Immigrants came and surplanted the local culture?
You’re drawing a false equivalency
This is an excellent point.
I normally like your videos but the start of this video and thus the foundation for discussing Swiss mountaineers in Canada, is entirely incorrect. The Rockies were not "basically empty" prior to railroads. Various indigenous groups inhabited the area, including the high alpine regions. There are literally hundreds of known sites that span thousands of years of human occupation in the Rockies. There is a wealth of evidence for how Indigenous peoples navigated this alpine landscape. "Canada" did have the expertise to navigate these mountains but rather than use Indigenous knowledge, it chose to employ European experience in a similar landscape. The beginning of this video perpetuates a terra nullius myth of Canadian history. It's hard to enjoy the rest of the video knowing this glaring and culture-erasing error exists in its introduction. Yes, it is an interesting historical quirk but it is far from the innocence described here.
Wow thank you for this information. I already knew this from my US history class last semester but you reminded me about it. The Americas history is dark and morbid.
And when I say the "Americas" I mean North AND South America.
Johnny, you and I share a similar obsession about all things Switzerland. My 4 years spent living there were a very enjoyable time and I hope to return one day.
Please return, we miss you haha❤️🇨🇭
Ah, I love Banff, our favorite area to ski. And being close to Calgary and Edmonton...just perfect.
Poorly researched and factually incorrect. Even 8 hours of research would’ve helped. For example, the continental divide divides continental watersheds. It has nothing to do with tectonics. Also, the great hotels were built by the CP as a way to boost ridership