10 Most Unusual Ski Resorts in the World | Part 1

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  • @guidocarminatti7243
    @guidocarminatti7243 Рік тому +14

    Hey there, fellow snowboarding enthusiasts!
    I just wanted to share my amazing experience of staying in Gulmarg for 2 months in 2011, and shredding some of the most breathtaking slopes I've ever encountered.
    The beauty of Gulmarg is unparalleled, with its snow-covered peaks and untouched wilderness. As a snowboarder, there's nothing quite like carving through the fresh powder and feeling the adrenaline rush through your veins.
    But beyond the incredible terrain and stunning scenery, what really made my time in Gulmarg special was the people. I met some of the most welcoming, hospitable locals who showed me the true essence of Kashmiri culture.
    It was humbling to experience firsthand their resilience and strength in the face of adversity, and I left with a newfound appreciation for the importance of community and connection.
    So to anyone considering a snowboarding trip to Gulmarg, I cannot recommend it enough. Not only will you have the time of your life on the slopes, but you'll also come away with a deeper understanding of the world and the incredible people who inhabit it.
    Also, if any of the friends I made during my time there happen to see this comment, please don't hesitate to reach out! I would love to catch up and reminisce about our amazing experiences in Gulmarg. Keep shredding, my friends!

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +3

      Thank you for sharing! Amazing story and what life is all about. Where did you stay in Gulmarg?

    • @guidocarminatti7243
      @guidocarminatti7243 Рік тому +1

      @@mountain_sight at Raja Hotel & Restaurant 🙌🫶

  • @andreasansavini3449
    @andreasansavini3449 Рік тому +75

    Another one: mount Etna, Sicily. Literally skiing on a vulcano :)

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +3

      Wow that sounds awesome!

    • @afip4n6doc
      @afip4n6doc Рік тому +2

      The northern resort on Etna was open when I lived there (however, stay on-piste or you might do a face-plant due to the very shallow snow covering lava pumice). The southern area (Refugio Sapienza?) was being damaged by active lava flows (2001).

    • @patricawilson6375
      @patricawilson6375 Рік тому

      I have to check this one on UA-cam. Tgank you for the info

    • @frankd9945
      @frankd9945 Рік тому +1

      Same with Flagstaff, AZ

    • @lorenzocerri3129
      @lorenzocerri3129 Рік тому +1

      An active volcano, one of the Decade

  • @jonathanbuzzard1376
    @jonathanbuzzard1376 Рік тому +90

    So you missed Mount Hermon, a bunch in Iran, some more in Lebanon, a couple in Iraq, and Algeria for sure. I once many years ago as a naive teenager had the idea to ski in every country with a ski lift for natural snow. Then I discovered how many countries that was, and there was no way in hell I was visiting some of them.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +12

      Sounds like you were an adventurous kid! Did you manage to visit some unusual places with a ski lift?

    • @cooliestguy45
      @cooliestguy45 Рік тому +6

      As an Iraqi Canadian I didnt even know there were ski resorts in Iraq.

    • @jacob.rausch
      @jacob.rausch Рік тому +10

      It's a 7 minute video. He's gonna miss a couple.

  • @jacobdenton3671
    @jacobdenton3671 Рік тому +145

    Bro mispronounced every single location 😭

    • @Da_Bunny
      @Da_Bunny Рік тому +2

      No he didn’t

    • @E.S.Franck
      @E.S.Franck Рік тому +2

      @@Da_Bunny Not all of them, but the first one was so bad it just makes you shake your head. It’s pronounced Leh-Sue-Too.

    • @maximeschaekels531
      @maximeschaekels531 Рік тому +1

      Bro mispronounced every location but got 400k views, this video is great! Thanks for your feedback

    • @streddaz
      @streddaz Рік тому +1

      He pronounced Tasmania correctly 😂

    • @colinmacdonald4491
      @colinmacdonald4491 Рік тому +1

      It’s artificially generated speech, it’s not a real person

  • @kylerasmussen6646
    @kylerasmussen6646 Рік тому +20

    You showed videos of mt Olympus in New Zealand when talking about Greece. Mt Olympus and all the club fields in NZ are worth talking about in another video

  • @andrasferencz7948
    @andrasferencz7948 Рік тому +16

    @3:30 "from December to February this area reaches almost 2000m in altitude".
    Mate, the altitude is the same the whole year! 🤣

    • @michaelallen5505
      @michaelallen5505 Рік тому +1

      I think maybe he ran a punctuation stop sign between "February" and "this".

  • @rasmuspalazzi7155
    @rasmuspalazzi7155 Рік тому +52

    The most interesting resort that I have been to is probably Malcesine/Monte Baldo at Lake Garda in Italy 🇮🇹
    Malcesine is a Picturesque village with a beach, but on the town square you can take a gondola 🚠 to 1.450m above sea level.
    When you’re up you’ll find yourself at the base station of a ”large” ski resort.
    Probably the best place to own a home. You can swim for 4-5 month and ski for 3-4. Probably can enjoy the food and view the 3-4 month in between 😎

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +2

      Sounds picture perfect! Amazing

    • @made9942
      @made9942 Рік тому +1

      I've been there years ago! You can see Lake Garda while climbing up with the skilift or descending a slope. Amazing!

  • @williamdavidson-sc2qw
    @williamdavidson-sc2qw Рік тому +16

    The lodge shown on Greek MT Olympus is actually the ski hut at the Olympus ski field in New Zealand!!!

    • @fToo
      @fToo Рік тому +6

      some of the footage is clearly reused from one place to another !

    • @TomBonham-l3z
      @TomBonham-l3z Рік тому

      Hahaha!

    • @lorenzocerri3129
      @lorenzocerri3129 Рік тому

      @@fToo the snow too!

  • @Br0nkeN
    @Br0nkeN Рік тому +15

    There is a ski lift on Tenerife up to mount Teide. There is barley any snow there ever, but when the conditions are right it's skiable 😇

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +2

      Wow that’s really unique! Have you been there?

    • @Br0nkeN
      @Br0nkeN Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight i did take the lift up there around 10 years ago, around new years. The only snow they had then was old icy snow.

    • @dncrht
      @dncrht Рік тому

      @@Br0nkeN not a ski lift, just a tourist (trap) cable car. Ski in Teide volcano is tricky, very rocky, and not all areas are allowed. You'll be risking a fine.

  • @susedianinso
    @susedianinso Рік тому +96

    "From December to February, this place reaches 2000m in altitude" So wait, in the summer the mountain shrinks ? XDD

    • @roboticfuzzball179
      @roboticfuzzball179 Рік тому +1

      Could be a glacier

    • @eddyszewczyk1208
      @eddyszewczyk1208 Рік тому +6

      @@roboticfuzzball179 I don’t think it works like that 😂

    • @gradynace7557
      @gradynace7557 Рік тому +2

      no, it grows in the summer

    • @mariosphere
      @mariosphere 9 місяців тому +1

      Yes, this is the famous inflatable mount cyprus, which acts during summer as not less known cyprus hill, where great concerts of old school rap are held.

    • @torinwolf897
      @torinwolf897 8 місяців тому +1

      Was looking for this comment

  • @tristangamz2679
    @tristangamz2679 Рік тому +19

    I’ve skiied in 2 of these places they’re both great and I’ve actually been skiing in Lesotho quite a few times

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      Cool! Which one have you visited?

    • @dhowe5180
      @dhowe5180 Рік тому

      Is tifindel still operating?

    • @tristangamz2679
      @tristangamz2679 Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight in Lesotho and in Dubai

    • @charlieharper4975
      @charlieharper4975 5 місяців тому

      Lesotho - the only place you can ski and get eaten by lions.

  • @poilairix2757
    @poilairix2757 Рік тому +38

    Another exotic skiresort is Tochal in Teheran Iran. It goes up to 3850m

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +4

      That sounds quite exotic! People don’t think of Iraq as a place with ski resorts. Thank you!

    • @jarl9510
      @jarl9510 Рік тому

      North Korea as well

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +2

      That’s an interesting one as well. Guess not many people have been there

    • @sam43448
      @sam43448 Рік тому +3

      Iran*

    • @P.Trick93
      @P.Trick93 Рік тому

      Pakistan afaik as well

  • @floridaboyabroad
    @floridaboyabroad Рік тому +24

    Cool video, never would have thought you could ski north Africa! I am curious though whether the footage shown was accurate for all the resorts? It looked like decent powder in India if so!

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +8

      Footage is accurate - Gulmarg in India is almost 3000 meters above sea level, which means tons of snow despite its location in India

    • @erikfearn763
      @erikfearn763 Рік тому

      I skiied in Gulmarg 3 years ago and there were days when the powder was too deep to ski. Seriously.

    • @thijskennis8757
      @thijskennis8757 Рік тому +2

      I worked at Afriski in Lesotho for 2 winters, and can confirm that the footage is correct. However the offpiste footage is very rarely that good. It only snows that much every now and then. Having said that, it is a blast and I highly recommend anyone with the opportunity to go there, to give it a shot. It is truly a unique place

    • @zakirov9339
      @zakirov9339 Рік тому

      you could ski even your bunk over your blankets ))))))

  • @Jack..600
    @Jack..600 Рік тому +7

    Can’t believe you mentioned tassie, barely anyone knows we exist

    • @user-pu1jy1is4q
      @user-pu1jy1is4q Рік тому

      I'm Australian and I wasn't 100% sure you exist ;)

  • @2richants
    @2richants Рік тому +6

    Gulmarg has 14 m of snow which is a tonne and the terrain looks good as well. Cheers

  • @dhowe5180
    @dhowe5180 Рік тому +14

    Interesting. At one time you could also ski in the tropics in both Bolivia and Taiwan but those areas disappeared many years ago.

    • @jeksixten5751
      @jeksixten5751 8 місяців тому

      Is there a ski resort in Taiwan??

    • @dhowe5180
      @dhowe5180 8 місяців тому

      @@jeksixten5751 I believe there was a tiny ski area back in the 1970s but it’s long gone

  • @shawneydepp
    @shawneydepp Рік тому +1

    Hi there I spotted my content here (Gulmarg). The least you could do is to credit all of the footage being used.

  • @CaptainFullHD
    @CaptainFullHD Рік тому +6

    5:57 Morocco is not in subtropical Africa.

  • @scherzkeks7524
    @scherzkeks7524 Рік тому +3

    I like that you included some Telemark footage :) Telemark looks so awesome!

  • @cbdayz
    @cbdayz Рік тому +1

    Nice video and stoked to learn about these places. Watch out though you have a clip showing Whistler Blackcomb speaking about European resorts! hehe but I might be the only one who noticed and it doesn't really affect on how rad the video is. Great work for the travellers!

  • @frederexier3319
    @frederexier3319 8 місяців тому

    Great informative and original video!!!

  • @trailblazer_art
    @trailblazer_art Рік тому +3

    Tank you for this great videos

  • @robvaughan6649
    @robvaughan6649 Рік тому +5

    Are you telling me that the Troodos resort in Cyprus changes height after February...? How does it do that? :D

  • @SneeryFurball
    @SneeryFurball Рік тому +3

    very proffesional video, good work!

  • @warrengans1346
    @warrengans1346 Рік тому +9

    Lesotho is pronounced lasutu. Afriski is not the only resort in Africa as there is a resort in South Africa called Tiffendale

    • @cameronlukewilson281
      @cameronlukewilson281 Рік тому

      Tiff hasn't operated in a good while. Id write it off completely.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +1

      What the video states is that Afriski resort has one of the only “snow-sports park” in Africa, which is an area with small kickers, rails and boxes. We know there are plenty of ski resorts in Africa. Sorry, if we weren’t specific enough in the video.

    • @dhowe5180
      @dhowe5180 Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight actually I think you did name them all. Afriski and oukameidan. Algeria used to have a small ski area but I don’t think it operates anymore.

  • @mikej238
    @mikej238 6 місяців тому

    Arizona has a fabulous ski area 80 miles north of Phoenix. Opens in early November and lately has stayed open till May

  • @TomBonham-l3z
    @TomBonham-l3z Рік тому +1

    Mate, i can tell you that whilst i love skiing up Ben Lomond, you dont often get 3 months of season. Its cool when its on though.
    Also they way you said "Tasmania" and "Lomond" made me chuckle, so thanks for that!

  • @dennisbehan1590
    @dennisbehan1590 Рік тому +2

    Fun fact, 6:35 is Mt Olympus in New Zealand, didn’t make the list but is pretty sweet!

  • @lukasdembicki
    @lukasdembicki Рік тому +2

    So how does Cyprus grow and shrink throughout the year? From December to January it reaches almost 2000m! That must cause a lot of problems with earthquakes and what not.

  • @TomasVolley
    @TomasVolley Рік тому +2

    Thumbnail pic is not in the video...

  • @milolouis
    @milolouis Рік тому

    Wow so does it get lower in Winter?

  • @minty69420
    @minty69420 Рік тому +1

    You should also add Riksgränsen in Sweden, the worlds most northern ski resort and also one of the coldest ones

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      Good one as well. Riksgränsen is actually featured in our video about best ski resorts in Sweden

  • @christopherx7428
    @christopherx7428 Рік тому +14

    You could have included the Riksgränsen resort, Sweden. There is nothing special with skiing in Sweden, is there? Well, at this particular place you can ski under the midnight sun and THAT is unusual! The resort usually closes in late May and they get the midnight sun from around the 22nd of May.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +3

      Good one as well. We actually included Riksgränsen in our video about ski resorts in Sweden - amazing place

    • @andrasferencz7948
      @andrasferencz7948 Рік тому

      Been there, done that, it was fun! 😊

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 Рік тому +2

      How is it unusual when EVERY ski resort in the Arctic Circle, and there are many which can claim the same?

    • @christopherx7428
      @christopherx7428 Рік тому

      @@sandersson2813 I wouldn't call it _many_, but sure: There are some more. I know Riksgränsen normally stays open as a ski resort after the midnight sun appears, that is why I mentioned it. By all means, there are some places in Finland. I don't know of any along the Brroks range...

    • @sandersson2813
      @sandersson2813 Рік тому +1

      @@christopherx7428 Narvik, Levi, Yllas,, Jackvik, Bjorkliden and several more

  • @clooggy
    @clooggy Рік тому +3

    great video Lesotho is pronounced like leh-soo-too

    • @stoo2k
      @stoo2k Рік тому +1

      Dudes pronunciation is all over the place, I can't tell if it's a real human or an Text to Speech app with a weird accent 🤣

    • @rinohals
      @rinohals Рік тому

      Who cares

  • @moviesgalore9947
    @moviesgalore9947 Рік тому

    Snow skiing in Hawaii never knew they had that it's awesome.

    • @trimule
      @trimule Рік тому +1

      1/28/23 Yet another new winter storm is slamming into the Aloha State, bringing another round of heavy snow to the Big Island of Hawaii. Due to the heavy snow, the National Weather Service in Honolulu has issued a Winter Storm Warning for portions of Hawaii Island.
      Just one storm in January 2020 dropped 2-3 feet of snow on Hawaii Island and created snow drifts that were far deeper. Another storm in January 2021 brought snowboarders and skiers out to the mountain by the dozens. A blizzard hit the Big Island last December, guaranteeing a White Christmas there for 2022 just weeks ago.

    • @ynot0714
      @ynot0714 Рік тому

      My buddy and his wife did a run there on vaca about 25 years ago. Don't remember the particulars but they said it fun....being in hawaii and all!

  • @farmaforpresident8138
    @farmaforpresident8138 Рік тому +4

    Europe's southernmost ski resort is not in Cyprus but in Spain (Sierra Nevada)

    • @Die4dutch2
      @Die4dutch2 Рік тому +3

      Sierra Nevada is 2 degrees more northerly than Troodos Cyprus. So cyprus is actually more southern

    • @christopherx7428
      @christopherx7428 Рік тому +1

      @@Die4dutch2 On the other hand, I would say that Cyprus is in Asia. Politically, it is of course part of Europe, but not geographically.

  • @greasyrails2571
    @greasyrails2571 9 місяців тому

    Nice vid

  • @lpja2326
    @lpja2326 Рік тому +3

    Australia ski season is from June to October

  • @adamkerrison
    @adamkerrison Рік тому +1

    yoo i just did a season snow making at the resort in tasmania didn't expect the mention

    • @streddaz
      @streddaz Рік тому

      I think they have only just started snow making up there very recently too.🤔

  • @petervass2745
    @petervass2745 Рік тому

    @3:31
    Good to know that Cyprus reaches 2000m of altutude between December and February

  • @charlieharper4975
    @charlieharper4975 5 місяців тому

    Hey, I'd like to ski all of these!

  • @ericmurphy3970
    @ericmurphy3970 Рік тому

    excellent.

  • @docholiday1815
    @docholiday1815 7 місяців тому

    The ski resort in Lesotho looks like the snow cover in most American resorts after February

  • @rahkinrah1963
    @rahkinrah1963 Рік тому

    Look out! VAIL is going to buy it!

  • @mattrankin2587
    @mattrankin2587 Рік тому +1

    The lodge clip is Mt Olympus in NZ lol not in Greece haha or is there a portal between them wtf !!!!

  • @jlasf
    @jlasf Рік тому

    Ski Dubai is a blast! It was on my bucket list.
    The first runs seem soooo unreal. It's 90 degrees outside and I am skiing!?! But then it was just a nice day of easy skiing - it's a green/blue run. It's just steep enough at the top to get up some speed and make some nice turns. What's really great is that it's open until 11 PM. So, you can have a full day at the beach or ride camels in the desert, have dinner, and then ski for a couple of hours. Not s bad day!
    It's located in the Mall of the Emirates, a huge Dubai mall. You walk past Vuitton and Gucci stores and then go inside Ski Dubai. It suddenly feels like the base lodge of a small area. People are "clomping" around in ski boots. You can rent all the gear - skis, boots, ski suit and gloves. You go through two sets of sliding glass doors....and suddenly it's freezing cold! There is a toboggan run and penguin area. There is a big 4 passenger chair and a small poma on the side. The chairlift runs very slowly, so it takes a lot longer to go up than go down. The snow, as you would expect, is perfect packed powder.
    I saw a bunch of hot-shot kids running gates - it's steep enough for that. The coach said the kids's parents live there, but go to the Alps in the winter. You can also see the windows of the Kempinski hotel that overlooks the slopes. They have "chalet suites" decked out with fireplaces and look like a sleek Swiss ski hotel - quite bizarre.
    Anyway, I recommend it highly. It's not challenging - obviously. But then there is no fear of blizzards or avalanches!

  • @anextremepotato5951
    @anextremepotato5951 Рік тому

    You missed out on Timberline Lodge, Mt Hood, Oregon. They’re open from November to September. 11 months out of the year!

  • @tzimiz77
    @tzimiz77 Рік тому

    Well it live w20 km away from the first ski resort in Greece and most beautiful, and less than an hour away from another 3 and Olympus also. Try visit em and you gonna love em.

  • @ZuroiA
    @ZuroiA Рік тому

    I definitely want to shred Olympus now

  • @alessandrocattoi7387
    @alessandrocattoi7387 Рік тому

    Where do you leave mount Etna?

  • @russiateam
    @russiateam Рік тому

    Gambarie in South Italy you can ski watching the highest volcano of europe, two seas and the eolian islands

  • @henriklassen3435
    @henriklassen3435 Рік тому

    It is Sisimiut. And it is not the only place to go skiing in greenland.

  • @33159000
    @33159000 Рік тому

    Good video but next time include Tenerife too

  • @AuroraBoarder1
    @AuroraBoarder1 Рік тому +2

    I have skied / snowboarded in Mauna Kea. If you time it right, you can do that and surf in the same day!

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +1

      Wow sounds amazing!

    • @menacenameddrako2227
      @menacenameddrako2227 Рік тому +1

      yeah, but I bet the snow is not very good, looks like straight ice barely snow with the sun shining on it and thin layer

    • @AuroraBoarder1
      @AuroraBoarder1 Рік тому +1

      @@menacenameddrako2227 - true, but sometimes the snow is actually pretty good. It ain't Aspen. It just gives you bragging rights. How many people can say they skied / snowboarded in Hawaii?

    • @menacenameddrako2227
      @menacenameddrako2227 Рік тому +1

      @@AuroraBoarder1 that is true, not much people can

  • @lornetyndale7974
    @lornetyndale7974 10 місяців тому

    I'm surprised you mentioned Ski Dubai but not Big Snow in New Jersey - just outside of New York City, it is North America's only indoor ski facility.

  • @SirCatsal0t
    @SirCatsal0t Рік тому

    I'm actually going to Lesotho sometime this autumn, kinda bummed its only open from june to august.

  • @innok5032
    @innok5032 Рік тому

    The Copen Hill might be good for skiing, but if you were to fall you will definitely get a lot of pain and possibly break something! The terrain is just millions of plastic straws!

  • @MMUS_23
    @MMUS_23 Рік тому

    Yeaaaah! :D

  • @bspark8099
    @bspark8099 Рік тому +1

    You left out mentone Alabama

  • @Phe961
    @Phe961 10 місяців тому

    Hey hey hey!! Mzaar, Lebanon!!!??!? The biggest ski resort in the Middle East!! Hor could you not mention it? 🇱🇧

  • @bernadettelanders7306
    @bernadettelanders7306 8 місяців тому

    Only Tasmania in Australia? We have a few in Victoria, Falls Creek, Mt Buller, Mt Hotham and the best here, is Perisher, in New South Wales Australia, I think. I hate the cold, I’ve been to the snow once in Victoria Australia, and froze lol. 🥶

  • @drbosommd
    @drbosommd Рік тому +1

    Tasmania is definitely NOT known for surfing and sandy beaches .
    Tasmania is known for Apples , Tasmanian Devils , Thylacines , inbreeding and Russell Robertson and Jeremy Howe .

  • @grahamogle6332
    @grahamogle6332 8 місяців тому

    Serra da Estrela in Portugal has a long history of skiing.

  • @andrewwise479
    @andrewwise479 9 місяців тому

    The most southerly ski resort in Europe is not Mt Troodos but Sierra Nevada in Spain!

  • @scotto7924
    @scotto7924 9 місяців тому

    Learnt to ski at Troodos, Cyprus in 1978. My bindings were too loose one morning so dropped into the cafe and asked for a screwdriver. Ended up with a vodka orange!

  • @surferdjnj
    @surferdjnj Рік тому

    Yellowstone Club...private mountain next to Big Sky

  • @deivisbledis2622
    @deivisbledis2622 Рік тому

    Well,I live in sunny Cyprus and I went snowboarding yesterday 😀

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +1

      Wow sounds cool! Would love to try that

    • @deivisbledis2622
      @deivisbledis2622 Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight right now we have around 80cm of snow and the rental place is down for renovation so only people with their own equipment. Best times 😀😀

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      That's almost too good to be true 🤩 Great timing with the weekend as well!

    • @deivisbledis2622
      @deivisbledis2622 Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight no no,never the weekend 😀 whole Cyprus comes just to fuck with the snow and use the lift for fun 😀 weekdays are empty and in the winter we don't really work so plenty of time.

  • @richardaird3636
    @richardaird3636 Рік тому

    I've been to the one in Africa!!

  • @somphothbsiratsamy3748
    @somphothbsiratsamy3748 Рік тому

    Hay you got O_leeps on there 🎉

  • @eadecamp
    @eadecamp 10 місяців тому

    There is also skiing in Iran. It's really the only place in the country where men and women interact freely.

  • @lbco5229
    @lbco5229 Рік тому +3

    So, what is the run in your thumbnail? Clickbait?

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому +4

      It’s a picture of Afriski resort in Lesotho

    • @cameronlukewilson281
      @cameronlukewilson281 Рік тому +1

      That's afriski. Worked there a season myself as part of the snowmaking, park and instructing crews. Cool experience if you ever have a few days to kill in Southern Africa.

  • @PrimaReVoltaRecords
    @PrimaReVoltaRecords Рік тому +1

    There are other ski areas in Africa beyond Lesotho... you mention this later in your own video??
    Skiing on Mauna Kea is not a resort. Sometimes you just get lucky and it snows there.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      What the video states is that Afriski resort has one of the only “snow-sports park” in Africa, which is an area with small kickers, rails and boxes. We know there are plenty of ski resorts in Africa. Sorry, if we weren’t specific enough in the video.

    • @PrimaReVoltaRecords
      @PrimaReVoltaRecords Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight Perhaps that's a more European way of phrasing - never heard that term distinguished differently in NA!

  • @daviewavie112
    @daviewavie112 Рік тому

    Big snow new jersey

  • @golfcobra
    @golfcobra Рік тому +1

    Add Scotland to the list and it will be complete!

  • @WellValUa
    @WellValUa 7 місяців тому

    would it hurt if footage actually matched the discussed location?

  • @ivicamajmunskikreten9714
    @ivicamajmunskikreten9714 Рік тому

    "from december to february this ski resort reaches 2700 meters". so after february if just collapses down to sea level?

  • @eadecamp
    @eadecamp Рік тому

    I knew people who went skiing in Turkey. In fact there were locals who would put your chains on for you for $10 (at the time). I'm a klutz with tire chains and would gladly pay for a service like that.

  • @noisyboy-_-1174
    @noisyboy-_-1174 Рік тому

    Try Pamporovo Bulgaria!!!!

  • @marcusfieldfield4069
    @marcusfieldfield4069 Рік тому

    How about honorable mention Mount Baldy in Southern California 10,064 above sea level on the edge of the desert literally looking down to the Pacific Ocean and millions of people in Los Angeles... super steep runs we skied from mid-December until mid-may this year

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      Never knew about that one! Great input, thanks.

    • @marcusfieldfield4069
      @marcusfieldfield4069 Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight you wouldn't believe it when it's good it's the best most people don't believe us when we tell them the website is Mount Baldy Resort

  • @msJessiemac
    @msJessiemac Рік тому +2

    I'm sorry Tasmania is definitely not known for its surfing and sandy beaches and the ski resort is lucky to be open for a few weeks a year

    • @streddaz
      @streddaz Рік тому

      It’s definitely known for its sandy beaches. Some of the best beaches in Australia are there! Tasmania also has the best big wave surfing in Australia 😉

  • @DDawg1144
    @DDawg1144 Рік тому +81

    First of all, Mauna Kea is pronounced ‘Mauna Kay-Ah” not “Mana Kee-Ah”. Secondly your advertising it as having 100 square miles of “skiable terrain” is misleading at best. The mauna rarely gets enough snow to ski safely on and many have been injured by all the rocks that are just under the surface. There may be one short patch that’s safe to sled or ski down. Most important it is a mountain sacred to the native Hawaiians and not a ski mountain for tourists to exploit for instagram.
    Edit: People still responding to this random comment I made a year ago, Imma leave it up just for the pure joy that it bothers people.

    • @igloo687
      @igloo687 Рік тому +20

      Do you mean you are or you’re?

    • @SleepyJoe7
      @SleepyJoe7 Рік тому +35

      Maybe start with "cool video"

    • @fitness..moveyoullgetit5832
      @fitness..moveyoullgetit5832 Рік тому

      Damien Young is the all the too common media produced NPC who wakes up every day looking for an opportunity to be offended. It never has to search far because everything could be considered offensive in the brainwashed mind of an NPC.

    • @Drwexter
      @Drwexter Рік тому +38

      LMAO I'll ski wherever I'm allowed. The world isn't yours. There aren't even lifts there. Why hate on people going out and enjoying nature? Especially if you have to put in effort for it

    • @peterburke4626
      @peterburke4626 Рік тому +31

      Blah blah blah… so tired of Hawaiians carrying on about how their mana is so much more pure than anyone else’s

  • @flashoflight8160
    @flashoflight8160 Рік тому

    You can't take a rental car up Mauna Kea. Many people say screw it and do it anyway. But if you damage your car up there (eg. burn up the brakes while going downhill) or get stranded and the rental car agency finds out you were up there, you will be solely responsible for all of the damage and costs and not your credit card CDW or personal auto policy since you violated your rental agreement. Do you feel lucky?

  • @bobmazarei1360
    @bobmazarei1360 Рік тому +2

    My friend Jimmy Petterson has written two giant-sized coffee table books called “Skiing Around the World” Vol 1 & Vol 2.
    Awesome books.
    He has skied more countries than anyone in the World:
    75 Countries, all 7 Continents.
    I’m at 50 countries, all 7 Continents myself. Stoked on Skiing forever, both of us.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      Woaw that’s really impressive! Would love to read that book

  • @SolaceEasy
    @SolaceEasy Рік тому +1

    You showed the same clips from multiple areas. You showed clips not from the areas you were talking about. B.S.

  • @Eloy98
    @Eloy98 Рік тому

    Hm, your information is false regarding Mt. Olympus. There is only a tiny military ski center on Mt. Olympus, mainly accessed by military personnel. Definitely not the most famous in Greece. However there is a larger ski resort 30 minutes away (Pieria mountains) and you can ski having great views to Olympus and the whole valley (on good days you can even see the sea!). The footage is from another resort though.

  • @markthomas207
    @markthomas207 Рік тому

    Too bad that the video doesn't appear to actually show all the places being described.

  • @eggyslowmo3027
    @eggyslowmo3027 9 місяців тому

    Australia has better ski resorts in new south wales in the snowy mountains region.perisher is in that region and is the largest ski resort in Australia

  • @doublestone1
    @doublestone1 Рік тому

    You have forgotten Gdansk in Poland!

  • @chinninaveen000
    @chinninaveen000 8 місяців тому

    Indian one is OG , people are skiing there from ancient times

  • @RaffaelLuthiger
    @RaffaelLuthiger Рік тому +1

    I would say the most unusual ski resort is not even mentioned. It is the one in North Korea en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masikryong_Ski_Resort

  • @fToo
    @fToo Рік тому

    @2:00 I'm pretty sure that's not how you pronounce Kashmir !

  • @Istin-jk6bm
    @Istin-jk6bm Рік тому +1

    i thought this channel has like 500k subscribers, anyways i´ll leave a sub here to be og.

    • @mountain_sight
      @mountain_sight  Рік тому

      Thanks a lot! Will give you a shout out if we ever reach 500k subs

    • @Istin-jk6bm
      @Istin-jk6bm Рік тому

      @@mountain_sight Haha, thanks. It isnt going to take long

  • @AbsoluteKhan.
    @AbsoluteKhan. Рік тому +1

    comment for engagement.

  • @catecurry48
    @catecurry48 Рік тому

    Leostho is pronounced more like Le-so-TO or Le-sue-TO. The h is somewhat aspirated.

  • @nabinara9419
    @nabinara9419 Рік тому

    ski dubai will give you 2 mins ride ? haha

  • @johnmiller5679
    @johnmiller5679 Рік тому

    The films they are showing is not if the skiing they are talking about.

  • @zakirov9339
    @zakirov9339 Рік тому

    ski resort is supposed to be show-ski resort - not a sand-ski or grass-ski etc

  • @your_antagonist
    @your_antagonist Рік тому

    Someone teach this man how to use OBS

  • @massimogermano8466
    @massimogermano8466 Рік тому

    You can ski also on Etna active volcano in sicily

  • @EASYTIGER10
    @EASYTIGER10 Рік тому

    Not only have I heard of Lesotho, I can pronounce it properly