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Whistler, British Columbia
Whistler Blackcomb, formed by the merger of two adjacent mountains under one resort operation, hosted the alpine skiing and other events for the 2010 Winter Olympics in nearby Vancouver, an Olympic legacy that significantly raised the resort's international profile and drove substantial infrastructure investment in the years leading up to the Games. The resort holds one of the largest vertical drops of any ski area in North America, at roughly 5,280 feet from summit to base, and the Peak 2 Peak Gondola connecting Whistler and Blackcomb mountains holds the record for the longest unsupported span of any gondola lift in the world, stretching nearly two miles between towers. Whistler Village, the pedestrian-only base area built specifically to serve the resort, was designed from the outset around a walkable, car-free layout, a deliberate planning choice that's made it one of the more consistently well-regarded resort villages in North America for its ease of movement between lodging, dining, and the lifts themselves. Whistler's combination of its 2010 Winter Olympics legacy, one of the largest vertical drops in North America, and the record-setting Peak 2 Peak Gondola has made it one of the most internationally significant ski destinations anywhere outside the European Alps.
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St. Moritz, Switzerland
St. Moritz is widely credited with inventing winter tourism itself — in 1864, hotelier Johannes Badrutt reportedly wagered a group of British summer guests that they'd enjoy the Alpine winter just as much as summer, offering to cover their travel costs if they weren't satisfied, a bet he won decisively and one that's credited with launching the entire concept of a winter mountain vacation. The resort town has hosted the Winter Olympics twice, in 1928 and 1948, making it one of only a handful of locations in the world to host the Winter Games more than once, and it remains one of the most consistently prestigious and expensive ski destinations in the entire Alps. St. Moritz has also built a significant identity beyond skiing itself, hosting winter sporting events on the frozen surface of Lake St. Moritz, including polo matches and horse racing held directly on the ice, a genuinely unusual pairing of traditional equestrian sport with an Alpine ski resort setting. St. Moritz's combination of its foundational role in inventing winter tourism itself, hosting the Winter Olympics twice, and its unusual ice-based equestrian sporting culture has made it one of the most historically significant and enduringly prestigious ski destinations anywhere in the world.
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