Title: Alps - Wikitravel
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Content: Major Ski areas: Austria
St. Anton and Lech
Germany
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Oberstdorf
France
Le Grande Massif
Portes du Soleil
Tignes / Val d'Isère
Italy
Bormio
Canazei
Courmayeur
Livigno
Moena
Tarvisio
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Switzerland
Crans Montana
Davos
Grindelwald
Gstaad
Portes du Soleil
Saas-Fee
Samnaun
St. Moritz
Verbier
Zermatt
Slovenia
Kranjska Gora
Krvavec
Kanin
Cerkno
Vogel
Rogla
Mariborsko Pohorje
Golte
Soriška Planina
Kope
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This mountain range is so notable that the name Alps has also been given to other mountain ranges, most notably the Southern Alps in New Zealand and the Japan Alps in Japan . Tourism (and the economy in general) is very much geared towards Skiing, snowboarding, and other Winter sports throughout most of the Alps. In ski resorts, despite a new focus on summer time activities such as hiking or golf, some of the hotels and other facilities may close. This increase in summer time sports such as mountain biking, golf, parapenting, or whitewater kayaking is now fueling the growth of the alps as a year round tourist destination. The Alps have always been popular as a mountaineering and hiking destination, but clearly this is nowhere near as lucrative for the locals as the tourist invasion during the winter season is. Talk
The alps skirt, straddle, or wholly encompass seven european nations: Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Slovenia, and Switzerland. Each of these has their own national language (s) and a myriad of local dialects. However in most major towns or tourist destinations some English will be spoken.