Brains
Skiing is fueled by vertical: without elevation and pitch, the greatest sport on Earth would not be possible. When skiers think about vertical drops, Revelstoke typically comes to mind. Revelstoke, located in interior British Columbia, boasts a whopping 5,620-ft of skiable elevation. However, surprisingly, several European resorts put Revelstoke’s vertical to shame.
#5: 7,283′ – Alpe d’Huez, France
#4: 7,283′ – Les 2 Alpes, France
#3: 7,444′ – Zermatt, Switzerland
#2: 8,133′ – Verbier, Switzerland
#1: 8,982′ – Chamonix, France
