Ski The Americas

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1. Which North American ski area is located close to the town in which the outlaw Butch Cassidy is reputed to have robbed his first bank? Vail Telluride Killington Mammoth

2. Which North American ski area shares its name with a famous outlaw? Jackson Hole Killington Sundance Parker Creek

3. Which of these was the first ski area in North America to host a Winter Olympics? Calgary Squaw Valley Lake Placid Salt Lake City

4. Which of these ski resorts features in a John Denver song? Vail Aspen Winter Park Beaver Creek

5. Which country would your be in if you were to ski at Valle Nevado? USA Argentina Chile Mexico

6. In terms of the number of pistes, which of these Argentinean ski resorts is the largest? Cerro Bayo Las Lenas Perito Moreno La Hoya

7. In which of these countries would you find the highest lift-served ski area in the world? Argentina Chile Bolivia Ecuador

8. Most people are familiar with the story of the Vonn Trapp family, whose flight from Austria was immortalised in "The Sound of Music". The family subsequently established a ski hotel in North America. At which resort is it located? Sugerbush Stowe Bromley Smugglers' Notch

9. In terms of acreage, which of these Canadian ski resorts is the largest? Lake Louise Fernie Whistler Stoneham

10. Which of these resorts has a hotel modeled after a Scottish baronial castle? Lake Louise Banff Vail Beaver Creek