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Originally Posted by GreaterMontréal
no, it just proves that you don't need to go far away to be successful. Our hills are not comparable to Whistler, but we can still produce world-class athletes. Whistler is very popular for tourists but is inaccessible for most people here, too far away. The majority of people here will ski in Quebec. they wont leave the province for the most part.
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I've always found it interesting, but I think the reason Quebec produces the best skiiers is
because of mountains, not in spite of it.
If you're a good skier you would be quite bored skiing most mountains out east, therefore in order to challenge yourself you race.
In BC/Alberta there is no end to the challenge posed by the mountain, your challenge is met in the backcountry and alpine, not on the race course, so very few end up racing. I honestly don't know a single one of my friends growing up who did ski racing, it's just not a thing out west, but they are all excellent skiers/boarders.