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From tissues at the lifts for runny noses to excellent transport systems, the attention to detail is famous.
Some of the best powder skiing in the world can be found in America, especially near Salt Lake City, which hosted the 2002 Winter Olympics, and Colorado.
There tends to be a lot more sunshine at the American ski resorts too, especially at Mammoth and Lake Tahoe in California.
More than 60,000 skiers and snowboarders who make the transatlantic journey each winter from Britain cannot be wrong.
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