>>2845516The average elevation of ski resorts in the Alps is around 5,000 feet.
Thats the elevation of Denver.
Las Vegas is at about 2,000 feet.
Mt. Charleston is about a 45 minute drive away and the ski lodge at the base of the slopes is at about 8,000 feet and the peak is about 12,000 feet. People hike to the peak in the office season to photograph butterflies.
My point being that just elevation is kind of misleading.