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Could we do this with skiing?

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@LANTASKI
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http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/04/afghan.skate.school/index.html?hpt=C1
http://skateistan.org/

I'm you read the article you will see how skating is being exported to Afghanistan as a way to empower young people and promote peace/unity among its population. I was wondering if anyone has thought of doing this for skiing?

I think Afghanistan has tremendous potential in terms of skiable terrain; It has the most Mtn ranges per sq mile of any country on earth and is situated at a pretty high altitude. If the situation there can be stabilized I think Afghanistan could develop an initial niche tourism base by developing ski resorts appealing to freeskiers/snowboarders.


Jan 5 2011 11:36PM
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TijmenDal
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That sounds awesome and very inspirational!
The problem with skiing over skateboarding is, is that it's much more expensive and thus harder to execute. There's not a lot of money in this niche and doing a similar thing with skiing isn't very realistic I'm afraid.
Jan 6 2011 5:21AM
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RyCo19
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Totally agree, not to mention the costs of running a lift, transporting all of those kids several hours to/from the mountain, and getting all the necessary grooming/etc for the mountain just doesn't sound financially viable without an enormous donation.

While I like skiing way more than skating, let's let skating take the lead on this one. Props to them though, that sounds really cool
Jan 6 2011 10:03AM
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pennstater
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but if you have a ton of americans there someones gonna blow that mothafucker up
Jan 6 2011 10:36AM
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Thenowhereman42
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Don't they already have resorts there? I'm pretty sure there is at least one in Pakistan. I saw it in a Warren Miller movie or something.
Jan 6 2011 3:22PM
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