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US overtakes France as world's top ski destination

The United States overtook France to become the world's top destination during the northern hemisphere winter ski season, thanks to a spate of bad weather, a French ski body has said.

20.09.2016

(AFP) The United States overtook France to become the world's top destination during the northern hemisphere winter ski season, thanks to a spate of bad weather, a French ski body has said.

Over the winter, France suffered a three percent fall in visitors, compared with a year earlier, putting it in second place behind the United States, while Austria took third place.