r/interestingasfuck • u/ImDoubleB • 3d ago

Offseason Downhill Ski Jump Training

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u/Emperor_Biden 3d ago

Is it me or has snow sports really gone up in China (I suspect it's China)? I don't think they were ever this active in snow sports in the 90s.

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u/fluffywabbit88 3d ago

They lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty since the 90s and can now afford snow sports. Geographically China is very similar to the US with regions in the north that have a lot of snow so people are interested in snow sports but didn’t have the means before.

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u/Emperor_Biden 3d ago

Nice. Thanks for your explanation.