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I always did think that the Alps looked like mountains were "supposed" to look, and mountains in, e.g., US, did not. Having skiied in the Alps and the US West c

I always did think that the Alps looked like mountains were "supposed" to look, and mountains in, e.g., US, did not. Having skiied in the Alps and the US West coast, you really notice that in the Alps, the valleys are steeper and narrower. Standing on a slope in Zermatt or Chamonix you are much closer to the other side of the valley, even though you are a long way up from the valley floor. This is something I only experienced in the Alps.

vacri 11y ago
At least they're mountains. Here in Australia, we just have self-important hills. I drove over 12000' mountain pass crossing into Colorado once, and at my destination, went to compare it to back home - I'd just driven casually through a pass over twice as tall as our highest mountain, Kosciusko. Kosciusko is a tame enough 'mountain' that friends of mine walked it in a four-hour round trip from the car park. In the fog. While having a near-relationship-ending argument all the way. :) Mind you, I've also been told that the mountains in central Australia are so old, that when the Rocky Mountains were forming, they'd already eroded halfway to their current height... (and no, they don't look much like 'mountains' either)
- Patient0 11y ago
  Hehe - I am actually Australian - I have been skiing at Perisher valley, Charlottes Pass too. Totally get what you are saying about the Snowy "Mountains". They look like really big hills! ;-) I also took a look at your HN page - I agree with your criticism: there's no reason that comment should have been downvoted/flagged.
- JacobAldridge 11y ago
  The Himalayas are younger than the dinosaurs - they've grown in the 66 million years since the dino extinction. Oh, and in Europe the mountains/hills have eroded to be rockier on the slopes, so vineyards are planted there; in much-younger New Zealand, the rocks are in the valleys and the slopes have more soil - so vines are planted in the flat areas.
  - a3n 11y ago
    "These mountains today. ... Get off my slope!"
- checker 11y ago
  Your mountains sound similar to the Appalachian range on the eastern coast of the US. The tallest peak is Mt. Mitchell at 2,037 m (Kosciusko is 2,228 m).

vacri 11y ago

At least they're mountains. Here in Australia, we just have self-important hills. I drove over 12000' mountain pass crossing into Colorado once, and at my destination, went to compare it to back home - I'd just driven casually through a pass over twice as tall as our highest mountain, Kosciusko. Kosciusko is a tame enough 'mountain' that friends of mine walked it in a four-hour round trip from the car park. In the fog. While having a near-relationship-ending argument all the way. :) Mind you, I've also been told that the mountains in central Australia are so old, that when the Rocky Mountains were forming, they'd already eroded halfway to their current height... (and no, they don't look much like 'mountains' either)

Patient0 11y ago
Hehe - I am actually Australian - I have been skiing at Perisher valley, Charlottes Pass too. Totally get what you are saying about the Snowy "Mountains". They look like really big hills! ;-) I also took a look at your HN page - I agree with your criticism: there's no reason that comment should have been downvoted/flagged.
JacobAldridge 11y ago
The Himalayas are younger than the dinosaurs - they've grown in the 66 million years since the dino extinction. Oh, and in Europe the mountains/hills have eroded to be rockier on the slopes, so vineyards are planted there; in much-younger New Zealand, the rocks are in the valleys and the slopes have more soil - so vines are planted in the flat areas.
- a3n 11y ago
  "These mountains today. ... Get off my slope!"
checker 11y ago
Your mountains sound similar to the Appalachian range on the eastern coast of the US. The tallest peak is Mt. Mitchell at 2,037 m (Kosciusko is 2,228 m).