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Skiing in Lebanon has been a popular sport since an engineering student returning from studying in Switzerland brought back with him the sport of skiing to Lebanon in the early twentieth century.〔Anthony, Leslie. White Planet: A Mad Dash Through Modern Global Ski Culture, page 122〕 Lebanon is home to six developed ski resorts. Cedars Ski Resort is the oldest and received its first ski lift. Mzaar Ski Resort, formerly Faraya Mzaar, is Lebanon's largest ski resort.〔(Faraya Mzaar ) Ski Lebanon〕 ==Overview== Lebanon, a mountainous country with summits reaching heights of over 10,000 feet,〔Magnetti and Sigler. ''An introduction to the Near East''〕 is sometimes referred to as the "Switzerland of the East".〔Davis, Craig S. ''The Middle East For Dummies''〕 Lebanon is home to six〔Etheredge, Laura. ''Syria, Lebanon and Jordan'', page 224〕 well-maintained〔Carter, Dunston, and Humphreys. ''Syria and Lebanon'', page 357〕 ski resorts on the Mount Lebanon range that faces the Mediterranean.〔Goldstein, Margaret J. ''Lebanon in Pictures'', page 57〕 They have a combined 49 ski lifts with pistes totaling 300 km in length.〔Lebanese Ministry of Enivornment (2001). ("Lebanon State of the Environment Report 2001 - Tourism and Recreation" )〕 Lebanon's ski resorts are accessible on a day trip with the nearest ski resorts less than an hour's drive from the capital, Beirut.〔Boueri, Boutros, and Sayad. ''Lebanon A to Z: A Middle Eastern Mosaic'', page 57〕 The sociable Lebanese ensure that the après-ski scene is as memorable as the skiing.〔 A seventh ski field, a steep and rugged one that is suitable for the most intrepid skiers only, is at Mount Hermon,〔Kennen, Isaiah L. ''Near East Report'': Volumes 7-8〕 but due to the political situation with Israel and Syria, the field has never been developed into a resort. In 2005, plans for a US$1 billion skiing resort, Sannine Zenith, were revealed.〔http://www.bi-me.com/main.php?id=855&t=1〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Skiing in Lebanon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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