gunnert
Biker
I found my first switchback in the US in WV last summer. I was on a small road passing through Lost River State Park. There are plenty of hairpins throughout the Smokies, e.g. NC, VA, WV... You can't compare the Alps with the Smoky Mountains. Comparing switchbacks in the Alps to the sweeper/hairpins of the Smoky's is like comparing Trial riding with motocross... And if you haven't RIDDEN switchbacks, you DON'T get it... waste of time trying to explain it... I've been lucky enough to have ridden both. Thankfully I live in northern Va and get to experience the Smoky's on a regular basis. Let's see, weekend in WV, $200. Two weeks in the Alps, $9000... You be the judge of the value!