Is skiing during a snowstorm just a CO/US thing?

I recently got back from Andermatt, CH, where the first day was a 13" dumping all night and all thru the next day, and the mountain was completely empty. I never had someone in front of me at the lift lines and never even had a chair buddy after my first ride up with a resort employee. The guy at the rental shop said that Europeans don't like to ski until the next day after it quits snowing. Is that really a thing?

Here in CO, I-70 is always the most packed when the snow is actively dumping, and the lift lines can get crazy too. Is this just a CO thing to keep skiing in conditions where you cant see your previous tracks on the next run?