Colorado Skier Visits Reached Record High Last Season | Increase of 1-Million Visits Over Previous Record Busy Season Follows Purposeful Investments in Guest Experience and Ski Industry Workforce Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced yesterday at its 60th Annual Meeting that skier visits at its 21 member ski resorts increased nearly 8 percent over last year’s total. Using publicly available information, CSCUSA is projecting a new statewide record for skier visits of 14.8 million. The previous […] SnowBrains | June 9, 2023 0 Comments
Finding Balance? How White Pass Ski Area, WA, Plans to Address Overcrowding and Preserve its Mountain Experience White Pass Ski Area first opened in 1953 and is considered by many of its nearby residents a hometown mountain, much more so than a destination resort. With more than 2,050 ft. of vertical covering 1,400 acres of skiable terrain, including 45 runs and eight lifts, White Pass welcomes skiers and snowboarders alike to its unique family mountain experience. With […] Industry News Ryan Kime | May 10, 2022 3 Comments
Record Breaking Skier Visits Across Colorado Last Year With 5 Areas Also Reporting Record Revenue Aspen Snowmass, CO set a new record for skier visits last season, reporting an increase of 19.3 percent over the previous season, alongside a 13 percent increase and record in all Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) area visits, reports the Aspen Daily News. And with those people comes extra spending, with at least five ski towns boasting record sales tax revenue […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 7, 2019 0 Comments
Utah Sets New Record for Skier Visits During 2016-2017 Season! Utah just set a new overall record for skier visits with 4,584,658 skier days∗ during the 2016-2017 season. The number is a 2.85 percent increase from the 2015-2016 season (which equates to 127,083 more skier days in total). And compared to the five year average, this season had an 8.35 percent increase (which equates to 353,311 more skier days in total). *The National Ski Areas Association […] Spencer Miller | June 23, 2017 0 Comments
Colorado On-Track for Most Skier Visits on Record | Is Legal Marijuana to Blame? Last winter, Colorado experienced its most skier visits ever recorded at 12.6 million skier visits – which is also the most any US state has ever received. 12.6 million skier visits is a lot of skier visits. Many blamed the bump in skier visits due to recreational marijuana being legal in Colorado (and the USA) for the first time ever. Above average snowfall last winter didn’t hurt, either. This winter, Colorado is claiming they are getting even more skier visits than last year. 2% more. If Colorado stays on track, this winter could be their new record high for skier visits. This […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 18, 2015 0 Comments
Legal Marijuana & Big Snow = Colorado Breaks Record with 12.6 Million Skier Visits in 2013/14 Colorado gets more skier visits than anywhere else in the USA. This year, they broke their record amount of skier visits with 12.6 million skier visits this year. What’s to blame? Why so many visits? Colorado ski resorts are blaming the big hyping of the legal marijuana laws and big snow this […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 16, 2014 7 Comments
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