How Multi-Resort Season Passes Have Affected Single Lift Ticket Sales Season Pass Sales According to the NSAA, the 2021-22 ski season saw a significant uptick in season passes sold. It wasn’t just the two big players of Epic and Ikon either. Ski areas from big to small from all over the country saw an increase. Additionally, other major players have emerged in the multi-resort marketplace. Related: The Million Dollar Question […] Industry News Brent Thomas | September 7, 2022 1 Comment
US Skier Visits Hit Record High in 2021/22 Season, NSAA Reports The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) reported record visitation at U.S. ski areas for the 2021-22 season, a total of 61 million skier visits. This is an increase of 3.5% over last season’s national number. Skiing and snowboarding have rebounded in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic, providing economic relief and thousands of jobs to communities across 37 ski states. […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2022 1 Comment
Total Skier Visits Up 22% at Ski California Resorts During Pandemic PETALUMA, Calif. (Aug. 17, 2021) – According to a new report produced by RRC Associates for the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), despite the pandemic Ski California resorts saw increased visitation during the 2020-21 winter season. Skier visits at California and Nevada ski areas were up nearly 22% as compared to the 2019-20 season, with a total of 6,753,303 estimated […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 18, 2021 0 Comments
NSAA Release Skier Visit Numbers for 2021/21: 59-Million Visits, 5th Best Season on Record The State of the Ski Industry: NSAA Releases Skier Visit Numbers & Other Metrics for 2020-21 Season Key Statistics National skier visits totaled 59-million, the 5th best season on record This was a record season for skier visits in the Pacific Northwest region, and second-best in the Rocky Mountain region Skier visits were up over last season in all six geographic regions; […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 9, 2021 0 Comments
NSAA Releases Skier Visit Numbers for 2019/20: 14% Decline from Previous Season The pandemic derailed what could have been a top 4 season. Today, the National Ski Area Association (NSAA) released the skier visit numbers for the 2019/20 season. Please see the press release below: LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) announced today that skier visit numbers to U.S. areas totaled 51.1 million for the 2019/20 ski season – […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 17, 2020 0 Comments
US Ski Resorts Just Had 4th Busiest Season on Record | Rocky Mountains Had Most Visits EVER Ski resorts in the United States topped 59 million skier and snowboarder visits this season, 11% higher than last season, according to preliminary numbers released Tuesday by trade group National Ski Areas Association (NSAA). The 59 million skier visits this season was the fourth best winter since NSAA started tracking national performance in 1978-79. Last season there were 53.27 million […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 2, 2019 0 Comments
Aspen Skiing Co. End the Year with Skier Visits Down 7% on Last Year Aspen Skiing Co. managed to salvage the season after a poor start and ended up down only 7 percent in skier visits compared with the prior winter, the company announced Thursday, reports the Aspen Times. Skico was down almost 20 percent at the end of December, so company officials were relieved and pleased with the outcome, according to Jeff Hanle, […] Industry News Steven Agar | June 9, 2018 0 Comments
Skier Visits at US Resorts Down Almost 3-Percent for 2017/18 | Lowest Figures Since 2011 A preliminary study showed US ski areas tallied 53.3 million skier visits this season compared with 54.8 million visits in 2016-17, down an estimated 1.5 million or 2.8 percent this season compared with the prior winter. “I am pleased that the 2017-18 season was right in line with our 40-season average, with the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest performing […] Industry News Steven Agar | May 7, 2018 0 Comments