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Re: Ski resorts affected by climate change
It sounds awful for some places. However, ski resorts in the US are packed. The season is setting records making getting a room difficult to find.
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Colorado Ski Country Announces Record-Setting First Period Skier Visitation
- Destination Skier Visitation Remains Strong Throughout Holiday Period
DENVER, Jan. 17
Colorado Ski Country USA announced today its 26 member resorts posted record-setting skier visitation for the first portion of the winter season. Collectively, Colorado ski resorts hosted 3,285,649 skiers and snowboarders, an increase of 6.74 percent, or 207,533 visits, over last season's record First Period, defined as October 13-December 31, 2006.
"To see such a positive increase over what was a great early season for us last year demonstrates the tremendous momentum Colorado has in its favor." stated Rob Perlman, president & CEO of Colorado Ski Country USA. "It speaks volumes to the power of the Colorado brand worldwide."
The state's destination resorts saw the greatest gains in visitation with an increase of 11.9 percent over prior year, followed by the GEM resorts with a 10.7 percent increase.
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Last edited by kinetic; 01-18-2007 at 06:20 PM.
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