Posts
Colorado resorts host more than 3 million so far this season
An article in the January 12, 2005 Summit Daily News written by Nicole Formosa reports that the 25 Colorado ski resorts that make up Colorado Ski Country USA, set a new record for skier visits during the first portion of the season. A skier visit is one person skiing one day.
The 25 ski resorts together hosted 3,085,186 skiers from October 15 through December 31. This is a 5.6% increase over 2004, and a 10.94% increase over the last 5-year average.
Colorado Ski Country USA president, Rob Perlman, said "Although we have the majority of the ski season ahead of us, early reports indicate the first 10 days of January have been strong, keeping Colorado on pace for a record year."
Leading the change is the Front Range Destination Resorts, which include all the resorts in Summit County as well as Vail and Beaver Creek. These resorts are up more than 10% from last year.
Perlman attributed the success to record, earlyi season snowfall as well as the marketing efforts of Colorado Ski Country USA and the individual resorts. He said "There's a lot of excitement going on in Summit County in particular.
December was the fourth snowiest early season in Breckenridge since the early 1800's. And precipitation has been above average every month since September, and more than 150 inches of snow has fallen since October.
The success of the ski season has a tremendous impact on real estate values. For more info on this subject, visit Susan Gunnin's web site.
