Whilst the USA has now officially joined Europe’s leading ski nations in reporting that business was down for the 06-07 season, as with Europe’s Alps, the detail shows winners and losers within the bigger picture.
After Utah’s announcement of a minor increase in visitors last winter, Colorado has also reported business was slightly up. The state’s 26 resorts recorded 12.6 million skier visits (towards a quarter of the total US market), up 0.22 percent on the previous season.
Overall the US market reported a decline of 4.1m skier visits, from 58.9m (a record) for the 2005-6 season, to 54.8 million this. The total represents an average seven percent decline with regional variations between 6% and 16.5% down, largely due to warm temperatures and poor snow conditions. The only region to increase business was The Rocky Mountains which includes Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming, which recorded a a record with 21 million skier visits.
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