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From @snoloco 's original post:
What ski areas have the highest lift capacity to lowest acreage and vice versa?
Hunter has a combined capacity of 14,600 pph and 250 acres. That forms a skiers per acre per hour ratio of 58.
Windham has a combined capacity of 13,200 pph and 270 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 48.
Belleayre has a combined capacity of 9,000 pph and 170 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 53.
Plattekill has a combined capacity of 3,000 pph and 130 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 23.
Mount Snow has a combined capacity of 27,700 pph and 530 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 52.
Gore has a combined capacity of 17,600 pph and 460 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 38.
Whiteface has a combined capacity of 14,200 pph and 300 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 47.
Mountain Creek has a combined capacity of 13,980 pph and 160 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 87.
Killington has a combined capacity of 36,200 pph and 800 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 45.
Okemo has a combined capacity of 28,100 pph and 600 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 47.
Steamboat has a combined capacity of 32,000 pph and 3,500 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 9.
Not surprisingly, Mountain Creek has by far the highest skier density. Steamboat was included as a western example. Even Plattekill puts a number of people on the trails that is 3 times as dense. With the Catskill mountains, Hunter definitely has the most, and Belleayre and Windham are similar. They're also similar to the Vermont mountains I included.
How exactly do you do this math @snoloco ?
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From @snoloco 's original post:
What ski areas have the highest lift capacity to lowest acreage and vice versa?
Hunter has a combined capacity of 14,600 pph and 250 acres. That forms a skiers per acre per hour ratio of 58.
Windham has a combined capacity of 13,200 pph and 270 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 48.
Belleayre has a combined capacity of 9,000 pph and 170 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 53.
Plattekill has a combined capacity of 3,000 pph and 130 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 23.
Mount Snow has a combined capacity of 27,700 pph and 530 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 52.
Gore has a combined capacity of 17,600 pph and 460 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 38.
Whiteface has a combined capacity of 14,200 pph and 300 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 47.
Mountain Creek has a combined capacity of 13,980 pph and 160 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 87.
Killington has a combined capacity of 36,200 pph and 800 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 45.
Okemo has a combined capacity of 28,100 pph and 600 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 47.
Steamboat has a combined capacity of 32,000 pph and 3,500 acres. Skier per acre per hour ratio is 9.
Not surprisingly, Mountain Creek has by far the highest skier density. Steamboat was included as a western example. Even Plattekill puts a number of people on the trails that is 3 times as dense. With the Catskill mountains, Hunter definitely has the most, and Belleayre and Windham are similar. They're also similar to the Vermont mountains I included.
How exactly do you do this math @snoloco ?
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