Coronavirus and Skiing
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Milo Maltbie
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Wasn't 2019 the last year of Epic at ABasin? If they matched that year they're doing pretty well.
They raised the 70+ pass to $300 this year, and they announced that they will limit seaon passnsales as well as lift tickets. The locals are restless over crowding caused by Icon and Epic.
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They raised the 70+ pass to $300 this year, and they announced that they will limit seaon passnsales as well as lift tickets. The locals are restless over crowding caused by Icon and Epic.
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MarzNC
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Highlights are pretty clear. Of course, revenue is a different question. Also only comparing to 2019-20, which was low for most regions since everything shut down mid-March 2020.
My sense is that because of the great snowmaking weather, there were ski areas in the southeast that not only had plenty of skier visits, they actually did pretty well financially too. By mid-March the southeastern ski areas (NC, TN, VA, WV) are about to shut down anyway due to lack of snow and lack of customers. Funny, NSAA considers that the Southeast goes all the way up to PA/NJ. There isn't a separate region called the Mid-Atlantic.
MarzNC
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Here's how the report was written up in Colorado. Wonder what "expectations" were back in November 2020?
www.bcdemocrat.com
Study: US ski areas rebound despite COVID-19 restrictions
Ski areas across the United States experienced a strong rebound this winter despite COVID-19 health restrictions
www.bcdemocrat.com
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But even with the restrictions, skiers and snowboarders weren’t deterred, and 78% of ski area operators said this season exceeded their expectations, according to an National Ski Areas Association survey.
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Harvey
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Yes.
MarzNC
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The SAM reports about skiing in Québec gives some insight into not only the high demand for locals but also the pandemic impact on revenue. First article is about how good things were for 2018-19, with 6.4 million skier visits. 2020-21 ended up with 6.1 million skier visits. The 10-year average is 5.9 million. Québec was closed to out-of-province travelers, which probably mostly impacted people living in Ontario since the US-Canada border was closed for leisure travel.
www.saminfo.com
www.saminfo.com
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Passholders played a key role in that visitation figure, accounting for 61 percent of total skier visits this season, up a whopping 30 percent year-over-year. The study also showed a slight increase in midweek visitation; it was up 3 percent, quantifying that forecasted trend.
While total visits exceed expectations, restrictions on travel (Quebec was closed to out of province visitors), ski schools, and day tickets impacted revenue substantially. Day ticket revenue fell by 23 percent, and ski area membership revenue decreased by 9 percent. Ski schools were hit hard, reportedly down 62.3 percent in revenue.
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Quebec Ski Area Visits Hit 10-Year High - Ski Area Management
SAM Magazine—Bromont, Quebec, June 5, 2019—Preliminary results for the 2018-19 winter season show the 75 member resorts of the Quebec Ski Areas Association (ASSQ) saw 6.4 million total skier visits, up 4.6 percent year over year. It’s also a 10-year high for visits in Quebec, beating the...
www.saminfo.com
Quebec 2020-21 Skier Visits Up - Ski Area Management
SAM Magazine—June 7, 2021—Despite significant pandemic-related operating constraints, Quebec resorts recorded 6.1 million skier visits in 2020-21, exceeding the province’s 10-year average of 5.9 million visits, according to preliminary numbers from the Quebec Ski Areas Association’s (ASSQ)...
www.saminfo.com
Passholders played a key role in that visitation figure, accounting for 61 percent of total skier visits this season, up a whopping 30 percent year-over-year. The study also showed a slight increase in midweek visitation; it was up 3 percent, quantifying that forecasted trend.
While total visits exceed expectations, restrictions on travel (Quebec was closed to out of province visitors), ski schools, and day tickets impacted revenue substantially. Day ticket revenue fell by 23 percent, and ski area membership revenue decreased by 9 percent. Ski schools were hit hard, reportedly down 62.3 percent in revenue.
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Utah set a record for skier days.
www.sltrib.com
Utah’s ski resorts really did see more skiers and snowboarders last season
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, skier days at Utah's resorts were higher than ever in 2020-21.
New Hampshire had good numbers.
www.conwaydailysun.com
Ski NH: Pandemic-fueled demand upped season visits
EAST MADISON — Ski NH hosted its annual business meeting and a beachside soiree event last Wednesday at King Pine Ski Area & Purity Spring Resort. About 70 people attended
MC2
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From the article:New Hampshire had good numbers.
Ski NH: Pandemic-fueled demand upped season visits
EAST MADISON — Ski NH hosted its annual business meeting and a beachside soiree event last Wednesday at King Pine Ski Area & Purity Spring Resort. About 70 people attended
“Alpine skier visits alone were also up 5 percent over last year (to 2,066.011), but down 3 percent compared to the 10-year alpine skier visits average. Cross-country skiing was down 10 percent (to 112,009) over last year, and 8 percent off the 10-year average, whereas snow tubing was up 1 percent (to 117,404) compared with 2019-20 and up 9 percent compared to the 10-year average.”
I’m not sure being up 5% from a year where they shut down for half of March/April is considered “good”, but ymmv
Tjf1967
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All these people taking care of their own are blowing up the economy again. Seems like if you won't get vaccinated you should stay out of public places. These people on TV that didn't get vaccinated and are advocating for it now in their hospital beds annoy me.
