The economic analysis for the previous season showed profitability to be down in the Rockies and up everywhere else. Wide variations in snowfall and spotty early-season conditions were major factors in determining who made money and who lost it. The article compares current numbers to the 1997-1998 results of the report prepared jointly by the NSAA and RRC Associates.
1998-1999 Economic Analysis
The economic analysis for the previous season showed profitability to be down in the Rockies and up everywhere else. Wide variations in snowfall and spotty early-season conditions were major factors in determining who made money and who lost it. The…