skier-visits in the usa — yeah, these guys don’t exactly count as skier-visits, but there’s a lot of ‘em

How may people ski in your area each year? It’s a very interesting question. Here is the answer. What will be even more interesting is when we get our hands on skier-visits per ski resort…

Total Number Of U.S. Skier-Visits (In Millions)

Season	Northeast	Southeast	Midwest	Rockies	Pacific	Total
2010/11	13.9	5.8	7.8	20.9	12.2	60.5
2009/10	13.4	6.0	7.7	20.4	12.3	59.8
2008/09	13.7	5.7	7.2	20.0	10.7	57.4
2007/08	14.3	5.2	8.1	21.3	11.6	60.5
2006/07	11.8	4.9	7.2	20.8	10.3	55.1
2005/06	12.5	5.8	7.8	20.7	12.0	58.9
2004/05	13.7	5.5	7.5	19.6	10.6	56.9
2003/04	12.9	5.6	7.8	18.9	11.0	57.6
2002/03	14.0	5.8	8.1	18.7	11.0	57.6
2001/02	12.2	5.0	7.0	18.1	12.1	54.4
2000/01	13.9	5.5	7.6	19.3	11.1	57.3

Source: Michael Barry, NSAA President’s 5/6/2011 Press Release on National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) Kottke National End of Season Survey. The NSAA defines a skier/snowboarder visit as one person visiting a ski area for all or any part of a day or night one time. This includes full-day, half-day, night, complimentary, adult, child, season and any other ticket type that gives one the use of an area’s facility. Kottke numbers will be available from NSAA in late August 2011 for the 2010/11 season.