Although official skier visit numbers won't come until June or so, reporters are already getting the scoop on how Vermont ski resorts fared this winter.
Challenges included a nasty economy, up-and-down gas prices, and several thaws that seemed to work hard to spoil the effects of healthy snowfalls.
Here's a Times-Argus (Barre, Vermont) article about skier numbers. It features several prominent Vermont ski resorts:
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UPDATE: At its annual meeting on June 11, Vermont Ski Areas Association reported that Vermont's ski resorts recorded <link http: www.rutlandherald.com article news04 external-link-new-window herald>4,068,696 skier visits during the 2008-2009 ski season. The Skimeister and I are quite pleased to have contributed to that figure.
Photo: Skiers enjoy Jay Peak, Vermont.
