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percent from last reported Thursday. But the state’se ski resorts had an uptick in visitx by FrontRange residents, and Melanie Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronounced herselr “very happy with where visitation is for this season.” “The travel industry as a whole was put to the test this past Mills said in a statement. “But visitatio numbers show not only the enduring value of a Colorad oski vacation, but the strong commitment our residenty skiing and riding community has to our state’ signature sports.” Ski Country is a marketingy and trade group for 22 Colorado mountain Those member resorts alone recorded 6.
79 millionn skier visits this down 6.9 percent from the previous Ski Country said. Member resort numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 percenty from the average of the last five SkiCountry said. Ski Country said that in-state resortf visits were up 2.5 percent over last year, as Frontf Range residents took advantage of bargains and stayed closer to home to keep down vacationh andrecreations costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-based aren’t members of Ski Country. Those resorts include Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resortzs last week said its total skier visitz at all itsresorts — including Heavenly in California-Nevadqa — were down 5.
3 percent from the previous