Vermont Business Magazine Here are the Vermont skier visits from the 2019-20 season, as provided by Ski Vermont, along with the previous nine seasons for context. Vermont Business Magazine archives provide historic skier visits back to 1963.
Adam White, director of Communications for Ski Vermont, said, While this past season’s decline of approximately 12 percent may seem modest, it is important to note a few things:
The regional decline in skier visits was approximately 8 percent, with Vermont’s being higher due to some of our ski areas typically staying open longer into the spring.
By early summer, the financial loss to the industry due to COVID-19 was estimated at $100M from lost winter business, softer spring season pass sales and a late start to summer business, combined.
That financial loss has grown since, as ski areas with summer programming have suffered due to operational and travel restrictions, as well as a near total loss of wedding and meeting business.
Average days of operation at Vermont ski areas last season were 100, compared with an average of 131 over the previous nine seasons.
The National Ski Areas Association reported in June that skier visits in the US totaled 51.1 million for 2019-20 season. That represents a 13.9 percent decline from 2018-19, which was the fourth-best season on record. NSAA projected that 2019-20 would have topped the previous year by a small number if the pandemic had not shut down most resorts in mid-March.
Vermont Skier Visits
The 10-year Vermont average through 2018/19 is 4.1M.
|
2019-2020: |
3.7M (season ended in mid-March due to COVID-19) |
|
2018-2019 |
4.2M |
|
2017-2018 |
4.0M |
|
2016-2017 |
3.9M |
|
2015-2016 |
3.2M |
|
2014-2015 |
4.7M |
|
2013-2014 |
4.5M |
|
2012-2013 |
4.5M |
|
2011-2012 |
3.9M |
|
2010-2011 |
4.4M |
|
2009-2010 |
4,125,082 |
|
2008-2009 |
4,068,696 |
|
2007-2008 |
4,354,621 |
|
2006-2007 |
3,820,431 |
|
2005-2006 |
4,147,467 |
|
2004-2005 |
4,399,273 |
|
2003-2004 |
4,214,068 |
|
2002-2003 |
4,470,677 |
|
2001-2002 |
4,148,438 |
|
2000-2001 |
4,579,719 |
|
1999-2000 |
3,957,457 |
|
1998-1999 |
4,042,461 |
|
1997-1998 |
4,250,569 |
|
1996-1997 |
3,971,920 |
|
1995-1996 |
4,109,109 |
|
1994-1995 |
3,652,751 |
|
1993-1994 |
4,308,633 |
|
1992-1993 |
4,258,191 |
|
1991-1992 |
3,871,299 |
|
1990-1991 |
4,100,000 |
|
1989-1990 |
4,600,000 |
|
1988-1989 |
4,500,000 |
|
1987-1988 |
4,850,000 |
|
1986-1987 |
5,200,000 |
|
1985-1986 |
4,460,000 |
|
1984-1985 |
3,850,000 |
|
1983-1984 |
4,150,000 |
|
1982-1983 |
3,000,000 |
|
1981-1982 |
4,000,000 |
|
1980-1981 |
3,100,000 |
|
1979-1980 |
2,100,000 |
|
1978-1979 |
3,200,000 |
|
1977-1978 |
3,600,000 |
|
1976-1977 |
3,000,000 |
|
1975-1976 |
2,600,000 |
|
1974-1975 |
2,800,000 |
|
1973-1974 |
1,650,000 |
|
1972-1973 |
2,300,000 |
|
1971-1972 |
2,650,000 |
|
1970-1971 |
2,650,000 |
|
1969-1970 |
2,400,000 |
|
1968-1969 |
2,250,000 |
|
1967-1968 |
1,800,000 |
|
1966-1967 |
1,650,000 |
|
1965-1966 |
1,650,000 |
|
1964-1965 |
1,150,000 |
|
1963-1964 |
1,175,000 |
|
1962-1963 |
1,020,000 |
Source: Ski Vermont. Vermont Business Magazine. September 2020.