Table 3.10 — Total number of ski lifts and lift capacity operating in the United States by land 

 ownership, section, region, and State, 1978 — continued 





Total 





Forest Se 



rvice land 



Other 



Section, region 

 and State 



Lifts 



V.T.F.H.' 



Lifts 



V.T.F.H.' 



Lifts 



V.T.F.H.' 





Aerial su 



rface 



Aerial 



surface 



Aerial 



surface 



Aerial surface 



Aerial 



surface 



Aerial 



surface 





Number 



Millions 



Number 



Millions 



Number 



Millions 



Rocky Mountains 

























and Great Plains: 

























Arizona 



5 



3 



4.3 



0.7 



2 



2 



1.7 0.6 



3 



1 



2,6 



0.1 



Colorado 



153 



49 



172.9 



8.8 



124 



29 



136.4 6.1 



29 



20 



36.5 



2.7 



Idaho 



45 



22 



48.2 



7.5 



40 



13 



44.0 3.8 



5 



9 



4.2 



3,7 



Montana 



23 



22 



23.7 



10.6 



19 



14 



20.0 4.8 



4 



8 



3.7 



5,8 



Nebraska 



1 



2 



0.4 



0.1 















1 



2 



0.4 



0.1 



Nevada 



11 



11 



7.3 



2.9 



4 



2 



3.4 0.8 



7 



9 



3.9 



2.1 



New Mexico 



24 



16 



19.4 



4.3 



17 



11 



15.5 3.6 



7 



5 



3.9 



0.7 



North Dakota 







3 







0.5 



















3 







0,5 



South Dakota 



7 



12 



3.9 



2.2 



1 



2 



0.5 0.4 



6 



10 



3,4 



1.8 



Utah 



55 



5 



58.3 



2.0 



26 



2 



29.1 0.4 



29 



3 



29.2 



1.6 



Wyoming 



14 



16 



16.1 



3.5 



11 



11 



12.7 2.6 



3 



5 



3.4 



0.9 



Total 



338 



161 



354.5 



43.1 



244 



86 



263.3 23.1 



94 



75 



91.2 



20.0 



Pacific Northwest: 

























Alaska 



7 



7 



7.5 



1.2 



5 



2 



5.8 2 



2 



5 



1.7 



1.0 



Oregon 



29 



12 



27.6 



2.8 



28 



10 



26.6 2.5 



1 



2 



1.0 



0,3 



Washington 



59 



14 



53.1 



4.9 



54 



7 



48.6 4.3 



5 



7 



4.5 



0.6 



Total 



95 



33 



88.2 



8,9 



87 



19 



81.0 7.0 



8 



14 



7,2 



1.9 



Pacific Southwest: 

























California 



169 



57 



135.2 



10.8 



125 



34 



100 7.1 



44 



23 



35.2 



3.7 



Hawaii 















































Total 



169 



57 



135.2 



10.8 



125 



34 



100 7.1 



44 



23 



35.2 



3.7 



Total, Pacific Coast 



264 



90 



223.4 



19.7 



212 



53 



181 14.1 



52 



37 



42.4 



5.6 



Total, United States 



1,337 



909 



973.0 



202.6 



511 



158 



487.3 41.2 



826 



751 



485.7 



161.4 



'Vertical transport feet (V.T.F.H.) is an expression of capacity. One vertical transport foot is the capacity to raise one skier vertically one foot per fiour. 

 Source: Dufresne - Henry Engineering Corporation. United States ski area growth statistics 1963-1977. North Springfield, 



many people are entering areas that previously had 

 not seen a climber, skier, or snowmobiler. With more 

 people taking risks, the number of avalanche victims 

 can only increase as long as information and manage- 

 ment controls are inadequate. 



Implications of Supply 

 and Demand Comparisons 



The substantial growth in outdoor recreational 

 participation projected for all the activities studied in 

 this assessment has important implications for the 

 future use of the Nation's forest and range lands. In 

 the past, the supply of outdoor recreational oppor- 

 tunities has been generally sufficient to meet public 

 demands for a variety of recreational experiences. 

 Both the public and private sectors have made impor- 

 tant contributions in providing a wide variety of 

 recreational opportunities. 



Future expansion of the Nation's recreational re- 

 sources will be necessary, however, if adequate oppor- 

 tunities are to be ensured. Demand for snow and ice 

 activities is expected to show the most pronounced 

 increase, closely followed by water and then land 

 activities. For land activities, projections suggest 

 large increases in participation in the South Central 

 and Pacific Southwest regions, whereas modest 

 increases can be expected in the Northeast and North 

 Central States. For snow and ice activities, most 

 regions in the North and West exhibit increases, espe- 

 cially the Pacific Southwest region. 



These trends suggest that cleaner water, a greater 

 number of capital-intensive facility complexes, such 

 as those for winter sports, and the preservation of 

 large acreages of natural environment are some of the 

 management concerns that will grow in importance 

 as demands for outdoor recreational opportunities 

 increase. Without sufficient increases in supply, lim- 



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