﻿Table 
  6.--Ni'aiber 
  of 
  visits-^ 
  to 
  western 
  ski 
  areas, 
  by 
  State 
  and 
  ski 
  season, 
  1955-64 
  

  

  Ski 
  seasons 
  

  

  State 
  

  

  1955- 
  : 
  

  

  1956- 
  : 
  

  

  1957- 
  : 
  

  

  1958- 
  : 
  

  

  1959- 
  : 
  

  

  1960- 
  : 
  

  

  1961- 
  : 
  

  

  1962- 
  

  

  1963- 
  

  

  

  : 
  1956 
  

  

  1957 
  : 
  

  

  1958 
  : 
  

  

  1959 
  : 
  

  

  1960 
  : 
  

  

  1961 
  : 
  

  

  1962 
  : 
  

  

  1963 
  

  

  1964 
  

  

  Alaska 
  

  

  7,130 
  

  

  7,140 
  

  

  6,990 
  

  

  9,870 
  

  

  11,166 
  

  

  26,651 
  

  

  36,274 
  

  

  49,751 
  

  

  46,061 
  

  

  Arizona 
  

  

  Z 
  , 
  UuU 
  

  

  i 
  , 
  yuu 
  

  

  i 
  , 
  yuu 
  

  

  Z 
  , 
  o 
  JU 
  

  

  

  J 
  , 
  Z 
  jU 
  

  

  ~> 
  , 
  / 
  uu 
  

  

  8 
  9 
  ID 
  

  

  O 
  , 
  

  

  

  California 
  

  

  498,197 
  

  

  475,664 
  

  

  630,599 
  

  

  519,550 
  

  

  670,243 
  

  

  730,100 
  

  

  1,073,480 
  

  

  576,441 
  

  

  1,242,908 
  

  

  Colorado 
  

  

  243,066 
  

  

  283,985 
  

  

  324,630 
  

  

  392,226 
  

  

  476,832 
  

  

  496,111 
  

  

  604,302 
  

  

  618,713 
  

  

  883,828 
  

  

  Idaho 
  

  

  118,655 
  

  

  118,183 
  

  

  135,600 
  

  

  129,080 
  

  

  145,521 
  

  

  168,723 
  

  

  191,270 
  

  

  152,802 
  

  

  292,467 
  

  

  Montana 
  

  

  51,236 
  

  

  54,000 
  

  

  56,363 
  

  

  64,595 
  

  

  90,732 
  

  

  108,189 
  

  

  126,144 
  

  

  132,118 
  

  

  161,459 
  

  

  Nevada 
  

  

  12,500 
  

  

  12,500 
  

  

  13,000 
  

  

  13,000 
  

  

  13,500 
  

  

  15,500 
  

  

  14,500 
  

  

  29,500 
  

  

  31,500 
  

  

  New 
  Mexico 
  

  

  13,000 
  

  

  15,408 
  

  

  22,690 
  

  

  26,929 
  

  

  45,010 
  

  

  53,157 
  

  

  76,558 
  

  

  91,631 
  

  

  109,944 
  

  

  Oregon 
  

  

  71,039 
  

  

  72,461 
  

  

  85,602 
  

  

  92,914 
  

  

  140,120 
  

  

  142,514 
  

  

  176,440 
  

  

  152,835 
  

  

  359,538 
  

  

  Utah 
  

  

  120,879 
  

  

  147,280 
  

  

  161,775 
  

  

  189,407 
  

  

  195,349 
  

  

  235,570 
  

  

  264,164 
  

  

  210,206 
  

  

  . 
  340,277 
  

  

  Washington 
  

  

  199,384 
  

  

  255,028 
  

  

  277,706 
  

  

  365,885 
  

  

  355,353 
  

  

  455,503 
  

  

  501,979 
  

  

  536,766 
  

  

  725,679 
  

  

  Wyoming 
  

  

  16,288 
  

  

  16,734 
  

  

  18,308 
  

  

  19,614 
  

  

  33,455 
  

  

  41,749 
  

  

  45,078 
  

  

  42,808 
  

  

  61,501 
  

  

  Total 
  

  

  1,353,374 
  

  

  1,460,283 
  

  

  1,735,163 
  

  

  1,825,920 
  

  

  2,180,231 
  

  

  2,477,017 
  

  

  3,113,889 
  

  

  2,601,801 
  

  

  4,265,183 
  

  

  ^' 
  A 
  

  

  visit 
  is 
  one 
  

  

  person 
  visiting 
  a 
  ski 
  

  

  area 
  for 
  

  

  all 
  or 
  any 
  

  

  part 
  of 
  a 
  

  

  day 
  for 
  the 
  

  

  purpose 
  

  

  af 
  skiing. 
  

  

  Table 
  7. 
  

  

  --Number 
  of 
  skier 
  

  

  visits 
  during 
  1963-64 
  season 
  by 
  size 
  

  

  class 
  of 
  ski 
  area 
  

  

  and 
  by 
  State 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  Size 
  class- 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  : 
  Rope 
  tow 
  : 
  

  

  

  Cable 
  tows 
  (rated 
  in 
  VTF/hr 
  . 
  ) 
  

  

  

  State 
  

  

  : 
  only 
  : 
  

  

  Less 
  than 
  

  

  : 
  300,000 
  to 
  : 
  

  

  700,000 
  to 
  

  

  ; 
  1,500,000 
  

  

  \ 
  Total 
  

  

  

  

  300,000 
  

  

  : 
  699,999 
  : 
  

  

  1,499,999 
  

  

  ; 
  and 
  over 
  

  

  

  Alaska 
  

  

  14,139 
  

  

  

  6,000 
  

  

  25,922 
  

  

  

  46,061 
  

  

  Arizona 
  

  

  

  1,700 
  

  

  1 
  ,740 
  

  

  6,581 
  

  

  

  10,021 
  

  

  California 
  

  

  30,771 
  

  

  63,816 
  

  

  70,760 
  

  

  325,296 
  

  

  752,265 
  

  

  1,242,908 
  

  

  Colorado 
  

  

  

  47,605 
  

  

  48,210 
  

  

  87,256 
  

  

  700,757 
  • 
  

  

  883,828 
  

  

  Idaho 
  

  

  2,600 
  

  

  24,206 
  

  

  52,198 
  

  

  115,632 
  

  

  97,831 
  

  

  292,467 
  

  

  Montana 
  

  

  26,647 
  

  

  20,125 
  

  

  26,628 
  

  

  35,235 
  

  

  52,824 
  

  

  161 
  ,459 
  

  

  Nevada 
  

  

  1,000 
  

  

  2,500 
  

  

  

  

  28,000 
  

  

  31,500 
  

  

  New 
  Mexico 
  

  

  

  2,547 
  

  

  27,200 
  

  

  26,427 
  

  

  53,770 
  

  

  109,944 
  

  

  Oregon 
  

  

  10,802 
  

  

  10,985 
  

  

  77,484 
  

  

  260,267 
  

  

  

  359,538 
  

  

  Utah 
  

  

  15,194 
  

  

  3,000 
  

  

  455 
  

  

  61 
  ,446 
  

  

  260,182 
  

  

  340,277 
  

  

  Washington 
  

  

  38,621 
  

  

  7,800 
  

  

  55,056 
  

  

  39,986 
  

  

  584,216 
  

  

  725,679 
  

  

  Wyoming 
  

  

  6,628 
  

  

  2,737 
  

  

  35,586 
  

  

  16,550 
  

  

  

  61,501 
  

  

  Total 
  

  

  146,402 
  

  

  187,021 
  

  

  401,317 
  

  

  1,000,598 
  

  

  2,529,845 
  

  

  4,265,183 
  

  

  Percent 
  of 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  total 
  

  

  3.43 
  

  

  4.39 
  

  

  9.41 
  

  

  23.46 
  

  

  59.31 
  

  

  100 
  

  

  y 
  Ski 
  

  

  areas 
  with 
  cable 
  

  

  facilities 
  

  

  are 
  rated 
  on 
  the 
  

  

  basis 
  of 
  

  

  vertical 
  transport 
  

  

  feet 
  per 
  hour 
  

  

  (VTF/hro) 
  , 
  

  

  as 
  defined 
  on 
  page 
  38. 
  Rope 
  

  

  tows 
  are 
  not 
  so 
  

  

  rated. 
  

  

  

  

  62 
  

  

  