﻿Table 
  19 
  .-- 
  Factors 
  tending 
  to 
  inhibit 
  growth 
  In 
  attendance 
  by 
  size 
  class 
  of 
  ski 
  area— 
  

  

  1/ 
  

  

  TT 
  

  

  Size 
  class— 
  

  

  

  Factor 
  

  

  ] 
  Rope 
  tow 
  

   only 
  

  

  : 
  Cable 
  

   •Less 
  than 
  • 
  

   : 
  -^00,000 
  : 
  

  

  tows 
  Crated 
  in 
  VTF/hr 
  

   300,000 
  to:700,000 
  to: 
  

   699.999 
  :i 
  .499.999 
  : 
  

  

  1,500,000 
  : 
  

  

  ;^nd 
  OA/PT" 
  '• 
  

  

  Total 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  - 
  Number^/ 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  1. 
  

  

  Inadequate 
  base 
  service 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  facilities 
  

  

  7 
  

  

  12 
  

  

  1 
  Q 
  

  

  

  i 
  / 
  

  

  21 
  

  

  82 
  

  

  I. 
  

  

  Climate, 
  lack 
  of 
  snow 
  

  

  i 
  i 
  

  

  1 
  "J 
  

   1 
  J 
  

  

  1 
  C\ 
  

   iU 
  

  

  

  1 
  C\ 
  

  

  iU 
  

  

  o 
  

  

  

  J. 
  

  

  Poor 
  roads, 
  maintenance 
  

  

  T 
  

  

  iZ 
  

  

  

  4 
  

  

  

  11 
  

  

  o 
  

  

  J 
  J 
  

  

  4. 
  

  

  Inadequate 
  lift 
  capacity 
  

  

  1 
  i 
  

  

  -J 
  

   1 
  

  

  9 
  

  

  

  3 
  

  

  r 
  

   J 
  

  

  

  5. 
  

  

  Inadequate 
  skiing 
  terrain 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  or 
  area 
  

  

  5 
  

  

  7 
  

  

  13 
  

  

  

  3 
  

  

  5 
  

  

  33 
  

  

  6„ 
  

  

  Distance 
  from 
  skier 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  residence 
  

  

  9 
  

  

  5 
  

  

  6 
  

  

  

  3 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  27 
  

  

  7, 
  

  

  Competition 
  from 
  other 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  ski 
  areas 
  

  

  7 
  

  

  3 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  

  3 
  

  

  5 
  

  

  22 
  

  

  8. 
  

  

  Lack 
  of 
  capital 
  for 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  expansion 
  or 
  improvement 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  

  5 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  12 
  

  

  9. 
  

  

  Inadequate 
  advertising 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  budget 
  

  

  

  

  2 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  

  

  

  1 
  

  

  4 
  

  

  10. 
  

  

  Miscellaneous 
  

  

  6 
  

  

  6 
  

  

  1 
  

  

  

  5 
  

  

  10 
  

  

  28 
  

  

  — 
  Factors 
  are 
  those 
  noted 
  by 
  159 
  ski 
  operators 
  in 
  response 
  to 
  question 
  15 
  in 
  the 
  Ski 
  Area 
  

   Operator 
  Questionnaire. 
  Some 
  operators 
  did 
  not 
  identify 
  any 
  problem 
  for 
  their 
  areas. 
  

  

  2/ 
  

  

  — 
  Ski 
  areas 
  with 
  cable 
  facilities 
  are 
  rated 
  on 
  the 
  basis 
  of 
  vertical 
  transport 
  feet 
  per 
  hour 
  

   (VTF/hr.), 
  as 
  defined 
  on 
  page 
  38. 
  Rope 
  tow 
  areas 
  are 
  not 
  so 
  rated. 
  

  

  3/ 
  

  

  — 
  Number 
  of 
  operators 
  who 
  noted 
  the 
  factor. 
  

  

  69 
  

  

  