﻿The 
  skier's 
  day 
  does 
  not 
  end 
  with 
  the 
  closing 
  of 
  lifts 
  and 
  tows. 
  The 
  availability 
  of 
  after-skiing 
  

   sociability 
  is 
  an 
  important 
  consideration 
  for 
  many 
  in 
  choosing 
  where 
  to 
  spend 
  their 
  vacations. 
  

  

  installed 
  snowmaking 
  equipment. 
  Six 
  of 
  these 
  areas 
  are 
  in 
  California, 
  two 
  in 
  Colorado, 
  

   two 
  in 
  New 
  Mexico, 
  and 
  one 
  in 
  Montana. 
  

  

  Overnight 
  accommodations 
  . 
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  . 
  . 
  r 
  ■ 
  ^ 
  . 
  , 
  

  

  -: 
  ; 
  — 
  s 
  ^ 
  Obviously 
  if 
  a 
  skier 
  must 
  face 
  a 
  drive 
  of 
  more 
  than 
  about 
  

  

  facilitate 
  skiing 
  for 
  many 
  . 
  . 
  , 
  , 
  . 
  , 
  i 
  i 
  -n 
  i. 
  

   4 
  hours 
  to 
  reach 
  a 
  ski 
  area, 
  he 
  probably 
  will 
  have 
  to 
  stay 
  

  

  away 
  from 
  home 
  overnight. 
  Although 
  accommodations 
  

  

  are 
  generally 
  available 
  within 
  less 
  than 
  an 
  hour's 
  drive 
  from 
  virtually 
  all 
  ski 
  areas, 
  

  

  there 
  are 
  certain 
  advantages 
  to 
  staying 
  at 
  ski 
  resort 
  lodges. 
  On-site 
  lodging 
  not 
  only 
  

  

  eliminates 
  daily 
  commuting, 
  but 
  provides 
  the 
  opportunity 
  to 
  enjoy 
  the 
  convivial 
  after- 
  ski 
  

  

  atmosphere 
  and 
  exchange 
  tales 
  of 
  derring-do. 
  

  

  Vacation 
  and 
  weekend 
  trips 
  provide 
  a 
  definite 
  advantage 
  over 
  single 
  -day 
  trips 
  

   from 
  the 
  standpoint 
  of 
  time 
  spent 
  skiing 
  in 
  comparison 
  to 
  time 
  spent 
  traveling. 
  The 
  

   chart 
  below 
  shows 
  the 
  average 
  distance 
  traveled 
  by 
  automobile 
  on 
  each 
  of 
  the 
  three 
  

  

  AVERAGE 
  DISTANCE 
  TRAVELED 
  TO 
  SKI 
  AREAS 
  

  

  SINGLE 
  DAY 
  TRIP 
  

  

  154 
  MILES 
  

  

  VACATION 
  TRIP 
  319 
  MILES 
  

  

  20 
  

  

  