﻿This 
  is 
  reflected 
  by 
  the 
  fact 
  that 
  less 
  than 
  one 
  -half 
  of 
  1 
  percent 
  of 
  those 
  who 
  skied 
  

   in 
  the 
  West 
  during 
  1965 
  were 
  over 
  50, 
  while 
  nearly 
  one 
  -third 
  were 
  19 
  or 
  younger. 
  A 
  

   breakdown 
  of 
  the 
  age 
  distribution 
  of 
  those 
  who 
  skied 
  in 
  the 
  West 
  during 
  the 
  1964-65 
  

   season 
  follows: 
  

  

  Age 
  class 
  Percent 
  of 
  skiers 
  

  

  13-18 
  29 
  

   19-22 
  8 
  

   23-30 
  30 
  

   31-40 
  26 
  

   41-50 
  7 
  

   Over 
  50 
  <0.5 
  

  

  Another 
  deterrent 
  is 
  the 
  fear 
  of 
  injury 
  and 
  possible 
  loss 
  of 
  income 
  resulting 
  from 
  

   such 
  incapacitation. 
  This 
  has 
  prompted 
  many 
  to 
  conclude 
  they 
  can't 
  afford 
  to 
  indulge 
  

   a 
  yearning 
  to 
  test 
  the 
  slopes 
  . 
  

  

  Cost 
  of 
  skiing 
  

   deters 
  many 
  people 
  

  

  Skiers 
  spent 
  an 
  average 
  of 
  $20.54 
  each 
  per 
  day 
  of 
  skiing 
  during 
  

   the 
  1964-65 
  season. 
  In 
  addition 
  to 
  trip 
  expenditures, 
  western 
  

   skiers 
  each 
  spent 
  an 
  average 
  of 
  $67.65 
  on 
  equipment 
  and 
  cloth- 
  

   ing. 
  Total 
  expenditure 
  per 
  skier 
  for 
  the 
  season 
  averaged 
  $278.60. 
  

  

  Average 
  figures 
  are 
  somewhat 
  misleading 
  because 
  they 
  compress 
  the 
  wide 
  differ- 
  

   ences 
  that 
  do 
  exist. 
  For 
  example, 
  the 
  amount 
  spent 
  per 
  day 
  of 
  skiing 
  depends 
  on 
  the 
  

   kind 
  of 
  ski 
  trip 
  taken. 
  On 
  a 
  vacation 
  trip 
  (four 
  or 
  more 
  nights 
  away 
  from 
  home), 
  the 
  

   average 
  daily 
  expenditure 
  per 
  skier 
  is 
  $52.44. 
  On 
  a 
  single-day 
  trip 
  (skier 
  does 
  not 
  

   stay 
  away 
  from 
  home 
  overnight), 
  the 
  average 
  daily 
  expenditure 
  is 
  $11.04. 
  On 
  weekend 
  

   trips 
  (one 
  to 
  three 
  nights 
  away 
  from 
  home), 
  the 
  average 
  daily 
  expenditure 
  is 
  $24.84. 
  

  

  Differences 
  in 
  costs 
  incurred 
  for 
  lodging, 
  meals, 
  and 
  transportation 
  account 
  for 
  

   most 
  of 
  the 
  variations 
  in 
  average 
  daily 
  expenditures 
  among 
  these 
  three 
  types 
  of 
  trips. 
  

   After- 
  ski 
  activities, 
  such 
  as 
  drinking 
  and 
  dancing, 
  also 
  contribute 
  significantly 
  to 
  the 
  

   higher 
  daily 
  expenditures 
  on 
  weekend 
  and 
  vacation 
  trips. 
  (See 
  table, 
  next 
  page.) 
  

  

  Spending 
  patterns 
  also 
  differ 
  greatly, 
  depending 
  upon 
  where 
  the 
  skiers 
  live. 
  The 
  

   average 
  daily 
  expenditures 
  for 
  single-day 
  trips 
  range 
  from 
  $7.51 
  in 
  Idaho 
  to 
  $15.89 
  

   in 
  Alaska. 
  On 
  vacation 
  trips, 
  these 
  range 
  from 
  $23.88 
  per 
  day 
  for 
  Washington 
  skiers 
  

   to 
  $63.95 
  per 
  day 
  for 
  Wyoming 
  skiers. 
  

  

  Expenditures 
  of 
  such 
  magnitude 
  undoubtedly 
  prevent 
  many 
  people 
  with 
  moderate 
  

   incomes 
  from 
  taking 
  up 
  the 
  sport. 
  This 
  might 
  also 
  be 
  a 
  reason 
  why 
  many 
  people 
  quit 
  

   skiing 
  within 
  a 
  relatively 
  short 
  time. 
  It 
  is 
  not 
  surprising 
  to 
  find 
  that 
  the 
  median 
  annual 
  

   family 
  income 
  of 
  skiers 
  is 
  $2,000 
  greater 
  than 
  that 
  of 
  the 
  public 
  at 
  large. 
  In 
  fact, 
  

   nearly 
  one 
  out 
  of 
  five 
  skiers 
  reported 
  a 
  family 
  income 
  in 
  excess 
  of 
  $15,000 
  a 
  year 
  in 
  

   1965, 
  as 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  following 
  tabulation: 
  

  

  13 
  

  

  