﻿Two 
  -thirds 
  of 
  the 
  skiers 
  visiting 
  western 
  ski 
  areas 
  were 
  in 
  the 
  30 
  -or 
  -younger 
  

   age 
  groups. 
  Those 
  older 
  than 
  40 
  represented 
  only 
  7 
  percent 
  of 
  the 
  skiing 
  population 
  

   but 
  accounted 
  for 
  13 
  percent 
  of 
  the 
  visits 
  made 
  to 
  western 
  ski 
  areas 
  during 
  the 
  1964-65 
  

   season. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  1964-65 
  season, 
  male 
  skiers 
  outnumbered 
  female 
  skiers 
  nearly 
  2 
  to 
  1. 
  

   This 
  ratio, 
  however, 
  was 
  not 
  constant 
  throughout 
  all 
  age 
  levels. 
  Among 
  skiers 
  of 
  col- 
  

   lege 
  age 
  and 
  younger, 
  the 
  proportion 
  was 
  nearly 
  equal. 
  In 
  the 
  over 
  -40 
  age 
  group, 
  males 
  

   outnumbered 
  the 
  females 
  nearly 
  5 
  to 
  1 
  . 
  Although 
  70 
  percent 
  of 
  the 
  married 
  male 
  skiers 
  

   reported 
  that 
  their 
  wives 
  also 
  skied, 
  less 
  than 
  50 
  percent 
  of 
  their 
  wives 
  actually 
  skied 
  

   during 
  the 
  1964-65 
  season. 
  

  

  Questionnaires 
  could 
  not 
  be 
  mailed 
  to 
  skiers 
  younger 
  than 
  13 
  years 
  old. 
  Thus, 
  

   age 
  distribution 
  of 
  skiers 
  described 
  in 
  this 
  report 
  is 
  only 
  for 
  those 
  13 
  years 
  or 
  older. 
  

  

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