Excerpt from: Ski Resort Market Trends and Statistics
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| October 27, 2008 | | Staycation works for skiing as well | While there are concerns that the economic troubles affecting consumers may put a damper on the ski season, local ski areas around the country are see reasonably good ticket sales. Many local ski areas offer pre-season ticket specials to people living in the vicinity, and those ticket sales are holding steady.
The Daily Gazette reports on one reason that pre-season ticket sales are doing well:
Jamie Georgelos, ski shop manager at Alpin Haus in Amsterdam, said
business is better than expected. It appears, he said, that some people
scrapped an annual vacation trip in favor of preserving their skiing
programs. “We’re seeing a lot of people enthused about skiing this year
... more so than in previous years,” Georgelos said.
With more families opting for the staycation, skiing at a local resort seems like the perfect alternative to a big vacation. After all, with pre-season ticket specials, it is possible to get a season pass for right around what one would spend on a big family vacation.
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