The RRC Associates May newsletter is out! Unused Vacation Days It’s hard to believe, but many U.S. workers don’t use all their vacation time – and lose that benefit at the end of the year. I…
Ski area Word Cloud
We sometime’s use Word Clouds to display open ended comments from our research projects. Here is an example of the responses to a question about a ski area’s greatest strengths. This winter resort is obviously well-known…
Resort communities see lodging revenue and visitation grow in 2013-14
Ski areas across the US reported a stronger season in 2013-14, with the exception of the Pacific West regions. Read about how the visits, lodging numbers, and revenues performed this winter went at The Denver…
Western drought clips skier visits across U.S.
One of the worst winters ever on the West Coast dragged total visits to the nation’s ski resorts down to the third-lowest mark in a decade. The National Ski Areas Association’s tally of U.S. skier…
Snowsports Season Preliminary Numbers
Deep snowpack and ongoing storms mean the season still isn’t over in many parts of the country. But preliminary numbers from the latest Kottke End of Season Report show that ski and snowboard visits fell…
RRC Associates April 2014 Newsletter
The RRC Associates April newsletter is out! New U.S. Forest Service Guidelines The U.S. Forest Service just released its directives for ski areas to expand use and infrastructure on federal lands for non-winter operations. There are…
RRC Associates on CCTV
Watch Nate Fristoe from RRC Associates on CCTV America discussing snowboarding and the challenges of continuing to be relevant to the current generation of riders….
RRC Associates March 2014 Newsletter
The RRC Associates March newsletter is out! Kottke End of Season Study, Spring Break patterns, Tourism Economic Impact Studies, & more!…
How Many People Are Visiting the Vail Valley?
Events have become a critical part of the Vail Valley’s economy, and the town of Vail puts up a lot of taxpayer money to support them — the Vail Commission on Special Events alone has…
RRC Associates February 2014 Newsletter
The RRC Associates February 2014 newsletter is out! Updates on recreational marijuana & Colorado ski areas, wrap-up of THE ASSEMBLY, & more! …