RRC Associates is partnering on an important study profiling the economy, demographics, strengths, and opportunities of Grand County, Colorado. On Nov. 5, the first unveiling of a comprehensive analysis of Grand County’s economic drivers and…
Presentation to Steamboat Springs Business Community
RRC’s Director of Consulting Services, Dave Belin, presented some information on mountain town economies at the Steamboat Chamber Economic Summit. Topics included demographics, real estate, sales tax, jobs and employment, enplanements, education, and other indicators….
RRC Associates August 2014 newsletter
The RRC Associates August 2014 newsletter is out. Our monthly roundup of research insights for the recreation and tourism industries includes IRONMAN, geocoding, millennials, mountain biking and more!…
RRC Associates July 2014 Newsletter
RRC Associates Newsletter July 2014 Our monthly roundup of research insights for the recreation and tourism industries RRC Welcomes Two New Employees Lot Geels Lot is originally from the Netherlands and moved to Boulder, CO…
Vail economic recovery is strong
Mountain resorts have recovered in many ways from the financial bust of 2008 and the slumping economy. Vail has been one of the leaders in that recovery, but other resorts are actually doing better in…
RRC Associates May 2014 Newsletter
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…