Solid winter revenues but summer occupancy is down despite softening rates

Although a handful of resorts are still open, the Winter 2022-23 ski season is  ending on a high note courtesy of extraordinary snowfall across most regions but particularly throughout the West.  The most recent data relea...

March bookings all about winter; but summer alarm bells are ringing

Just as morning follows night, ski resort bookings follow generous snowfall and the month of March was no exception as widespread and sometimes dramatic snowstorms had skiers and riders eagerly booking end-of-season mounta...

Snow keeps falling but booking pace and room rates retreat

While March usually signals a push to the final weeks of the ski season and increasing focus on the upcoming summer, consistent and abundant snowfall across a wide swath of the West indicates that many resort destinations can...

January bookings soar with big snow and stable room rates; occupancy still lagging

Buoyed by generous snowfall across most western destinations, the booking pace for guests arriving in January through June rose 13.3 percent compared to the same time last year which boosted the aggregated occupancy for those...

Great snow and booking don´t save december; room rates move up - again

The impressive booking pace during the month of December that significantly boosted December and January arrivals was driven primarily by strong and widespread early season snow.  But that hefty surge didn’t allow the month o...

Occupancy on the soft side at Western Mountain Resorts despite big boost in December bookings

WINTER PARK, COLO. --—Consistent, and in some cases, abundant snowfall across many western mountain resorts compared to last year has worked its usual magic to give November bookings a boost, particularly for November and Dec...

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