Colorado On-Track for Most Skier Visits Ever

Colorado Ski Country USA is reporting that the state is on track  to have the most number of skier visits ever. Could it be the fact many areas in the west had a shitty season or is it because of the whole legal pot thing?  Maybe both?
COLORADO PRESS RELEASE:

Press Release – DENVER, Colo. – March 16, 2015 – Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced today that its 21 member resorts reported an increase in skier visitation in January and February. Skier visits at CSCUSA resorts were up by 3.7 percent during the second period of the 2014/15 season, defined as January 1, 2015 through February 28, 2015, compared to the same period of the prior year.

“At the start of the season we set a strong pace in visitation, and that pace continued through the second period, exceeding expectations given some bouts of unseasonable weather in January,” explained Melanie Mills, president and CEO, Colorado Ski Country USA. “The steady pace of skier visits speaks volumes to Colorado’s reputation for having consistent, reliable snow conditions and being the top ski destination.”

Second period visitation pushed the industry slightly ahead in season-to-date skier visit totals compared to the same point in time last year. For the 2014/15 season to date, defined as opening day through February 28, 2015, visitation at CSCUSA resorts was up by 1.9 percent compared to the same time last season, which was the best season on record. “One of the benefits of skiing and snowboarding in Colorado is taking advantage of beautiful sunshine, which visitors saw a lot of in January, until snowy, wintery weather returned in February. In February, consistent snowstorms swept across the state raising spirits and snowpack,” continued Mills.

http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/03/colorado

Colorado had a pretty good season , snowfall wise too. Snowfall was avg to above for Dec.

Well, I'm out here, so I can definitely confirm that it's crowded. And, yes, the combination of legal weed and lousy snow elsewhere is probably the reason. Denver flights are cheap and easy from California. But, March weather is nothing to write home about. It's not snowing a ton.

Can we blame the crummy western snow pack on the fact that it was your first season as an old ski bum?

Well, at least I picked the best of the west. There's always California to pity.