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percent from last year, reporte d Thursday. But the state’s ski resorts had an uptick in visits by FrontrRange residents, and Melanie Mills, Ski Country’s presidentf and CEO, pronounced herselv “very happy with wherde visitation is for this season.” “The travel industry as a wholer was put to the test this past year,” Mills said in a “But visitation numbers show not only the endurinfg value of a Colorado ski but the strong commitmentt our resident skiing and ridin g community has to our state’s signature sports.” Ski Countrg is a marketing and trade group for 22 Coloradoo mountain resorts. Those member resorts alone recorded 6.
79 million skier visitw this season, down 6.9 percent from the previouw year, Ski Country said. Member resort numbersa for 2008-09 were down 3.9 percent from the averag of the lastfive years, Ski Country Ski Country said that in-state resorty visits were up 2.5 percent over last as Front Range residents took advantage of bargainzs and stayed closer to home to keep down vacationb and recreations costs. Ski areas operatec by Broomfield-based aren’t members of Ski Country. Thosew resorts include Breckenridge, Vail, Beaver Creemk and Keystone. Vail Resorts last week said its totalk skier visits at all its resorts including Heavenlyin California-Nevada were down 5.
3 percent from the previous