Resort leaders reflect on ‘character-building’ winter, share changes hitting Summit County ski areas

Resort leaders reflect on ‘character-building’ winter, share changes hitting Summit County ski areas

With last year’s historically dry winter in the rearview, leaders from Summit County’s five ski resorts gathered at the annual Ski Area COO Summit on Friday, Oct. 9 to talk about the lessons they learned last season and recent changes to each resort.  The winter sports industry was widely impacted by last year’s hot, dry weather, with ski tourism to the Rocky Mountain West dropping by more than 6 million visitors compared to the year prior. Jon …