2016 By the Numbers

Our 2015-16 season wrapped up after a very mild, El-Nino winter.  After the season is complete, we like to review our numbers.  Below is a summary of our 2015-16 season.

Total Registered
(Includes Pre-season and Regular Season Leagues)

  • 1,474

Total Racer Visits

  • Preseason:  391
  • Regular Season:  7,331
  • Padraig’s Ski Race Benefit:  105
  • Championships at Giants Ridge:  557
  • Race for Hannah:  27
  • TOTAL:  8,411

Females / Males

  • Females:  25%
  • Males:  75%

Average Age of all participants

  • 44

Age group with the most participants

  • 50-59 (31% of our racers)

Western Ski Vacations – How Often?

  • More than once per year:  22%
  • Once per year:  41%
  • Every 2-3 Years:  25%
  • Every 4-5 Years:  8%
  • Never:  4%

Most Popular Western Ski Destinations

  1. Vail Resorts:  34%
  2. Copper Mountain:  24%
  3. Jackson Hole:  19%
  4. Steamboat:  19%
  5. Big Sky:  17%
  6. Winter Park:  15%

Season Pass Purchased?

  • Yes:  64%
  • No:  32%
  • No Response:  4%

Where did you purchase your pass?

  1. Buck Hill:  57%
  2. Wild Mountain:  26%
  3. Welch Village:  9%
  4. Afton Alps:  5%
  5. Hyland:  2%
  6. Giants Ridge:  3%

Skis

51% of our survey participants purchased new skis this season.

Top Brands of Skis Purchased:

  1. Rossignol:  44%
  2. Atomic:  20%
  3. Fischer:  20%
  4. Blizzard:  12%
  5. Head:  12%
  6. Nordica:  12%
  7. Volkl:  12%
  8. K2:  5%

In not purchased this year, what brand owned:

  1. Atomic:  33%
  2. Volkl:  29%
  3. Fischer:  26%
  4. Rossignol:  15%
  5. Blizzard:  14%
  6. Head:  11%
  7. K2:  9%
  8. Nordica:  8%

Boots

27% of our survey participants purchased new boots this year

Top Brands Purchased

  1. Lange:  32%
  2. Head:  29%
  3. Nordica:  14%
  4. Atomic:  12%
  5. Rossignol:  8%
  6. Fischer:  6%
  7. Tecnica:  6%
  8. Salomon:  4%

If not purchased this year, what brand owned

  1. Lange:  23%
  2. Nordica:  23%
  3. Atomic:  16%
  4. Tecnica:  15%
  5. Head: 14%
  6. Salomon:  11%
  7. Fischer:  5%
  8. Rossignol:  4%

Helmets

99% of our survey participants wear helmets when they race.

Top Brand of Helmet Worn:

  1. POC:  31%
  2. Giro:  27%
  3. Boeri:  8%
  4. Carrera:  6%
  5. Smith:  5%
  6. Briko:  4%
  7. Uvex:  4%
  8. Shred:  3%

GS Suits

77% of our survey participants wear GS Suits when they race.

Top Brand of Suit Worn:

  1. Spyder:  51%
  2. Descente:  7%
  3. Borah:  6%
  4. Artica:  6%
  5. Fuxi:  5%
  6. Karbon:  2%

Some totals may add up to more than 100%  since participants could choose more than one answer for some questions.  And, totals may add up to less than 100% because some participants answered “other” or gave no answer.  Or, only the top brands are shown in the list.