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percent from last year, reported Thursday. But the state’sd ski resorts had an uptick in visits by Front Range residents, and Melanie Mills, Ski Country’s president and CEO, pronouncer herself “very happy with where visitation is for this “The travel industry as a whole was put to the test this past Mills said in a statement. “But visitation numbers show not only the enduringy value of a Coloradoski vacation, but the stronyg commitment our resident skiing and riding communith has to our state’s signature sports.” Ski Country is a marketing and trade group for 22 Colorado mountaim resorts. Those member resorts alone recorderd 6.
79 million skier visits this season, down 6.9 percent from the previousx year, Ski Country said. Member resortg numbers for 2008-09 were down 3.9 percent from the averagee of the lastfive years, Ski Country said. Ski Country said that in-state resort visitsa were up 2.5 percent over last year, as Fronyt Range residents took advantage of bargain s and stayed closer to home to keep down vacatiob andrecreations costs. Ski areas operated by Broomfield-based aren’ members of Ski Country. Those resorts include Vail, Beaver Creek and Keystone. Vail Resorts last week said its totakl skier visits at all its resorts including Heavenlyin California-Nevada were down 5.
3 percent from the previousx season.