Am out at the National Ski Areas Association annual convention in San Francisco. Preliminary numbers on the season were released yesterday - this was a record year, with an estimated 60.1 million skier visits. Regionally, the numbers break like this: Northeast (New England, New York) - up 19.3% year over year Mid Atlantic (Pennsylvania and points south) up 6.5% Midwest up 12.3% Rockies up 2.3% Pacific West up 10% It should be borne in mind that the Northeast and Mid Atlantic regions had wretched years last year - worst in a decade in the Northeast, and second-worst for the Mid Atlantic - and that last year's Pacific West totals were the weakest in the past decade. Still, it was a good year for the industry, and people here are pretty happy. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html