A little bit of detail in Solimano's letter to the local paper seeking support from the local option tax find for tourism: http://mountaintimes.info/killington-resort-building-success/ The reported cost of hosting: $2.5 million. On Tuesday, November 29, 2016, Nathan Bryant <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Oy. They didn't even charge admission. Lunch was cheap... > > On 11/29/2016 12:00 PM, Sharon Heller wrote: > >> My 2 cents... >> >> When you bring in that many people, people spend money. They spend it on >> food, drinks, lodging. Some bought lift tickets. Some might have gone into >> the ski shops and bought new skis, boots or a ski jacket. >> >> All in all, it was a winner this weekend for the economy of the area and >> gave everyone a boost on what would have otherwise been a slow weekend. >> >> I doubt Killington lost much on this and they probably had help from >> other organizations as well. >> > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. > > To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - SkiVt-L is brought to you by the University of Vermont. To unsubscribe, visit http://list.uvm.edu/archives/skivt-l.html