美国科罗拉多26家雪场近日透露，2007-2008雪季的滑雪人数将达到12535913，连续三年超过1200万，创历史新高。

　　美国科罗拉多雪场Colorado Ski Country USA总裁兼首席执行官Rob Perlman表示，“看到这个滑雪人数的数字，感到很激动。我们的目标是继续保持前两年的数字，即1200万。事实上，科罗拉多州的滑雪场的数字达到了1250万人次。”

　　从美国全国范围看，今年的科罗拉多滑雪产业占全国市场份额的20%，而去年占23%。同期相比略有下降。比去年少了30，386名滑雪爱好者，2006-2007年的人数高达12566299，而2005-2006的人次为12533108.

　　导致滑雪人数下降的原因主要是今年的天气较干燥，降雪较晚。Perlman还表示，“正因为如此，一些雪场停止了经营。还有一些雪场推迟了开业，Mother Nature雪场率先引进先进的设备来继续营业。我们要为国家的滑雪业保持滑雪流量的纪录，并在科罗拉多州旅游局，丹佛国际机场和丹佛地铁的支持下取得了成功。”

　　2007-2008雪季期间，国外滑雪爱好者的数量也有所上涨，同期相比增长了21%。他们通常在不同的滑雪场滑雪，而且停留时间较长。

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　　Colorado Reports Second Highest Skier Visits Ever
　　SportsOneSource Media   

　　The 2007-08 ski season will go down as the second best in Colorado history in terms of skier visits, according to the Colorado Ski Country USA, which represents 26 resorts. The non profit 　　estimated that its 26 members hosted an estimated 12,535,913 skier visits during the 2007-08 ski season. That was the third consecutive year skier visits topped 12 million. 

　　"We are thrilled with this season's numbers. Our goal was to sustain the momentum from the past two record-setting seasons and reach at least 12 million skier visits," explains Rob Perlman, president and CEO of Colorado Ski Country USA. "The fact that Colorado Ski Country achieved more than 12 and a half million skier visits in a year that had its share of distractions says great things about the Colorado brand, the dedication of our guests and the caliber of our member resorts."

　　On a national level, the industry saw strong growth in numbers with Colorado making up roughly 20 percent of the overall market share, down slightly from last year's 23 percent market share. This represents a decrease of approximately 30,386 skier visits compared to last year's record setting season. Colorado's skier visits record was set last season with 12,566,299 skier visits and the now third place record was set during the 2005-06 season with 12,533,108 skier visits.

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