Demographics Survey

[ctenidae]

Oh yeah- I meant to add the old bit.

 

[Vortex]

Seasoned skiers is a term I prefer over old. :wink: We are the ones spending the coin.

 

[ctenidae]

Those demographics are pretty interesting, though. How many people filled out the survey?

Some interesting breaks- since we're a self-selected sample, I'd certainly expect to see a slant towards more ski days, which we do, but the split between 30+ and 11-20 is interesting. I wonder what the differentiator is. Are the 30+ folks living near ski areas or retired or something? Are the 11-20 day folks far enough away to make weekend trips the most practical?

A breakdown of Age vs residence vs # ski days would be neat- I'd bet most of the 30+ days folks are older and closer to the mountains (since all you old fogies seem to retire close to the slopes), while all us desk jockies are still working for the man too far away to night ski.

 

[Greg]

Those demographics are pretty interesting, though. How many people filled out the survey?

189 respondents as of yesterday AM when those charts were generated.

 

[riverc0il]

we are a very educated sample! an over whelming majority with at least some college, quite interesting. i wonder what the broader demographic would be for the entire skiing population? certainly makes sense for ski areas to offer those great college passes and perks. try to win a college skier for life by offering them a deal too good to resist!

i doubt the 30+ has to do with location, but it would be an interesting chart to see if there is a correlation. last year i got in 38 when i lived in mass. will definitely get in a lot more this year though, but 30+ isn't that hard when you live in mass. if you ski dec-april, you only have to ski one per weekend plus a full week ski vacation to hit 30, not counting any full ski weekends or mid-week "sick" days. well, that doesn't sound like much to me

 

[Vortex]

Ctenidae, Curious on some points also. What would you consider close to a ski area? A couple of different ways to look at it. 2 hours or under maybe. A season place to stay may make one close to a ski area. local small mountains during the week might increase totals. I got a few nights in last year locally that added to the totals.

 

[ctenidae]

Good question, BobR- tought to drill down that far with the data available. I guess you could assume that if residence= state most skied in, you live close to a mountain.

There are probably a zillion ways to slice and dice the data, but it all boils down to one thing, no matter how you look at it- November can't get here soon enough.

 

[Vortex]

I think ski country would consider close as within day trip range. The folks south have more work to do. Ya November.
:idea:

 

[Greg]

I think ski country would consider close as within day trip range. The folks south have more work to do. Ya November.
:idea:

My criteria for a day trip is a 1:1 ratio of drive time to ski time, i.e. I'll drive up to ~3 hours one way (6 hours total) to get to a ski area, provided I can get 6 hours of skiing in. Long day, for sure.

 

[hammer]

My criteria for a day trip is a 1:1 ratio of drive time to ski time, i.e. I'll drive up to ~3 hours one way (6 hours total) to get to a ski area, provided I can get 6 hours of skiing in. Long day, for sure.

Wish I could have that as a guideline, but 3 hours each way would be a killer with the kiddos. My hope this year is to be able to do ~2 hour drives each way to a ski area.
Also looking forward to November...getting real tired of this heat and humidity...

 

[Greg]

Wish I could have that as a guideline, but 3 hours each way would be a killer with the kiddos. My hope this year is to be able to do ~2 hour drives each way to a ski area.

Yeah. I'll probably have to modify this a bit once my daughter is old enough to go skiing with me on a regular basis. That's fine by me - gotta pay my dues...

 

[JimG.]

Wish I could have that as a guideline, but 3 hours each way would be a killer with the kiddos. My hope this year is to be able to do ~2 hour drives each way to a ski area.
Also looking forward to November...getting real tired of this heat and humidity...

Tie 'em up and gag 'em! Just kidding.

Made the 6 hour trip each way to the MWV in April with my family...3 kids in the back seat and we took 1 short break for dinner. They were fine and kept themselves busy or slept.

You'll never know what they'll do until you try.

 

[ALLSKIING]

My seven year old thinks nothing of a 6hr round trip drive plus skiing all day . She is shot the next day though.

 

[Greg]

My seven year old thinks nothing of a 6hr round trip drive plus skiing all day . She is shot the next day though.

You'll have to share your ski parenting tips, Dave...

 

[JimG.]

She is shot the next day though.

An added bonus.

 

[hammer]

Wish I could have that as a guideline, but 3 hours each way would be a killer with the kiddos. My hope this year is to be able to do ~2 hour drives each way to a ski area.
Also looking forward to November...getting real tired of this heat and humidity...

Tie 'em up and gag 'em! Just kidding.

Made the 6 hour trip each way to the MWV in April with my family...3 kids in the back seat and we took 1 short break for dinner. They were fine and kept themselves busy or slept.

You'll never know what they'll do until you try.

We did a drive up to Loon and back last weekend for some sightseeing (4+ hours round trip). Seemed OK but there wasn't a whole day of skiing in the middle.

I'm doing a 6+ hour drive to NJ next week...see how that one goes... :roll:

 

[ALLSKIING]

My seven year old thinks nothing of a 6hr round trip drive plus skiing all day . She is shot the next day though.

You'll have to share your ski parenting tips, Dave...

I have one for you. A week in ski school at sugarbush is the best thing for them and you.

 

[ctenidae]

I don't have a kid, btu I do have a fidgety wife and a dog at home, so a 2 hour drive is about the max (I don't like being in the car that long, either). 12 hours is about all I feel comfortable (and humane) leaving the dog at home alone. Plus, driving that far after skiing all day is hell. So, I'd draw the ski-country line at 2 hours, max.

 

[riverc0il]

My seven year old thinks nothing of a 6hr round trip drive plus skiing all day . She is shot the next day though.

You'll have to share your ski parenting tips, Dave...

greg, just teach them while they are young! if they don't know any different, they will equate 6 hours of driving with fun! i sure did! when i was growing up, my parents always took us to the big mountains and it always seemed the longer the drive was, the bigger the mountain was, and the more fun we had. may be different with a two or three year old though!

 

[Brettski]

Done