billski
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"Following a record setting 2010-11, many retailers upped their buys to make sure they have inventory for customers ready to spend this season. But, so far, in a year expected to be another good one riding nationwide hype of La Nina, the winter has been lackluster.
The area of the U.S. covered by snow in November, December, and, so far, January has been down as much as 27 percentage points from last year, and that’s impacting sales-though sales through November were up slightly year-over-year.
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No matter what happens with the economy or weather, 2012 has potential to be a bumpy year for many businesses in the snowsports industry. Then again, predicting the next 12 months is like saying there’s a 50-percent chance of snow in the forecast."
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The area of the U.S. covered by snow in November, December, and, so far, January has been down as much as 27 percentage points from last year, and that’s impacting sales-though sales through November were up slightly year-over-year.
...
No matter what happens with the economy or weather, 2012 has potential to be a bumpy year for many businesses in the snowsports industry. Then again, predicting the next 12 months is like saying there’s a 50-percent chance of snow in the forecast."
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