Ski 2023: How a 'powderful' season affects traveler habits

This this year, thanks to several back-to-back, major weather systems, several West Coast resorts are looking at snow totals in the 600-inches-plus range that might keep the season going well into spring. This month also marks the runup to Mountain Travel Symposium, our annual ski and mountain-destination conference, and our Focus on Ski and Mountain Travel cover story. In this episode, host Rebecca Tobin and Robert Silk, who covers ski and mountain travel for Travel Weekly, talk with Tom Foley, senior vice president of business intelligence at Inntopia, and Patrick Lacey, the public relations manager at Palisades Tahoe, about mountain ecosystems, how those snow totals impact visitation, this year’s lodging trends and how to get people to move from trying skiing to actually becoming a skier. This was recorded March 17 and was edited for length and clarity. Episode Sponsor: This episode is sponsored by G Adventures. At the end of this episode, stay on for a bonus interview with Jeremy Brady, national sales manager for G Adventures, and Mary Pat Sullivan, the executive vice president of marketing for Northstar and Travel Weekly. Related reports: Travel Weekly’s ski and mountain coverage: https://www.travelweekly.com/ski-travel Focus on ski and mountain travel, 2023: Powder days for skiers of all levels: https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Focus-Ski-Mountain-Travel-2023-Powder-days Snowpack piles up at ski resorts in California and Utah https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Snowpack-piles-up-Utah-California Focus on ski and mountain travel 2022: Driving diversity on the slopes https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/Focus-Ski-Mountain-Travel-Driving-diversity-on-the-slopes Palisades Tahoe: https://www.palisadestahoe.com Inntopia: https://www.inntopia.com Mountain Travel Symposium: https://www.mtntrvl.com Inntopia and Mountain Travel Symposium and owned by Travel Weekly parent company Northstar Travel Group.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.