L I 1 1 ~! I ~. ~I ~l 1.1 _1 1/ .\ '. PRECIPITATION IN INCHES WEATHER STATIONS o 2 4 6 • M Im5;;;J ! SCALE. I" = 8 MILES NOTE' CONTOUR INTERAL= 500' Figure 8. Normal Annual Precipitation Map 0Nilson and Associates. 1978) 8ASE lilA? PREPARED bY· MIMBRES a ASSOCIATES, SANTA
Snowmaking Keeps Ski Areas Off Roc· By Paul Logan JOURNAL STAFF WRITER Although New Mexico's ski areas suffered a 15 percent drop in average snowfall last winter, <strong>the</strong> state still enjoyed its fourth best skierday volume in <strong>the</strong> nine years <strong>of</strong> keeping such statistics. "If our snowmaking systems had been up for an Academy Award this year, <strong>the</strong>y'd have walked <strong>of</strong>f with an Oscar for best performance," said Mike Pitel <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Economic Development & Tourism Department. New Mexico had 1,017,025 skier days, about a 10 percent drop from last year's record total <strong>of</strong> 1,129,867, according to Pitel, a marketing analyst who compiled statistics from <strong>the</strong> state's 11 ski areas. A skier day represents a full-day lift ticket. , Pitel cited Cloudcr<strong>of</strong>t, which only had 41 inches <strong>of</strong> snow for <strong>the</strong> season. Using its snowmaking equipment, Cloudcr<strong>of</strong>t had 12,450 skier days, ,iI 33 percent increase over last year's 9,370. During <strong>the</strong> 1985-86 season, <strong>the</strong> snowpack was 30 percent below its average, according to Pitel. <strong>The</strong> state only had 708,466 skier days. During <strong>the</strong> summer and fall <strong>of</strong> 1986, ski areas spent nearly $5 million to expand existing snowmaking systems, Pitel said. "What happened this year just underscores <strong>the</strong> value <strong>of</strong> investing in snow making equipment," he said. Many years ago, New Mexico was , , first Rocky Mountain state to Ake this investment, Pitel said. Chonge '987- .... l.ocatlon '988 '''''''7 ANGEL ARE 118,570 -22% CLOUDCROFT 12,450 +33% PA.1ARtTO 43,115 -21% RED RIVER 83,.624 .... SANDIA PEAK ...... -4,% SANTA FE ,...... -&% Sll'APU ..... +33% SKJAPAaiE 22 ..... -'0% SKI RIO 37_ ...,. SUGARfTE 2,946 ~16% TAOS 265,300 .. " jRJ.~~l~:; :j::i
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