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r % <br />City of Durango: Economic impacts of Whitewater Recreation Final R,;twrt 2006 <br />CONTENTS <br />I Approach ................................................................................................................................................. <br />.............................. <br />II Whitewater Use Trends .......................................................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />NationalTrends ............................................................................................................................................ <br />.............................. <br />NationalBoater Demographics ................................................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />ColoradoTrends ........................................................................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />LocalTrends ................................................................................................................................................. <br />.............................. <br />MigrationConsiderations ............................................................................................................................. <br />..............................7 <br />SectionConclusions ..................................................................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />III Commercial Use ..................................................................................................................................... <br />.............................. <br />CommercialUser Days and Expenditures ............................................................................................... <br />..............................8 <br />Commercial Equipment Rentals and Classes ......................................................................................... <br />..............................8 <br />Employment.................................................................................................................................................. <br />............................... 9 <br />SectionConclusions .................................................................................................................................... <br />............................. <br />IV Non - Commercial Use ............................................................................................................................ <br />.............................1 <br />Non - Commercial Kayakers ......................................................................................................................... <br />.............................11 <br />Non - Commercial Rafters ............................................................................................................................. <br />.............................12 <br />SectionConclusions .................................................................................................................................... <br />............................. <br />V . Lower Animas Event Use .................................................................................................................... <br />.............................14 <br />SectionConclusions .................................................................................................................................... <br />.............................15 <br />VI Total Benefits ........................................................................................................................................ <br />.............................1 <br />SectionConclusions .................................................................................................................................... <br />............................. <br />VII. Future Use and Economic Benefit Projections ................................................................................ <br />.............................17 <br />CommercialProjections .............................................................................................................................. <br />.............................18 <br />Non-Commercial Projections ...................................................................................................................... <br />.............................19 <br />EventProjections ........................................................................................................................................ <br />.............................20 <br />2015 Total Estimated Economic Impacts of Whitewater <br />Recreation ................................................. .............................21 <br />MarketShare ............................................................................................................................................... <br />............................. <br />SectionConclusions .................................................................................................................................... <br />.............................21 <br />APPENDIX A: Non - Commercial User Day Methodology ...................................................................... <br />.............................23 <br />RecreationDemand Spatial Modeling ..................................................................................................... <br />.............................23 <br />Establishing Market Area Participation ............................................................................................... <br />.............................23 <br />DefiningMarket Reaches ..................................................................................................................... <br />.............................23 <br />DeterminingTravel Tolerance .............................................................................................................. <br />.............................23 <br />MappingMarket Reaches .................................................................................................................... <br />.............................24 <br />Kayaking....................................................................................................................................................... <br />............................. <br />Rafting......................................................................................................................................................... <br />............................... 26 <br />Private Out of State Tourist User Days ............................................................................................... <br />.............................27 <br />AN C.tjffiltA., 1— 970.3829153 2 <br />