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' member ski resorts reached 7.1 million duringthe 2017-18 winter season slightly <br /> � g Y <br /> ' ahead of its five-year average but two percent lower than the year before. Colorado ski <br /> areas face serious competition from states like Utah and Montana, not to mention <br /> East and West Coast areas. Summer sports now keep Colorado ski areas busy, as <br /> ' well. <br /> Table 2: Outdoor Recreation Industry <br /> ' Activity Groups Activities in Group <br /> Trail/Road Walking,Jogging/Running (outdoors), <br /> Hiking/Backpacking, Horseback riding, Road <br /> ' biking, Mountain biking, Off-highway vehicle <br /> (OHV) or 4-wheeling/motorcycling <br /> Water-based Swimming (outdoors), Power boating, Water/Jet <br /> ' skiing, Sailing, Canoeing/Kayaking, Whitewater <br /> rafting, Stand up paddle-boarding <br /> Winter Skiing (alpine/tele)/snowboarding, Sledding/tubing, <br /> ' Snowmobiling, Snowshoeing or cross-country <br /> skiing <br /> Wildlife-related Hunting, Fishing, Ice fishing, Bird Watching, <br /> ' Wildlife viewing (excluding bird watching) <br /> Other Outdoor Developed/RV camping, Tent camping, Picnicking, <br /> Target or skeet shooting, Rock climbing, Team or <br /> ' individual sports (outdoors), Playground activities <br /> Source: <br /> http_//cpw.state.co.us/Documents/Trails/SCORP/2017EconomicContributions SCORP.pdf <br /> ' Colorado SCORP: "The 2007 Economic Contributions of Outdoor Recreation in Colorado." <br /> The proposed DMRM will increase traffic congestion by creating serious bottle <br /> necks in both directions, coming and going from ski and recreational resorts on the <br /> other side of the Eisenhower Tunnel, such as Breckenridge and Vail, as well as ski <br /> and recreation areas accessible from Route 40, including Winter Park and Granby. <br /> Greater congestion is likely to reduce resort revenues in every season. <br /> This outcome is not one that is usually considered in gravel-pit economic <br /> ' assessments, as tourism impacts are largely focused on the immediate communities <br /> affected by the gravel pit. Locating a gravel pit on the primary access road to a <br /> growing recreational area can have a far greater adverse economic impact than in <br /> ' locations that are insulated from economic activity outside their boundaries. <br /> The impact of the risk to highway congestion and increased highway repair costs <br /> iwill only become truly apparent after the damage is done. The risk to tourism from <br /> additional traffic congestion on I-70 would reach beyond Clear Creek, reducing <br /> ' commercial revenue for Summit and Grand Counties. <br /> 27 <br />