Bob Bonar provided the following presentation at the Governor's Transportation Summit on November 5, 2013.

4. SALT LAKE CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Salt Lake City’s current route network consists of 351 daily
departures to 87 nonstop destinations
Source: OAG Schedules, August 2013.
International
-Paris
-Calgary
-Vancouver
-Puerto Vallarta
-Los Cabos

5. Why Choose Utah
Quality of skiing/snowboarding
56%
Snow conditions
55%
Easy to fly to Salt Lake City
54%
Easy to get to ski areas from Salt Lake City or airport
53%
Variety of terrain
36%
Previous experience
34%
Ability to ski/board multiple areas in one vacation
33%
Resort/town atmosphere
31%
Overall trip/vacation value
30%
Friends/family recommended
29%
Family-oriented/kids' programs/ski school
22%
Non-ski activities
15%
Package deals/promotions
12%
Inexpensive airfares
11%
Other
10%
New experience/first time here
10%
Apres ski activities/nightlife
9%
Ski school (adult)
8%
Ski club/ski council decision
2%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
Percent Responding
50%
60%

10. Utah Ski Industry Expenditures
and Economic Impact
Total ski/snowboard-related spending in Utah is
estimated at $1.290 billion, up from $1.173 billion in
2010/11 (10% increase).
This includes $1.076 billion spent by out-of-state/
international visitors, up from $990 million (up 8.8%)
Utah residents accounted for $214 million in
spending, up from $183 million (up 16.7%)
Out-of-state/international visitors are estimated to
spend an average of $323 per capita per day while in
Utah, up from $272

11. 2012-13 Utah Ski Season
Utah recorded 4.032 million visits
(6th best), up 6.0% from last season.
Record is 4.25 million set in
2007/08; 2010/11 was 2nd highest
with 4.22 million visits.
Utah share about 7% (CO 20%, CA
11%)

12. 2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
2,055,000
1,726,000
2,038,544
2,317,255
2,369,901
2,436,544
2,491,191
2,440,668
2,368,985
2,572,154
2,500,134
2,751,551
2,560,805
2,839,650
2,808,148
3,113,072
2,954,690
3,042,767
3,101,735
3,095,347
2,959,778
3,278,291
2,984,574
3,141,212
3,429,141
3,000,000
121,000
147,000
162,000
189,000
195,000
236,000
265,000
210,000
340,000
388,000
442,000
504,000
540,000
555,000
649,000
862,000
1,088,000
1,370,000
1,285,000
1,411,000
1,650,000
788,000
1,622,000
3,500,000
1955/56
1956/57
1957/58
1958/59
1959/60
1960/61
1961/62
1962/63
1963/64
1964/65
1965/66
1966/67
1967/68
1968/69
1969/70
1970/71
1971/72
1972/73
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1974/75
1975/76
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1977/78
1979/80
1980/81
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1984/85
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90
1990/91
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1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
2008/09
2009/10
2010/11
2011/12
2012/13
4,500,000
Skier Days
Utah
4,000,000
1955/56-2012/13
3,895,578
4,062,188
4,082,094
4,249,190
3,972,984
4,048,153
4,223,064
3,802,536
4,031,621
Utah Skier Days
0

13. 31.8%
31.2%
Salt Lake City -- CO, ID, NV, UT
7.7%
7.0%
International
5.7%
6.1%
New York -- CT, NJ, NY, PA
Where do
Utah skiers
come from?
3.9%
3.9%
Los Angeles -- CA
Boston (Manchester) -MA, NH, VT
2.5%
1.8%
Atlanta -- AL, GA, NC
2.2%
1.8%
Chicago -- IL, IN
2.2%
2.1%
Washington (Hagerstown) -DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
2.1%
2.4%
Las Vegas -- NV
2.0%
1.8%
San Diego -- CA
1.8%
1.4%
Philadelphia -- DE, NJ, PA
1.7%
1.7%
Phoenix -- AZ, CA
1.6%
1.3%
Dallas - Fort Worth -- TX
1.6%
1.1%
Baltimore -- MD
1.5%
1.2%
0%
5%
2012/13
2010/11
10% 15% 20% 25%
Percent Responding
30%
35%