With an intimate understanding of both industries, one of my most fascinating recent reads was Hal Clifford’s “ Downhill Slide: Why the Corporate Ski Industry Is Bad for Skiing, Ski Towns, and the Environment”. I have been working with the family camping industry since 1982, although I started my business in the New England ski industry back in 1980.
Similarly, camping peaked in 2009, with 17,436,000 participants, decreasing 16.1% to 14,633,000 participants in 2014.īeyond Blaming the Weather, What Is Happening? Measuring people ages 6 and up, skiing peaked in 2010, when there were 11,504,000 participants, decreasing 24.8% to 8,649,000 participants in 2014. Putting aside the reported 3-year changes, I think that it is even more compelling to compare the 2014 participation numbers with the high water marks within the 9-year survey period. There are similar trends exhibited between Alpine/Downhill Skiing and RV Camping. With the gathering of statistics going back to 2006, the report includes 3-year changes within individual activities that provide a quick snapshot of either increases or decreases in participation. These are impressive numbers, many of which are skewed – either positively or negatively – by weather patterns however, it is important to examine individual industries in order to get a better grasp regarding trends. In summary, it reports that 48.4% of Americans participated in at least one outdoor activity in 2014, translating into 141.4 million participants engaging in a total of 11.8 billion outdoor events.
The 2015 Outdoor Recreation Participation Topline Report from the Outdoor Foundation includes a breakdown of outdoor participation by activity for everything from Adventure Racing to Wildlife Viewing.
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