Things are rosy in the ski industry this season.  But on the horizon…?

“Visitation to the country’s 470 resorts is strong and skiers are spending. But the horizon — even among the perennially goggle-tanned optimists who crowd the ski industry — is cloudy,”  says Jason Blevens from The Denver Post, reporting from the SnowSports Industries America Snow Show last month as he explains why the ski industry is poised at a critical juncture and why there are reasons for ski resort owners to both cheer, and groan…