MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont ski resorts lost an estimated $100 million this winter during the pandemic, according to the Vermont Ski Areas Association.
State officials estimate that equates to $700 million in losses for the economy, the Rutland Herald reported.
“I think we are just beginning to see what the long-term effects of the pandemic will be,” Vermont Commissioner of Tourism and Marketing Heather Pelham told the newspaper. “We do expect economic recovery will take several years. I don’t think the economic impacts on our restaurants and innkeepers can be understated.”
Season pass holders got to the resorts more, and sales of those passes were up at some
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