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Colorado Ski Country USA (CSCUSA) announced this week that skier visits at its 21 member resorts totaled 7.4 million in 2015-16, up by nearly five percent compared to last year's CSCUSA membership season total and a new record for visitation.

Additionally, the 2015-16 season skier visit total for CSCUSA members bested the five-year average by more than 10 percent, making it the third consecutive year skier visits have outpaced the five-year average.

CSCUSA resorts' 2015-16 skier visits outpaced the ski industry nationally, which saw gains in visitation by .05 percent despite weather challenges in the East and Midwest. CSCUSA resorts also supported strong percentage gains across the Rocky Mountain region, which enjoyed good snow conditions.

Towns or operates 11 ski areas in North America not including international holdings, mountain villages, other recreational properties or real estate.

The company that tussled with Vail Resorts over which had the legal right to Park City Mountain Resort still likely sees itself as the most formidable rival to the Vail Empire. Powdr Corp's recent purchase of Eldora, which Vail reportedly was considering, is a testament to their ongoing competition.

Boyne Resorts owns four ski areas across North America and holds six operational leases from CNL Lifestyle Properties, a real estate trust that is currently trying to offload its ski areas, and those leases represent the best of the company's offerings.

Another publicly-traded ski resort operator, Intrawest doesn't really measure up to Vail Resorts in Wall Street's eyes, but it still has a solid stable of mountains.

Aspen Skiing Co. is a privately held company with four popular ski resorts in a tight geographic area. And even though it's been more than 20 years since the c