Tvan
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In today’s NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/26/...?action=click&module=Features&pgtype=Homepage
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NY Times Article about Ski Camps for Women: Ski Diva Quoted!
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Angel Diva
It's taken a while, but clearly the industry is starting to understanding the marketing statistics that has been collected in the last 5-10 years. The featured women's camp was one for intermediates and advanced skiers at Alta, which includes lodging and great meals at Alta Lodge. The author was one of 6 new campers out of the 29 women in the course in January 2018.
How to Get the Most Out of a Women’s Ski Camp
"As a sport, skiing is struggling to maintain a toehold, with the number of skiers falling to 6.8 million in 2016-17 from 7.3 million 20 years ago, according to a survey from the National Ski Area Association.
What remains stable is the women’s share, which hovers around 40 percent. And women’s visibility is rising in the industry’s upper ranks. In 2017, the NSAA and the National Ski Patrol both appointed their first female leaders. Women-specific gear, long an afterthought, has taken off to the point that the overall best-selling ski in America since the 2015-16 season has been a women’s model, Blizzard’s Black Pearl.
Most resorts now also provide women-only instruction. “It’s something that’s increased significantly over the past few years,” said Wendy Clinch, 63, who runs The Ski Diva, the leading online community for female skiers. “If you don’t have it, you’re kind of in the dust.”
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There is a companion piece that introduces five women's camps at destination resorts in N. America. I would add the Taos Women's Ski Week as well worth considering for those with the time and money.
5 Women-Only Ski Camps That Will Help You Shred Better
Actually, yes. And I've had a lot of new subscribers to the blog, too.
