1、 L La au ur re en nt t V Va an na at t 2017 International Report on Snow one skier taking the same lift 5 times accounts for 5 skiers transported, also referred to as frequencies. National participation rate: Domestic skiers as a percentage of the total country population. This represents the total
2、number of nominal skiers without any consideration for the frequency of visits to a ski resort. Thus, this rate includes skiers that did not ski during the latest season3. Ski area: A designated place where one skis (in some countries, these areas may not have lifts). Ski resort: In this report, a s
3、ki resort is considered as an organized ski area with more than four lifts. Skier: One person participating in skiing, snowboarding or other downhill sliding activity, independent of the participation rate. Skier visits (or skier-days): One person visiting a ski area for all or any part of a day or
4、night for the purpose of skiing, snowboarding, or other downhill sliding activity. Skier visits include full-day, half-day, night, complimentary, adult, child, season pass and any other type of ticket that gives a skier/snowboarder the use of an areas facilities. A skier skiing for a whole week at a
5、 resort accounts for 7 skier visits (for example). The figures indicated in this report for countries or individual resorts usually refer to the last 5-year average. Skier visits per inhabitant: Ratio of domestic skier visits divided by the population. 2 A French / German / Chinese glossary is avail
6、able at the end of the report. 3 Some countries, like the U.S., calculate a specific participation rate for each season, which only covers the related seasons active skiers and may vary considerably from the nominal participation rate. 2017 International Report on Snow Democratic Republic of the Con