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Research & Statistics Posted on Fri, 10/22/2004 - 15:51.
RECFACTS
MAY 2007
Power Boating Leads 2006 Growth Rate Among
High-Participant Sports and Activities
Among 16 sports and recreation activities with more
than 20 million participants, power boating had the
highest rate of growth in 2006, up 6.2% to 29.3
million power boaters, according to the new Sports
Participation studies published annually by the
National Sporting Goods Association. At the other end
of the spectrum (sports with less than five million
participants), cross-country skiing soared almost 37%
to 2.6 million participants.
The only other high-participant sport with more than
5% growth in 2006 was camping, up 5.7% to 48.6
million participants. The bulk of the 16 sports (11 inall) grew or fell in a relatively narrow band of +5% to
-4%.
Other high-participant sports and their rate of change
include: hiking, +4.0% to 31.0 million; exercise
walking, +1.7% to 87.5 million; aerobic exercising,
0.0% to 33.7 million; golf, -1.0% to 24.4 million;
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Forest Service Planning Rule -
Summary
Leading Health Reporter for NY
Times: Head Out for Daily Dose of
Green Space
41 Members of Congress Sign Letter
to USFS Chief: Recreation A KeyFactor in Planning
National Forest Planning Rule:
Recreation at Heart of Debate,
Leaders tell Chief
America's Byways and Goodyear: Top
50 Comfortable Touring Drives
GO-Day 2010
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack
discusses AGO Initiative, praises
outdoor recreation leaders at June
Recreation Exchange
Great Outdoors Week 2010 Report
ARC Announces 2010 Beacon Award
Winners
ARC Salutes 2010 Legends Award
Winners
President Obama and State
Governors Proclaim June as Great
Outdoors Month
Exciting Plans for Great Outdoors
Week and Great Outdoors Month
2010
Great Outdoors Month 2010
Proclamations
Mickey Fearn promotes new era of
outreach and communication for
National Park Service
ED OUT
Help the Enthusiasm and Exchange of
Ideas at Partners Outdoors Grow --
Participate in Our New Blog!
Great Outdoors Month, National Get
Outdoors Day Gain Exciting New
Partner in National Marina Day
Rex Maughan of Forever Resorts to
Receive 2009 Sheldon Coleman GreatOutdoors Award
Gina McCarthy connects clean air,
children and outdoor recreation at
September Recreation Exchange
Jay Jensen presents vision for the
Forest Service at August Recreation
running/jogging, -1.6% to 28.8 million; fishing, -2.5%
to 40.6 million; swimming, -2.6% to 56.5 million; and
bicycle riding, -13.3% to 35.6 million.
To see participation rates for all 41 sports surveyed,
click here.
Source: National Sporting Goods Association
APRIL 2007
New Study Finds Fishing a Powerful Pathway to
Boating
A new study by the Recreational Boating and Fishing
Foundation (RBFF) provides insight into the
relationship between boating and fishing. According an
RBFF news release, the study compared three market
segments - Boater Only, Angler Only and Boating
Angler, those who both boat and fish. The study
found that fishing is a strong pathway to boating and
that promoting both fishing and boating is good for
the market.
The RBFF study found that those who both boat and
fish do so significantly more frequently than those
who only fish or only boat and spend more money on
fishing equipment and boating accessories compared
to those who only fish or only boat. Nearly half of
Boating Anglers (44.9%) said that fishing influenced
their decision to get involved in boating and the
reason they purchased their first boat was to fish
(67.7%). By contrast, less than one third (30.4%) ofBoating Anglers said that boating influenced their
decision to get involved in fishing.
Other findings of interest:
Boating Anglers who do not currently own a
boat are significantly more likely that Angelers
Only or Boaters Only to be actively shopping /
researching boats and plan to purchase on the
in the next 12 months.
Those who both boat and fish are more likely
report that how they look at the environmentwas influenced by their fishing and boating
experiences compared to those who only fish or
only boat.
For the RBFF News Release and a link to the full study
report, click here.
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Exchange
Americas First Family Heads to Two
National Parks This Weekend
Senate Confirmation Hearings Begin
for NPS Director Nominee Jon Jarvis
Congressmen Voice Strong Support
for Recreational Trails Program
GO-Day 2009
Great Outdoors Week 2009 Report
Coalition for Recreational Trails
Announces 2009 Annual Achievement
Awards Winners
ARC Salutes 2009 Legends Award
Winners
American Recreation Coalition
Announces 2009 Beacon Award
Winners
Coalition for Recreational Trails
Announces 2009 Annual Achievement
Awards Winners
President Obama Proclaims June as
Great Outdoors Month, Governors
Join In
2006 Report Estimates the Value of Volunteer
Hour at $18.77
The Independent Sectorrecently announced that the
2006 estimate for the value of a volunteer hour has
reached $18.77 per hour. Such an estimate can be
used to help organizations quantify the enormousvalue volunteers provide. The 2006 estimate increased
from $18.04 per hour in 2005. To learn more, click
here.
New Loaner Program Puts Thousands of
Bicyclists on the Streets of Paris
A second urban loaner - bike program will begin in
France this summer when JCDecaux, an outdoor
advertising company, makes 20,600 bikes available at
1,450 stations in Paris. The program is modeled on a
wildly successful program launched in Lyon, France in
2005. The programs are complex public-private
partnerships which provide bikes at little or no cost to
riders.
According to a recent article in the Washington Post,
the company will pay start-up costs of about $115
million and employ the equivalent of about 285 people
full time to operate the system and repair the bikes
for ten years. All revenue from the program will go to
the city, and the company will also pay Paris a fee of
about $4.3 million a year.
In exchange, Paris is giving the company exclusivecontrol over 1,628 city-owned billboards, including the
revenue from them, for the same period. About half
the billboard space will be given back to the city at no
cost for public-interest advertising.
To read more about this public/private partnership,
click here.
Source: Washington Post, Saturday, March 24, 2007,
p. A10.
Hunting and Fishing Rates End Decline in Youth
Recruitment rates of youngsters in hunting and fishing
have stabilized after declining through the 1990s,
according to preliminary data from the 2006 National
Surveys of Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation and information from previous surveys,
reports the Chattanoogan.com.
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To read more, click here.
For the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service report, click
here.
FEBRUARY 2007
2006 U.S. Travel and Tourism Industry Statistics
The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a
record $107.4 billion in international travel receipts
travel-related tourism spending, including passenger
fares for the United States in 2006. This spending
represents a full recovery in the value of foreign travel
to the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001, and surpasses the
previous record of $103.1 billion set in 2000.
Here are some highlights:
Purchases of travel and tourism-related goodsand services by international visitors totaled
$85.8 billion for the year, an increase of 5
percent over 2005. These goods and services
include food, lodging, recreation, gifts,
entertainment, local transportation in the
United States, and other items incidental to
international travel.
Passenger fares received by U.S. carriers and
U.S. vessel operators from international visitors
increased more than 3 percent over 2005 to
$21.6 billion for the year.
For the eighteenth consecutive year, the UnitedStates enjoyed a travel trade surplus, reaching
$7.3 billion in 2006.
Travel and tourism supported 8.3 million
American jobs in 2006.
More people are employed by travel and
tourism-related industries than are employed in
the construction industry, the business and
financial industries, agriculture, education or
health care.
Source: United States Department of Commerce
All About Snowmobilers
The average age of a snowmobiler is 41.
Approximately 70% of all active snowmobilers
are male.
60% of all active snowmobilers belong to a club
or state association.
The average annual household income of a
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snowmobiler is $72,000.
65% of all snowmobilers trailer their
snowmobiler to where they usually ride.
The average snowmobiler rides 17 days during
the winter and travels about 1,000 miles.
Not counting the cost of the vehicle and trailer,
the average snowmobiler spends $3,000 per
year snowmobiling.
The sport generates $27 billion in economic
activity and over 85,000 full-time jobs.
In 2006 there were 1.7 million registered
snowmobiles in the United States.
Source: International Snowmobile Manufacturers
Association
JANUARY 2007
Skier Visits Set Records in Colorado
DENVER, CO -- Colorado Ski Country USA reports its
26 member resorts posted record-setting skier
visitation for the first portion of the winter season.
Collectively, Colorado ski resorts hosted 3,285,649
skiers and snowboarders, an increase of 6.74 percent,
or 207,533 visits, over October 31-December 31,
2006.
The states destination resorts saw the greatest gains
in visitation with an increase of 11.9 percent over
prior year. The two-year, upward trend is indicative of
the robust markets on both the destination front and
with those ski areas which are primarily community-
supported. This year (October 31-December 31, 2006)
marks the third consecutive record for
community-based resorts which are more than
100,000 visits ahead of their five-year skier visit
average.
The Colorado ski industry represents a significant
portion of Colorado tourism, which is the second
largest industry in the state. Last season, Colorados
resorts set an all-time record for visitation with more
than 12.53 million skier visits, representing more than
21 percent of the nations 58.9 million skier visits.
Source: Colorado Ski Country USA
NOVEMBER 2006
More Women Hunting...
A recent study by the National Sporting Goods
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Association estimates more than 3 million women now
hunt, accounting for about 16 percent of the nearly 21
million active hunters in the United States.
The study, which covered 2001 to 2005, found that
2.4 million women hunted with firearms in 2005, up
72 percent from 2001. Fifty percent more are target
shooting, while the number of women bow-huntershas grown 176 percent to 786,000.
The fastest-growing age groups are women aged 18
to 24, followed by those aged 35 to 44. To read more,
click here.
Source: Reuters 2006
Aerobic Exercise Benefits Memory and
Concentration
A new study finds that aerobic exercise may halt and
even reverse the slow mental decline caused by aging.A report in the November issue of theJournal of
Gerontology: Medical Sciences says that as little as
three hours per week of brisk walking (at a pace
slightly greater than 3 mph) increases the volume of
neurons in the brain and the connections between
them, resulting in improved memory, multi-tasking
ability and concentration.
Researchers at the University of Illinois, Urbana found
that these cognitive benefits are not present in other
forms of exercise, such as weight training or
stretching. The study's findings concur with a growingbody of evidence supporting a connection between
moderate aerobic exercise and improved mental
acuity among the elderly.
To read a recent Wall Street Journalarticle on the
study, click here.
OCTOBER 2006
'Tis the Season: What's New on the
Slopes
Wake-Up Calls
Powderfone.com is offering a free snow report
wake-up telephone call service to skiers and
snowboarders for 1,200 resorts worldwide.
Subscribers choose how much snow, which days,
which resorts, and at what time they would like to
receive a wake-up call. When a resort gets the
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snowfall a subscriber has requested, they will receive
a phone call that reports the snowfall and more.
To read more, click here.
To sign up, click here.
Source: First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine
Ski Areas Work to Attract Minorities and Youth
The Associated Press reports that only three out of
every 20 skiers or snowboarders is a minority,
according to marketing researchers. Hoping to attract
fast growing population segments to ski resorts,
some, according to the article, are advertising in
Chinese newspapers, translating informational
brochures to Spanish, stocking smaller boots Asians
might need and introducing children from rural schools
or urban centers to a sport they may only have seen
on TV.
In Colorado, Alpino, a non-profit dedicated to snow
sports diversity, has worked with Vail, Keystone,
Beaver Creek, and Breckenridge to bring 4,000
minority children to the mountains each year. Roberto
Moreno, founder of Alpino, was quoted in the article as
saying, A lot of resorts are recognizing that if they
dont reach out to people of color, theyre going to be
losing a lot of business.
To read the complete article, click here.
Source: Associated Press
National Trends in OHV Use
Based USDA Forest Service research, in the 2004
season nearly 1-in-4 Americans (23.8 percent) age 16
and older participated one or more times in OHV
recreation. A more conservative estimate using
alternate methodology arrives at an estimate of 39.7
million OHV participants, 18.6 percent of the
population, or almost 1-in-5 people age 16 and older.
According to the same study, OHV visits to national
forests grew from 5 million in 1975 to 51 million in
2005, an increase of 92%. According to the study, the
number of off-highway vehicles grew from 400,000 in
the early 1990s to more than 8 million by 2003.
Source: Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation in the
United States, Regions and States: A National
Report from the National Survey on Recreation
and the Environment (NSRE) June, 2005
To read more, click here.
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International Visitation to Set Records in 2006
and Beyond
The U.S. Department of Commerce projects record
arrivals and receipts from international travelers to the
United States in 2006. The 2006 forecast exceeds the
previous record arrival year of 2000, when more than
51.2 million international travelers visited the UnitedStates. 2005 saw 49 million visitors. In 2007, the US
is projected to host more than 54 million international
visitors, generating $113 billion in travel exports.
The forecast for 2006-2010 predicts that by 2010
international arrivals will reach 63 million, an increase
of 28% between 2005 and 2010, and generate over
$135 billion in travel exports that year.
Where will these folks be coming from in 2010?
Thirteen million will come from Europe, 5 million from
Japan and South America will show the largest
regional growth, up 36 percent between 2005 and
2010. International travel from the Peoples Republic of
China is predicted to increase 90% between by 2010!
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce
To read more, click here.
Recent Bike News
A Vermont small-business owner challenged his 13
employees to bike to work this summer by offering
each $1,000 to log 650 commuting miles this year.
Twelve of the workers accepted the challenge.
Employees were offered $500 up front to purchasebikes and an additional $500 if they are successful. All
of the participants are on track to earn the additional
$500.
Source: Burlington Free Press
To read more, click here.
A record number of communities in all 50 states
participated in National Walk to School Day on
October 4. More than 2,200 events were registered on
the walk to School website. 47% were part of an
ongoing walk and/or biking program, and 47% of the
events were part of a Safe Routes to School program
funded by SAFETEA-LU.
Source: http://www.walktoschool.org/
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Study Released: Recreational Horse Trails in
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season to 35.1. Snowboarders accounted for 30.4% of
visits last season, up over 3% from 2004/05.
Average weekend lift ticket prices increased nationally
by 4.8% to $60.66.
Source: 2005/06 Kottke National End of Season
Survey for the National Ski Areas Association.
For more details, click here.
Support for Hunting and Fishing Increasing
A new nationwide survey, conducted by Responsive
Management of Harrisonburg, Virginia for the
Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation and the U.S.
Fish and Wildlife Service, found that support for
hunting and fishing has remained strong over the past
decade with approximately every 3 out of 4 Americans
approving of legal hunting and more than 9 out of 10
approving of recreational fishing. This is the firstnationwide study which verifies that public support
has increased over the past decade.
To read more about this survey, click here.
Source: New West Daily News
Did you know that
53% of the U.S. population lives in the United
States 673 coastal communities (153 million,
up by 33 million since 1980).
Recreational boating participation increased by
an estimated 2.3 million in 2005 to 71.3 million.
71% of the boats sold in the U.S. are bought
used and almost one-third of repeat boat
buyers go on to purchase a new boat.
Boat owners spent an average of 41 days on
the water in 2005.
There are nearly 875,000 slips for recreational
boaters in the U.S. and 12,375 marinas.
Florida, New York, Michigan, Vermont and
California account for 49% of the marinas in the
U.S.
There are 1,400 active boat builders in the U.S.
Florida ranks first with 200 builders, 215 plants
and 29,000 employees.
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Sources:
The National Marine Manufacturers Associations
"2005 Recreational Boating Statistical Abstract"
NOAAs "Population Trends Along the Coastal United
States 1980-2008"
AUGUST 2006
An August 2006 report on travel in America has some
good news for the outdoor recreation community. The
State of the American Traveler has been released by
Destination Analysts, a California research firm. The
study found that eighty-eight percent of those
surveyed plan to travel as much (55.6%) or
more (33%) in the next 12 months as in the
last.
The nations love affair with the great outdoors
remains strong, the firm reports. In the past year
almost 1/3 of leisure travelers visited a State or local
park. National Parks were visited by one-in-four
(26%) vacationers, and national forests by one-in-five
(17.2%). Underscoring the importance of water-based
outdoor recreation to Americans, go to a beach or a
lake was ranked first (47.2%) in outdoor activities
participated in by leisure travelers. Second on the list
was go to small towns or villages (41.4%).
In what is possibly a sign of the times, "safety" was
ranked highest when respondents were asked "What is
generally important in choosing a travel destination?"
88.8% of respondents ranked safety as important or
very important. Scenic beauty was ranked second
at 86.3%. Interestingly, the study found, men appear
to be slightly more concerned about safety than
women.
To read more about The State of the American
Traveler, click here.
JULY 2006
Fishing Participation on the Increase
The number of Americans "going fishing" rose by
5.2% to 43.3 million in 2005 according to the National
Sporting Goods Association's (NSGA) annual
participation survey. This is the first increase reported
by NSGA since 2000. The Sporting Goods
Manufacturing Association reported a similar trend: a
6.3% increase. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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reported a 2.1% increase in 2004 fishing license sales,
the first increase in four years.
Source:American Sportfishing magazine, June-July
2006
JUNE 2006
National Forest System Statistics (October 2005)
Trails: 133,000 miles
Roads: 378,500 miles
186,000 (49%) high-clearance vehicle roads
77,200 (20%) passenger car roads
115,300 (31%) closed to motor vehicles
System road construction 2005: 142 miles
System road decommissioning 2005: 852 miles
Road Bridges: 6,500
Trail Bridges: 6,700
Buildings: 42,154
17,645 (42%) toilet structures
4,234 (10%) recreation
19,367 (46%) fire, administration, other
908 (2%) research
Recreation Sites: 14,077
Boating:1,053 (8%)
Cabin: 580 (4%)
Campground:4,677 (33%)
Group campground:407 (2%)
Interpretive Site major:120(1%)
Interpretive site minor:509 (4%)
Picnic:1,340 (9%)
Trailhead:3,898(33%)
Other:1,493 (11%)
Deferred maintenance (does not include backlog
investments) in millions: 5,966
Roads: 4,572 (77% of total deferred
maintenance)
Buildings 439
Bridges: 115
Trail bridges: 9
Recreation sites: 89
Trails (FY 2001): 99
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Heritage assets: 33
Water and wastewater: 112
Wildlife, fish, threatened and endangered
species: 6
Source: USDA Forest Service
Useful Recreation Facts from RecentSurveys
Fitness Activities, Most Team Sports
Continue Participation Growth; Exercise
Walking Remains No. 1 in The 2005 Annual
Survey Conducted By The National
Sporting Goods Association.
Exercise walking, which experienced 1.5%
growth in 2005, remains the #1 participation
activity surveyed by the NSGA, a position it has
held since 1990. Data contained in NSGAs
annual Sports Participation Series I and II
reports, which are now available, show 86.0
million Americans walked for exercise in 2005.
Swimming, with 58.0 million participants (an
increase of 8.5%), regained the #2 spot which
it had lost in 2002. Camping, which had
replaced swimming in the runner-up spot in
2004, dropped to fourth (46.0 million
participants, down 16.8%) behind exercising
with equipment (54.2 million, up 4.0%).
Bowling rounded out the top five with 45.4
million (+3.5%).
To read more and see the complete list of
rankings, click here.
Source: National Sporting Goods Association
Anglers Report Most Pressing Problems
The American Sportfishing Association launched
an online survey (AnglersSurvey.com) last fall
and reported that 1,200 anglers took Februarys
monthly survey. Those surveyed reported that
the biggest problems facing anglers today are
access to water (28.5%), water quality (24.3%)
and invasive species (14.5%).
Source:American Sportfishing, April-May 2006.
Highlights of RVIAs April Survey
RVIAs biannual Campfire Canvass survey of RV
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owners, conducted in April 2006, finds that
66% of RV owners plan to use their RV more
this summer than last, although 52% say they
may spend more time in one place and 45%
say they will reduce the distance traveled. Half
of RVers surveyed enjoy outdoor activities and
sports, and two-thirds of the respondents say
they are more physically active on RV trips than
on other vacations.
To read more, click here.
Source: Recreation Vehicle Industry Association
MAY 2006 -
New Road Atlas Created for Motorcyclists
For the millions of motorcycle enthusiasts
looking for adventure, Rand McNally introduces
the first-edition Harley-Davidson Ride Atlas ofNorth America. Packed with definitive maps of
secondary roads, road construction information,
local motorcycle laws and an expansive mileage
directory, the compact 8.5-inch by 11-inch ride
atlas fits snugly into a saddlebag. Wrapped in a
black, rubber-like, touche cover are 284 pages
of four-color maps, mileage charts, city indexes
and descriptions of motorcyclist-tested rides in
the United States.
To read more, click here.
APRIL 2006 -
New Marine Industry Statistics
Soundings,a boating business newspaper,
reports this month that personal watercraft
sales rose by 9.4% in 2005, posting the best
results for any sector of the marine industry.
Overall sales of new boats rose by .5% over
2004 levels.
More interesting stats:
2004 boat registrations show that Florida is #1nationally in boat registrations (946,072),
followed by Michigan (944,800). California fell
from 1st place in 2003 to 3rd (894,884).
Regionally, the Great Lakes Region leads in boat
registrations, followed by the Inland Region of
19 states and the South Atlantic Region is 3rd.
Boat registration statistics are the basis for
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allocating Aquatic Resources Trust Fund dollars
among the states.
The economic impact of boating in Florida is
greater than the citrus industry, the cruise
industry and Port Everglades. With a total
impact of $18.4 billion annually, Florida's
marine industry employs 220,000.
Birding Trails: Significant Benefit to Local
Economies
Outdoor enthusiasts will enjoy yet another
reason to visit Oregons Cascade Mountains with
the recent introduction of the Oregon Cascades
Birding Trail. This 1,000-mile, self-guided auto
tour showcases nearly 200 of the regions best
locations for wildlife watching and habitat
diversity.
Birding trails fledged in the United States in
2000 when the Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail
debuted along the ocean shores of the Lone
Star State. Since then, more than 30 states
have fashioned dozens of these self-guided
automobile routes to lure Americas rapidly
growing constituency of recreational birders.
Indeed, Americans like to watch birds. We also
like to feed birds in our backyards. We travel to
see birds that dont visit our backyards, and we
buy books and other equipment to enhance our
birding experience. According to the National
Survey on Recreation and the Environment
(NSRE 2001, in press), over 70 million
Americans, or one-third of the national
population over age 16, engage in some level of
birding.
Government studies corroborate these findings.
Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service conducts the National Survey on
Fishing, Hunting and Wildlife-Associated
Recreation (USFWS 2001). The latest report
tallied 18.2 million people who spent 372million days watching wildlife away from home
in 2001. These nature enthusiasts spent $8.2
billion on trip-related expenses. According to
the NSRE, the number of American birders has
exploded at a rate of 232 percent since 1983,
positioning birding as the fastest-growing
outdoor activity in the United States.
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To land managers and conservationists,
nature-based tourism represents much more
than a boost to the local economy. The money
spent by visiting birders places a dollar value on
birds and their habitats. More birds and better
quality habitat mean more birders visiting more
often. Local communities experience the
economic benefits of conservation and they
become stewards over local lands.
Source: Oregon Magazine, April 2006, Volume
6, No. 4.
Top Five Ski Areas All on Public Land
Do you know which is the most visited ski area
in the United States? What about the second?
You may be surprised to know that the top five
most visited ski areas in the country are located
on National Forest Service lands. Here they are
in descending order: # 1 Vail, Colorado; # 2
Breckenridge, Colorado; # 3 Mammoth
Mountain, Central California, # 4 Heavenly
Mountain, Northern California, # 5 Copper
Mountain, Colorado.
MARCH 2006 -
U.S. BICYCLE IMPORTS UP 10% THROUGH
NOVEMBER 2005
The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that
18.8 million bicycles were imported into theU.S. for January-November 2005, a 10%
increase from the same period last year. Value
of the shipments reached $1.07 billion, an 18%
increase from the same period last year.
The rate of growth has declined from the first
three quarters of the year. Through September,
imported units were up 16%; dollars, 25%.
The increases were led by smaller bicycles
(childrens, 20-inch and 24-inch), which
accounted for 13.0 million of the imported
units. Childrens were up 38%; 20-inchers,
14%; and 24-inchers, flat.
Mountain bike imports, the largest dollar value
category, rose 1% to 4.9 million units. The FOB
value per unit rose to $86, up from $77 from
the same period last year with a total value of
$421.1 million.
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The FOB value per unit of road 700c bicycles
rose dramatically, up to $238 from $110 for the
same period last year. Their value reached
$216.3 million versus $162.8 million from the
same period last year.
China continued its dominance as the primary
source for U.S. bicycles, the source of 17.7million of the 18.8 million imported through the
first eleven months of 2005.
Source: National Sporting Goods Association
INTERESTING FACTS FROM THE TRAVEL
INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
One third ofUS adults say they have gone on a
camping vacation in the last five years, making
it the number one outdoor activity in the US.
Eighty percent of adult travelers (over 118million people) have included an historic or
cultural activity while traveling. That is roughly
the population of United Kingdom and Italy
combined.
More than 30 million adults have taken an
educational trip to learn or improve a skill,
sport or hobby in the past three years.
February 6, 2006 - RECREATIONAL BOATING
DEMAND TO REACH $16.7 BILLION IN
2009U.S. demand for recreational boating
products -- including boats and separately sold
propulsion systems and accessories -- is
projected to grow 4.8% annually through 2009
to $16.7 billion, according to Recreational
Boating. The new study from The Freedonia
Group, Inc., a Cleveland-based industrial
market research firm, said gains will be
supported by an ongoing shift in the product
mix toward larger, more sophisticated boats.
Recreational boat sales (powerboats, personal
watercraft, sailboats and other boats) will reach
$10 billion in 2009 and remain the largest
segment of demand with 60% of the total.
Inboard cabin cruisers will see the most rapid
growth and will maintain their status as the
largest single category of boats in value terms,
reaching $3.3 billion in 2009. Annual growth for
boat sales is projected to be 5%.
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Separately sold propulsion systems will climb to
$4 billion and continue to account for the
second largest portion of recreational boating
demand in 2009. Annual growth for separately
sold propulsion system sales is projected to be
5%.
According to the study, accessory sales willreach $2.7 billion in 2009, showing an annual
growth rate of 4.9%.
BIKE SHIPMENTS FINISH YEAR POSITIVE
The value of bicycle shipments to the
independent bicycle dealer (IBD) network
increased 8% in December, their value reaching
$47.5 million versus $44.0 million for December
2004. The increase pushed the value of
shipments for the full year up 13%, to $697.2
million versus $617.1 million for 2004,
according to the Bicycle Product Suppliers
Association (BPSA). The value of shipments had
risen 13% in November.
Among major bike categories, the value of
shipments of road bikes was up 51% in
November and pushed their 12-month total to
$237.8 million, a 32% increase versus the same
12 months in 2004. Front suspension mountain
bikes were up 1% in December, with their value
rising 6% to $139.4 million for the 12 months.
Dual-suspension mountain bike shipments fell
5.4% in December, with the value of 2005
shipments rising 3.7% to $94.1 million.
Unit shipments for 2005 were up 4%, with
December shipments down 7.5%. Slightly more
than 2.4 million units were shipped in 2005.
Parts and accessory sales were up 66% in
December, $20.5 million versus $12.3 million in
December of 2004. Twelve-month sales were up
12.1% to $296.5 million.
BPSA's statistical information is gathered
monthly from 28 reporting companies,
representing both large and small distributors.
The report captures roughly 85% of sales to the
independent bicycle dealer (IBD) network. For
additional information, contact BPSA at
215-393-3144 or [email protected].
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INTERNET SALES OF SPORTS EQUIPMENT
TO DOUBLE BY 2010 Internet sales of sports
equipment will more than double between 2005
and 2010, according to Forrester Research Inc.
Forrester estimated Internet sales of sports
equipment at $4.1 billion in 2005 and projects
that sales will reach $8.7 billion in 2010. In
2010, Forrester projects that 13% of all retail
sales of sports equipment will be via the
Internet. In 2004, NSGA's Sporting Goods
Market reported Internet sales represented
7.9% of a $22.9 billion sports equipment
market.
Source: NSGA Research News Vol.8, No. 3
ARCHIVED RECFACTS
In 2001, 82 million people or 39 % of the
population participated in wildlife-related
recreation activities. Of these, there were 34million anglers, 13 million hunters and 66
million wildlife watchers. These recreationists
spent $108 billion on their activities.
Source: US Census: www.census.gov/prod
/www/abs/fishing.html
In 2001, 29,452,379 fishing licenses were sold
in the US. The leading states were California,
Florida, Texas, Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York and Pennsylvania. Source: American
Sport Fishing Association
(http://www.asafishing.org/asa/statistics/participation/fishlicense_2001.html)
In 2001 45,699,000 people participated in
fishing activities. Of that number, 11,628,000
were youths from the ages of 6-15. Americans
spent 557,399,000 days fishing that year.
Source: American Sport Fishing Association
(http://www.asafishing.org/asa/statistics
/participation/national_overview.html)
In 2002, 73.3 million people went hiking or
roughly a third of the US population. The
estimated economic impact of these hikers was
$18 billion. Source: American Hiking Society
(http://www.americanhiking.org/news/pdfs
/econ_ben.pdf)
In 2003, 72 Million people participated in
boating activities. 5.5 million participated in
waterskiing. In that same year there were
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17.49 million boats in use in the US. Source:
National Marine Manufacturers Association
(http://www.nmma.org/facts/boatingstats
/2003/)
Nearly 1 in 12 vehicle owning households now
own an RV or 7 million households. There are
currently 7.2 million RVs on the road. Source:RVIA (http://www.rvia.org/media
/fastfacts.htm)
In 2004, there were 109,750 snowmobiles sold
in the US. There are 1.77 million registered
snowmobiles in the US. The estimated
economic impact of snowmobiling is $20 billion
annually. Source: ISMA
(http://www.snowmobile.org/facts_snfcts.asp)
The average hunter spend $1,896 per year on
hunting related expenses. Source: National
Shooting Sports Foundation
(http://www.nssf.org/about
/hunting.cfm?AoI=hunting)
In 2003 American adults rode singletrack
mountain bikes 587 million times. The number
of participants was 39.3 million people. Source:
IMBA (http://www.imba.com/news/trail_news
/index.html)
According to the Outdoor Industry Foundation,
57% of Americans participate in at least one
outdoor activity. Of this number 63%participate in multiple activities each year. The
most popular activities of those surveyed were
hiking, road biking and camping. Source:
Outdoor Industry Foundation
(http://www.outdoorindustry.org
/MediaExecSummary.pdf)
The highest participation rate among age
groups was among those 16-25. After that point
participation steadily declined until the 45+ age
group. Source: Outdoor Industry Foundation
(http://www.outdoorindustry.org/MediaExecSummary.pdf)
The top five states participating in outdoor
recreation were California, Texas, New York,
Florida and Pennsylvania. In terms of
percentage of the populace, the top
participators were Utah, Wyoming, Montana,
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Idaho and Connecticut. Source: Outdoor
Industry Foundation
(http://www.outdoorindustry.org/SOI2002.pdf)
In 2003, 44.2% of the population or 94.6
million people participated in boating activities.
In addition 39.8% and 38% of the population
went birdwatching or hiking respectively. Thenext most popular activities were fishing and
bicycling. Source: National Forest Service
(http://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/trends
/recupdate0804.pdf)
75% of the American public use parks and
recreation services. In addition 71% of those
people who do not use the parks, say that they
derive some benefit from having a park in the
area. Source: Illinois Parks and Recreation
(http://www.lib.niu.edu/ipo/ip921137.html)
Last year 66.6 million people visited the 3,300
recreational sites maintained by the bureau of
land management. There were 279 million visits
to the 388 sites including parks, monuments
and battlefield sites of the National Park
Service. There were 39 million visits to the 544
Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges. Finally
there were 90 million visits to the 308 sites of
the Bureau of Reclamation. Source: Department
of the Interior (http://www.doiu.nbc.gov
/orientation/facts.cfm)
44.4 million Americans fish, with 25% of men
fishing and 8% of women fishing. More people
fish in America than play golf and tennis
combined. In 2001, the total economic output
from freshwater fishing alone was $74 billion. If
saltwater fishing is included, the total rises to
$116 billion. Source: FLW Outdoors
(http://mc.flwoutdoors.com/mc/usfacts.cfm)
Ownership of RVs has reached record levels. In
2001, nearly 1 out of every 12 American
households owned an RV or approximately 7
million households. This is a 38% increase overthe past 20 years. Source: RVIA
(http://www.rvia.org/media/fastfacts.htm)
2.2 million people cross country ski. Of that
number, 47.6% are women and one in 8 is a
child between 7-11. Source: Winter Trails
(http://wintertrails.org
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/wintertrails.php?section=news&page=xc_facts)
In 2002 there were 7.4 million skiers and 5.6
million snowboarders. 11.5% of snowboarders
report that they also ski, while 15.2% of skiers
also snowboard. Source: NSAA
(http://www.nsaa.org/nsaa2002
/_safety.asp?mode=the_facts)
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