| Last year was a good one for ski resorts around the | | | | similar idea. Normally a typical ski resort might earn |
| world. America celebrated great snowfall at many of | | | | around 15% of their income during the summer |
| their resorts last year and Europe had some good | | | | months. If the facilities where opened up to a |
| bouts as well. Canada however didn't have the same | | | | greater variety of sports and sporting events then |
| luck and many of their slopes were lacking snow, | | | | their could be a dramatic increase in the percentage. |
| although they can't complain with the great seasons | | | | mountain biking is the activity that has captured most |
| they've had in years gone by. Most ski slope owners | | | | peoples imagination and it has had the most support |
| felt like they dodged a bullet as the failing economy | | | | There are often mountain bike trails at the base of |
| threatened to potentially keep the snow-goers away. | | | | ski mountains already and shops selling mountain bikes |
| Many already began to think about new ways to | | | | dotted around the areas. This would make the sport |
| make money in the summer months however, as | | | | one that both locals and visitors can take part in as |
| everyone is well aware that they are not out of the | | | | the gear can just be rented as you would a pair of |
| woods just yet. | | | | skis or snowboards. The proposed idea however is |
| Congress had a bill introduced to it recently in | | | | for mountain biking a little more on the extreme side |
| America that would enable ski areas to further utilize | | | | of things, utilising the ski lifts that are already in place |
| their resources in the summer months. There has | | | | to host downhill mountain biking events and |
| been talk already about European resorts adopting a | | | | competitions on the steep runs. |