Guy in Shorts wrote: Bubba's point is the attendance number by itself diminishes unless you are racking up the vertical to prove that you are indeed skiing
Which ski area has the most vertical?
Which ski area has the most vertical off one lift?
Which ski area has the most vertical without a tiresome run-out?
Which ski area has the most trails?
Which ski area has the most trails, not trail segments?
Which ski area has the most snowmaking hydrants?
Which ski area has the most gallons pumped in a season?
Which ski area has the most skier visits?
Which ski area has the most acreage?
Which ski area has the most miles of trails?
Which ski area has the most annual snowfall?
Which ski area has the most 100 day skiers?
Who pulls the highest G force in a turn?
Who gets the highest heart rate?
Who makes the most turns per mile?
Who has the most airborne vertical? (Accumulated height in ski jumping in a day)
Who has the most rotational degrees in the air in a day?
Who has the most moguls in a day?
Who has ridden every chair on Superstar?
You can describe skiing many ways.
I dunno. Numbers are numbers. If I rack up a million feet on the magic carpet am I really skiing? If I sideslip down Ovation all the way am I really skiing? I find on many days when I go out expecting a run or two in lousy conditions it turns out better than expected and I ski for hours. I don't feel the need to ski for a number. One friend tracks speed and shoots for a minimum every day. One friend skis a different trail every run. One friend hikes after the lift closes.
If you're counting scan days, a scan is a scan. There is no such thing as a minimum scan, a loaded scan, an opening scan or a certified scan. You were in the lift maze that day. Skis are optional.