Guess the 2011-12 Utah Skier Days

| May 9, 2012

If tradition holds, Ski Utah will be releasing its 2011-12 Utah Annual Skier Day Visits any day now. This event is the skiing equivalent of Enron releasing their quarterly earnings statement and is always eagerly anticipated. I don’t think Arthur Anderson audits the final number, nor does S&P/Moody’s rate it, but the number is always exciting as it is used as an index for proposed future growth, Olympic bids, press releases, pom pom shaking, etc..

The Rocky Mountain Region saw a 7.2% drop, as a result of the worst snow season in 20 years. Last year Utah had 4,223,064, so -7.2% would put us at 3,910,557.

I’m going with 3,951,732.  This would put us slightly ahead of the Rocky Mountain Regional average (HA!)  and allow for a legitimate round-up to 4 million, while still acknowledging that it was a bad year.

I’ll put up a copy of The Chuting Gallery, PLUS a new Voile strap (must be a lower 48 address – sorry) to the person who posts the closest number in a comment on this StraightChuter.com posting.  The contest is over when Ski Utah posts their official number, which could be any day now, and, of course, Ski Utah employees are not eligible as they already have enough trashy books and strap-ons.

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Andrew McLean lives in Park City, Utah and is a gear designer, writer, photographer, ski mountaineer, climber, Mountain Unicycle rider and father of two very loud little girls.

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  1. A OK says:
    May 9, 2012 at 16:18

    Can we substitute an autograph on my very well worn Whippet for the Voile ski strap if I win? (I’ll provide the marker) 3,864,001

  2. steve says:
    May 9, 2012 at 16:20

    4,025,001

  3. Nate K says:
    May 9, 2012 at 16:25

    I’d say 4,101,777. And will you sign my bare chest?

  4. Jon says:
    May 9, 2012 at 17:08

    My guess is 3,985,001, and your comment about trashy books and strap-ons made me LOL, thanks.

  5. Charlie says:
    May 9, 2012 at 17:18

    Nothing like making use of a prior…. 3,910,557

  6. Chris L says:
    May 9, 2012 at 17:44

    3,935,142

  7. Brody says:
    May 9, 2012 at 17:45

    I’m in. 4,001,111.
    :-)

  8. Isaac says:
    May 9, 2012 at 17:52

    I’m gonna go with 3,975,012

  9. chester says:
    May 9, 2012 at 19:50

    3910420

  10. Dave says:
    May 9, 2012 at 20:33

    3,963,763

  11. klaus says:
    May 9, 2012 at 22:26

    pi^e/6 * 10^6

    or 3 743 192.95

    Pretty straightforward calculation, really.

  12. TyFalk says:
    May 9, 2012 at 22:59

    Hum…3,700,000

  13. eric says:
    May 9, 2012 at 23:05

    3,895,001

  14. Jason says:
    May 9, 2012 at 23:06

    4,077,000. MASH, anyone?

  15. Daren says:
    May 9, 2012 at 23:10

    3,858,123

  16. Mike says:
    May 10, 2012 at 00:44

    I was actually counting… and it turned out to be exactly 4,000,000.

  17. Dermo says:
    May 10, 2012 at 00:46

    Let’s give 3,799,999 a try…

  18. Max says:
    May 10, 2012 at 00:57

    3,809,757.5 If half a person counts…

  19. Jordan Pond says:
    May 10, 2012 at 02:33

    3,789,132 keep the book but I’ll take an extra strap.

    :)

  20. Bob Barker says:
    May 10, 2012 at 02:35

    $1

  21. ImaFred says:
    May 10, 2012 at 06:51

    I’ll go with 4,200,000 ;)

  22. Pondsy says:
    May 10, 2012 at 07:06

    4,100,069. Great news for skiers!

  23. Jim R. says:
    May 10, 2012 at 08:15

    3,904,222 for the win!

  24. db says:
    May 10, 2012 at 08:23

    3,949,663

  25. Smokey says:
    May 10, 2012 at 08:53

    3,741,420

  26. dug says:
    May 10, 2012 at 09:08

    4,250,000.

    we’re not quakers.

  27. Matt says:
    May 10, 2012 at 09:51

    4,223,064… Some things never change!?

  28. Ty says:
    May 10, 2012 at 10:28

    3,800,000

  29. MoSlasher says:
    May 10, 2012 at 10:59

    3,920,000

  30. Rick says:
    May 10, 2012 at 12:17

    Are we playing by the price is right rules??

    3,850,642

  31. Rick says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:02

    3,897,500

  32. Shelby says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:27

    3,903,852

  33. Andrew says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:29

    I wish I knew what the Price is Right rules were. :)
    One vote per person, the person with the closest number wins, in the case of a tie I get to decide what to do.

  34. Andrew says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:31

    In the case of a half a person skier day, Ski Utah rounds up to the nearest 1,000. ;)

  35. Andrew says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:32

    I like it dug – the best defense for a bad season is a good offense. “It may have been a bad year… BUT WE SET A RECORD!” hahaha.

  36. Andrew says:
    May 10, 2012 at 14:41

    I thought it was more like:
    (pi=100% US)-(0%2U)= UR4ktd

    Pie equals 100% ours, minus zero percent to you, equals you are fuct?

  37. ron says:
    May 10, 2012 at 18:02

    36k

  38. Andrew says:
    May 10, 2012 at 22:40

    Ron – that’s probably the real number, but honesty is no way to increase your marketing budget. ;)

  39. Launchpad McQuack says:
    May 10, 2012 at 23:02

    3,765,432

  40. Ken McKean says:
    May 11, 2012 at 00:25

    3,864,374

  41. Arthur says:
    May 11, 2012 at 08:39

    3,937,510 ftw

  42. Luki says:
    May 11, 2012 at 09:07

    3,500,002

  43. Nick says:
    May 11, 2012 at 12:10

    4050023

    Yes! Already celebrating.

  44. GrizzlyAdam says:
    May 11, 2012 at 14:07

    3,756,724 + 1.

  45. mtb says:
    May 12, 2012 at 17:34

    3,800,075

  46. mtb says:
    May 12, 2012 at 17:35

    Andrew — Price is Right = at or under the price; going over is a bust.

  47. Mateo says:
    May 14, 2012 at 06:04

    4,001,000

  48. Sam says:
    May 14, 2012 at 10:59

    3,750,573

  49. Mark says:
    May 14, 2012 at 21:33

    3,799,998

  50. omr says:
    May 15, 2012 at 08:59

    3,810,099

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