
21 Snowsports Retail Sales Facts from the SIA 2013/14 Report
Last week the SIA (Snow Sports Industries of America) released their report on the 2013/14 season, looking at how the retail market has performed. The key standout messages were: A new record revenue of $3.6bn was acheived Overall sales were up 7% Accessory sales were the biggest success area up 14% Alpine Touring is a...

US Market shows 3% decrease in participation
Snowsports Industries America have released their annual Snow Sports Participant Study showing that overall snowsports participation is down 3% year on year. Noting the slow start to the season, the survey suggested that there were 19.3 million participants across all disciplines. There was a drop in Alpine Skiing participation by 19%, which with 8.2 million...