Friday in Montpelier, ski resorts and other outdoor organizations gathered to celebrate the first-ever Vermont Outdoor Recreation Day at the Statehouse.The day consisted of reminding lawmakers of how important their businesses are to the state’s economy and, for some, celebrating the recent snow. Vermont’s outdoor recreation brings in nearly $2 billion a year, and perhaps the state’s biggest economic driver. “Outdoor recreation is the catalyst for building the communities we want to live in. It promotes smart growth by attracting new citizens and viable businesses,” said Rep. Kari Dolan of Waitsfield. The industry urged state lawmakers to keep them in mind as lawmakers look at land use and zoning changes. “As you continue to talk about permit reform and where and how we want to support growth, make sure we remember the needs of and importance of the outdoor recreation industry in our rural communities, and that we’re careful to not accidentally harm and stymie it,” said Lindsay Delauriers, the president of Bolton Valley Resort. Delauriers said they’re very excited for the recent snowfall and for a busy Presidents Day weekend. “We are feeling the stoke, we are feeling the hype, we’re so excited, mother nature could not have been more kind to us heading into the holiday weekend. We got eight inches of snow earlier this week,” she said. The snow comes at an ideal time for what’s been a rather warm winter. Presidents week and Presidents weekend are pretty much the most important weekend of our season, traditionally it’s our busiest week, our busiest weekend, it’s awesome,” Delauriers said.
Friday in Montpelier, ski resorts and other outdoor organizations gathered to celebrate the first-ever Vermont Outdoor Recreation Day at the Statehouse.
The day consisted of reminding lawmakers of how important their businesses are to the state’s economy and, for some, celebrating the recent snow.
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Vermont’s outdoor recreation brings in nearly $2 billion a year, and perhaps the state’s biggest economic driver.
“Outdoor recreation is the catalyst for building the communities we want to live in. It promotes smart growth by attracting new citizens and viable businesses,” said Rep. Kari Dolan of Waitsfield.
The industry urged state lawmakers to keep them in mind as lawmakers look at land use and zoning changes.
“As you continue to talk about permit reform and where and how we want to support growth, make sure we remember the needs of and importance of the outdoor recreation industry in our rural communities, and that we’re careful to not accidentally harm and stymie it,” said Lindsay Delauriers, the president of Bolton Valley Resort.
Delauriers said they’re very excited for the recent snowfall and for a busy Presidents Day weekend.
“We are feeling the stoke, we are feeling the hype, we’re so excited, mother nature could not have been more kind to us heading into the holiday weekend. We got eight inches of snow earlier this week,” she said.
The snow comes at an ideal time for what’s been a rather warm winter.
Presidents week and Presidents weekend are pretty much the most important weekend of our season, traditionally it’s our busiest week, our busiest weekend, it’s awesome,” Delauriers said.
