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Lessons                    Reach                      Impact                     Opportunity

               January 2019                                           LSS / Bring a Friend                 63% of resorts
                                                                      from 2009–2019                         have yet to
               100,000+                                               1 Million                              capitalize on
               Total beginner lessons      115,447,589                Total beginner lessons                 success via
                                           Total audience                                                   return offers
                                           (TV, online, radio)        $130
                             6,200
                                                                      Beginner’s average
                             Lessons on    $1,886,611                 daily spend               63% of resorts in a recent
                             LSS Day       Total publicity value                                LSSM partner survey indicated
                             (January 11)                             $12,444,250 revenue       they do not have a return offer
                                           $10,000 PR budget          per year × 10 years       for guests participating in
                                                                                                LSSM programs
               7.5% of beginner lessons    More than 18,000% ROI
               in January were on LSS Day                             $124,442,500
                                                                      Total revenue for industry
                                                                                                          All figures as of press time


              lessons at five Utah resorts including Snowbird, Brighton,   State and regional resort associations continue to
              Solitude, Deer Valley, and Park City.                  be critical players in the Learn to Ski and Snowboard/
                 There were a lot of happy faces that day based on    Bring a Friend effort along with all rep associations,
              the many photos sent in by resorts. If all goes well, the plan    many product suppliers, individual resorts and the
              is to set an even bigger record next year on Friday, January   trade media.
              10, 2020. Maybe some resorts will turn the effort into a   LSS organizers wish to thank everyone who made this
              weekend-long celebration and get those newcomers to really   year’s initiative such a success. Together, we are supporting
              experience what the world of skiing and snowboard ing    the very foundations of skiing and snowboarding: the learning
              is all about.                                          process that leads to lifelong participation.










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