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Overnight visits hit a record 25.9 million in 2005, along with a big jump in spending, a survey shows.

By Julie Dunn
Denver Post Staff Writer
7/20/06

Colorado welcomed a record 25.9 million overnight travelers to the state last year, up 1 percent over 2004 and at the highest level since the Colorado Tourism Office began tracking visitor data in 1992.

The annual visitor study released Wednesday also showed that visitor spending rose by more than $900 million, to reach $8.2 billion last year.

Most of that growth came from a 6 percent growth in leisure trips by visitors who are not here on business or to visit family - 11.7 million in 2005. Nationally, comparable trips only grew by 2 percent, according to Longwoods International, the market research firm commissioned to conduct the study.

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Resort proposes extensive fencing to protect snow.

BY BOB BERWYN
Summit Daily News
July 20, 2006

SUMMIT COUNTY — Several early season “wind events” at Breckenridge last winter have led resort officials to propose the installation of about 1,200 feet of wind fence along the top of Peak 8, to protect and enhance the snow cover in the terrain served by the new Imperial Express chair, said Breckenridge spokeswoman Niki DeFord.

The final placement and length of the new fence hasn’t been determined yet, but the White River National Forest recently listed the project in its quarterly update of public-land projects slated for environmental review. The idea is to optimize the skiing experience on the Peak 8 terrain, Forest Service officials said.

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