The 2021-2022 ski season was record-breaking within the complete variety of skier visits to resorts across the nation.
The nationwide determine of 61 million skier visits was up 3.5% from the earlier season, based on the National Ski Areas Association.
“This record visitation signals that the U.S. ski industry is healthy, and that the demand for outdoor recreation remains strong. There were signs of this during the 2020-21 season as the realities of the Covid-19 pandemic led more people to seek outdoor activities,” the affiliation mentioned in a launch.
Around the nation, the Rocky Mountain area reported a file excessive variety of skier visits at 25.2 million whereas the Northeast, Midwest and Pacific Southwest all had will increase from 2020-2021 season, based on the affiliation.
The nationwide complete of skier visits beats the earlier file of 60.5 million set within the 2010-2011 season.
Saudi oil earnings surge 80%
Oil big Saudi Aramco mentioned Sunday its earnings soared greater than 80% within the first three months of the 12 months.
The bumper first-quarter earnings by the agency formally referred to as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., which overtook Apple because the world’s most precious firm final week, present a file web revenue of $39.5 billion, up from $21.7 billion throughout the identical interval final 12 months.
Oil costs rallied to a 14-year excessive of $139 a barrel in March instantly after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. International benchmark Brent crude traded over $111 a barrel Sunday.
Shares of Aramco jumped 1.85% Sunday on the earnings report, with a share costing 41.40 Saudi riyals, or $11.04 on the Tadawul inventory market.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”