I am going to reply to this quickly before heading up to the ski slopes It is pounding snow! The

y are calling for 3 to 4 feet    The tourists are plentiful! The downtown resturants are busy The hotels are full!    I drove through another vacation ski town about an hour away from my home, and there was not a empty parking spot in town, the strip malls and resturants where packed. I talked to clients over there and they told me the town was nuts, crazy busy!    I do not know what your  towns look like but here in CO  during this ski  season people are still traveling from far away and  spending  $$$$ on big vacations   Please share what you are seeing in your area's     

This is a great ski year…no question. The snow is great!  But with the tightening of discretionary spending I bet the 09 season will not compare to this 08 season.

Also, delete Looming from the subject line, according to Merrill Lynch.   http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2008/01/08/merrilllynchrecession.html