Vail Resorts' skier visits drop

VAIL, Colorado - Vail Mountain's early season snow, or lack thereof, affected its fiscal 2010 second quarter skier visits with a 7.7 percent decline over the same period in 2009.That being said, skier visits through March 7 of this year at the company's five ski resorts are up .4 percent over last season.Vail Resorts announced its second quarter earnings Wednesday for the period covering the early ski season - November, December and January. The results show Vail Resorts is still facing many challenges amid the struggling national economy and a not-so-snowy start to the season,Overall, the company's net revenue for the second quarter was 22.7 percent lower than the same period last year, mostly because of the timing of real estate closings, Vail Resorts Chief Executive Officer Rob Katz said. There were no closings for the second quarter this year, and closings for the second quarter of 2009 included revenue from 10 closings at Vail Resorts' p

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