If 80k is the number the final number from last year, then we won't know till this season is over. Need to know the breakdown, early, regular, etc. and only then will you know where you stand revenue wise, growth/loss wise.   My suspicion is early sales were higher, regular will be flat, overall growth will be none to little, but loss will also be little to none ( which is a win ), however stagnant, but primarily sold at early prices, will be a $ loss, which is not good.   Only time will tell        

Ah, so around 80k was the permit number sold last year….kind of perplexing to think the number would be less with a great season last year and this year was off to a great start. But I’d assume 80k includes the non seasonal day/week passes which haven’t likely even been a thing yet and more of a Jan/feb timeline for those sales.  Otherwise just shy of approx $4mil less than last year, but is hard to put an accurate number on it because you don’t know when permits were bought for each year. 

We live in an Information Age where everything is posted/shared, it’s expected, but sadly, it’s usually misrepresented with some type of an agenda at play….so I take all reports with a grain of salt since there is usually things not shared of significance.  there is risk in all we do, but when a car accident is reported on our roads vs a sled or atv accident on a trail, people tend to think lesser of the trail accident and a greater focus on people being far less irresponsible.   Hopefully the folks involved are able to make a full recovery from whatever happened. 

All of that goes without saying to me. I would think that all of us are acutely aware that every time we throw a leg over the seat, we are taking a risk.    

I don't see it as being negative. Education experience that you have to be cautions and alert at all times, when riding a snowmobile. I have seen many accidents un fold and have come across some awful scenes over years. Most could have easily been prevented if people made better choices. Hopefully the driver will recover and be ok.