Transcript impact of climate change on snowmobiling

IMPACT OF CLIMATE
CHANGE ON
SNOWMOBILING
NO SNOW
NO DOUGH $
Michigan Snowmobile Facts




Michigan Has 378,000 Registered
Snowmobiles.
Total Economic Impact Of Snowmobiling In
Michigan Alone Is Over $1 Billion.
Michigan Has Over 6500 Miles Of Marked
Groomed Trails.
Over 15,000 New Snowmobiles Were Sold
Last Year At An Average Price Of $6,800.
Michigan Snowmobile Facts




That’s Over $100 Million Dollars In New
Machine Retail Sales.
The Average Michigan Snowmobiler Spends
$4,218 Annually On Snowmobile Activity,
Equipment, And Vacations In The State.
65 Michigan Clubs And Business Groups
Groom Over 6000 Miles Of Trail.
The Department Of Natural Resources
Grooms 500 Miles Of Trail.
Michigan Snowmobile Funding


Michigan Snowmobilers Fund The Entire
Snowmobile Program With a $22.00 Three
Year Registration.
This Money Is Used For Law Enforcement,
Sled Registration With The Secretary Of
State, and Safety Training.
Michigan Snowmobile Funding



A $20.00 Per Year “Snowmobile Trail Permit”.
This Money Funds All The Grooming,
Maintenance, And An Equipment CostSharing Program (tractors and drags) To
Maintain The Trail System.
A Percentage Of The Gasoline Tax We Use
Is Returned To The Program.
World Wide Snowmobile Sales
Most Sales Are Pre Season
 1995- 227,400
1999-230,887
 1996-252,324
2000-208,297
 1997-255,733
2001-208,592
 1998-257,936 *
2002-203,153
 *Denotes Low Snow Year
National Economic Impact





Snowmobiling’s Economic Impact
Over $12 Billion:
United States
$7 Billion Annually
Canada
$3.6 Billion Annually
Scandinavia
$1.6 Billion Annually
Over 75,000 Full Time Jobs Are Generated
By The Snowmobile Industry In North
America.
SNOWMOBILE STATS




The Average Age Of A Snowmobiler Is 42
Years Old.
The Average Annual Household Income For
Snowmobilers Is $70,000.
The Average Snowmobiler Rides His Or Her
Sled 960 Miles Per Year.
The Average Snowmobiler Has 18 Years Of
Riding Experience.
SNOWMOBILE STATS




75% Of Snowmobile Owners Are Married.
65% Of Snowmobile Owners Usually Trailer
Their Snowmobiles To A Destination.
35% Either Ride From Their Primary
Residence Or Have A Vacation Home Where
They Keep Their Snowmobiles.
20% Use Their Snowmobiles For Work Or Ice
Fishing Activities.
SNOWMOBILE STATS




80% Of Snowmobilers Use Their Snowmobile
For Trail Riding And Touring On Marked
Trails.
Snowmobilers Spend An Average 7 Nights
Per Season Away From Home While
Snowmobiling.
17% Are 60 Years Old Or Older.
37% Are 50 Years Old Or Older.
Miles Of Trails Groomed








1995-96 340,100 Miles
1996-97 348,608 Miles
1997-98 To Few Miles To Record
1998-99 289,788 Miles
1999-00 268,797 Miles
2000-01 430,805 Miles
2001-02 276,738 Miles*
*Groomers Did Not Start Until Mid Feb.
2001-2002 Impact



First Snow Did Not Happen Until Dec 23,
2001.
All The Normal Lake Effect Areas Received A
Large Measurable Amount, But There Was
Insufficient Base For Riding. The Snow Was
Pounded Into Snert (a combination of snow
and dirt).
By January 5, 2002 The Cold Air Quit And
The Lake Effect Machine Stopped.
2001-2002 Impact



Other Than A Few Inches Here And There
The Great Snow Making Machine Lay
Dormant Until Mid February.
Clubs Were Wondering How They Were
Going To make The Groomer Payment.
Motel Owners And Restaurants Were
Wondering How To Pay The Bills.
2001-2002 Impact

After The Second Week Of February It
Started SNOWING!


Northern Lower Michigan Snowmobile
Trails Were Open And Groomed Until Mid
March.
All The Upper Peninsula Snowmobile
Trails Were Open Until The Second Week
Of April.
Climate Change


You Can Ask Any Snowmobiler And They
Can Tell You About The Lake Effect Areas Of
Michigan.
You Can Ask Any Northern Michigan
Business Owner About Climate Change, And
They, Better Than I, Can Tell You About How
It Effects Snowmobiling.