A total of 258 surveys were collected and collated during the period
January to April 2002.
December – January: 166
February:
28
March:
64
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Total surveys:
258
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Question 1: How many
persons in your group? |
| |
Adult Male |
Adult Female |
Children |
|
Surveys reports |
255 |
73 |
26 |
| % of
surveys reporting |
99% |
28% |
10% |
|
Average number in group |
4.3 |
1.7 |
2.6 |
| Group
of 1 |
46 |
47 |
8 |
| Group
of 2 – 4 |
118 |
24 |
17 |
| Group
of 5 – 9 |
75 |
1 |
0 |
| Group
of 10 or more |
16 |
1 |
1 |
|
Maximum in group |
18 |
12 |
11 |
| Total
number of gender reported |
1084 |
124 |
67 |
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Question 2:
How many nights do you spend in Revelstoke per visit? |
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Average number of nights per visit is 3.5.
Nights of visitation are shown below.
|
Nights of Stay |
# of survey respondents |
% of survey respondents |
| 1 |
4 |
2% |
| 1 to 3 |
131 |
51% |
| 3 to 6 |
110 |
43% |
| 7 or more |
8 |
3% |
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Question 3:
Which days of the week do you prefer to snowmobile in
Revelstoke? |
|
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
Saturday |
Sunday |
| 98 |
108 |
114 |
154 |
185 |
149 |
122 |
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Question 4:
How many trips to Revelstoke per season to snowmobile? |
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Average trips per season is 4.03. Responses
are shown below. The most
trips per season was 47 !!
|
Trips per season |
# of survey respondents |
% of survey respondents |
|
1 |
62 |
24% |
|
1 to 3 |
82 |
32% |
|
3 to 5 |
51 |
20% |
|
5 to 9 |
31 |
12% |
|
10 or more |
24 |
9% |
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Question 5:
How many seasons have you snowmobiled in the Revelstoke
Area? |
|
# of seasons |
# of survey respondents |
% of survey respondents |
| 0 (First
time) |
19 |
7% |
| 1
|
41 |
16% |
| 2 to 4 |
87 |
34% |
| 5 to 9 |
65 |
25% |
| 10 or more |
40 |
16% |
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Question 6: Do
you plan to snowmobile in Revelstoke in the future? |
99% responded positively.
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Question 7:
What areas do you prefer to snowmobile while in the
Revelstoke area? |
|
Snowmobile Area |
# of responses |
| Boulder |
214 |
| Frisby |
125 |
| Keystone |
64 |
| Sale |
32 |
| All areas |
19 |
| McCrae |
5 |
| Turtle |
5 |
| Sicamous |
4 |
| Hall |
4 |
| Trout Lake |
3 |
| Downie, Eagle
Pass, Empress, Mt. Gebgie, Blue Lake, Griffin, Highway and Paint Lake
were also mentioned. |
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Question 8, 9,
and 10: Snowmobiling restrictions and Caribou Habitat |
|
Question |
Yes Response |
% |
| Are you aware of
motorized restrictions in some Revelstoke areas used for snowmobiling |
224 |
87% |
| Are you aware of where
the restricted snowmobiling areas are in the Revelstoke area? |
217 |
84% |
| Are you aware that while
in the Revelstoke area you may be snowmobiling in Caribou habitat? |
234 |
91% |
| Are you aware that the
Mountain Caribou are a threatened species? |
208 |
81% |
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Question 11 and 12:
Wildlife encounters:
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76 survey respondents indicated that they
have encountered wildlife while snowmobiling in the Revelstoke Area.
Species identified were: 35 Caribou, 46 Moose, 13 Deer, 12 Elk as well as
bears, coyote, weasel, fox, rabbit and several birds.
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Question 13:
Expenses |
| |
# of Responses |
Average per
person/day |
Minimum Reported |
Maximum Reported |
| Accommodation |
223 |
$49.00 |
$14.00 |
$250.00 |
| Meals |
220 |
$38.39 |
$12.00 |
$200.00 |
| Snowmobile Costs |
218 |
$52.83 |
$10.00 |
$250.00 |
| Entertainment |
168 |
$50.27 |
$2.00 |
$200.00 |
| Miscellaneous |
119 |
$33.13 |
$5.00 |
$200.00 |
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Question 14. What do
you like most about snowmobiling in the Revelstoke
Area? |
|
Theme of response |
# of respondents |
| The Snow |
149 |
| The Powder |
31 |
| Areas (variety, riding)
the hills |
50 |
|
Conditions/temperature/weather |
15 |
| Groomed trails |
24 |
|
Accommodations/services/hospitality |
23 |
| Friendly / people / town |
24 |
| Scenery / the mountains |
27 |
| Access |
3 |
| Challenge |
5 |
| Cabins |
4 |
| Other: access
to helicopter, everything, fun, tour guide, good for all levels of
sledders. |
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Question 15. What
could Revelstoke do to make your visit here more
enjoyable? |
|
Theme of response |
# of respondents |
| Already doing a good job |
32 |
| More areas/ grooming |
22 |
| Keep grooming / keep up
good work |
8 |
| Security / stop theft |
6 |
| Better weather / snow
conditions |
12 |
| Better prices / No PST /
discounts / package deals |
12 |
| Better / more parking |
5 |
| Better highway to
Revelstoke |
7 |
| More signage / maps |
14 |
| More night life / taxis |
8 |
| More snowmobile repair
services / dealers |
9 |
| More hotels / fast food /
restaurants |
6 |
| Other: Do not
charge at hill, disappointment with hotel management, sale of
consumable items on hill (mini store), plow streets better, souvenir
shop for us tourists, build a mall, jumbo carwash, chapters bookstore,
less trees, make sure trails are groomed if paying trail pass fee,
more shopping venues, customer service (smile), trail to Boulder
narrow in some spots. |
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Question 16. Where
are you from?
|
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Alberta |
Other Canada |
Northwest USA |
BC Interior |
Other USA |
Other BC |
Revelstoke |
|
171 |
37 |
25 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
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