Gear up for the highs and lows — mostly highs — of alpine skiing in New England.
> 9,378,000 — Number of Alpine skiers in the US
> 87 — Number of New England ski areas in the 2014-2015 season
> 13.3 million — Number of skier visits in the Northeast in 2014-2015
> 100 million — Gallons of water converted into machine-made snow each season at Mount Wachusett in Princeton
> $4 — December 1960 admission at Jiminy Peak in Hancock
> $66 — Starting price of a ticket today
> 4,395 feet — Summit elevation of Mount Mansfield at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont
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> 175 feet — Vertical elevation of Powderhouse Hill in South Berwick, Maine, and Quoggy Jo Ski Center in Presque Isle, Maine
NEW ENGLAND SKIERS ON THE 56-PERSON 2015-2016 US ALPINE SKI TEAM
> Vermont | 7
Ryan Cochran-Siegle of Starksboro
Nolan Kasper of Warren
Drew Duffy of Warren
AJ Ginnis of Waitsfield
Tim Kelley of Burlington
Griffin Brown of North Fayston
Sandy Vietze of Warren
> New Hampshire | 2
Bode Miller of Franconia
Leanne Smith of North Conway
> Massachusetts | 4
Nicholas Krause of Northborough
Patrick Kenney of Hingham
Alice Merryweather of Hingham
Brian McLaughlin of Topsfield
> Maine | 1
Sam Morse of Carrabassett Valley
> Rhode Island | 0
> Connecticut | 0
"Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face." — Dave Barry
Sources: Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort; National Ski Areas Association; Snowsports Industries America; US Olympic Committee; Stowe Mountain Resort; Powderhouse Hill; Maine Office of Tourism; Wachusett Mountain