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Turns out that skiing overall grew 4%, and the number of participants who identified themselves as "Freeskiers" grew 10%.
So lookie there... we're actually growing which is super sweet. Snowboarding grew too, so it wasn't just people switching planks - it was actual honest-to-god growth.