HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.e. 2018 Event Recap King of the Mountain VolleyballSurveyed Event Recap: 46th Annual Vail “King of the Mountain”
Cultural, Recreational & Community Category
(August 8, 2018)
46th Vail “King of the Mountain” Open/June 15-17, 2018
Leon Fell
970-948-0395
leonfell@rof.net
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Overall Event Highlights & Successes
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•List the top 4-6 successes you want to share with the CSE (consider this a snapshot for
your recap).
•Received a lot of coverage via photos, etc. in Social Media including Facebook and
Instagram.
•Attendance held steady with what would be a good turnout, annually, for this
Event: 636 teams (would have been higher excepting the monsoon on Sunday!
•Our Tournament direction was very good. On-site directors, especially on Sunday
performed admirably in getting the Tournament finished despite the rain.
•Even though the Town of Vail’s contribution to the Event was smaller than last
year, all expenses, etc. were paid.
Questions from CSE
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Attendance Estimate
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•We could have had a little more if there had not
been rain on Sunday. The attendance is right in
the range of the average attendance that this
Event will handle with the amount of fields that
we have in Vail.
•No rain! And, continue to expand
marketing/promotions.
Visitor Type
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•Yes! However, the “day visitor” to Vail was a little higher than expected.
•Our “mission” is to bring players to Vail from the Rocky Mountain Region
and elsewhere. Considering the amount of Facebook presence, more
people know about the Event than ever before. Hopefully, that will bring
even more players (teams) to the Event in future years.
Overnight Visitor Profile: Overnight Visitors & Seasonal Residents Only
Only
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•We work, directly, with various
lodging properties to provide
discounted packages to our
participants. Having made this a
“family weekend”, many of the
participants, and their families,
make this a Father’s Day Weekend
celebration and vacation.
Overall Visitor Profile
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•Outside of juniors (ages 12-17), our
specific demographic is in the 25-45
range.
•40% of our participants were in that age
range. We feel that our demographics
are a good spread; however, was
pleasantly surprised at the amount of
participants in the $150k household
range (40%).
•Would not change a thing.
Role/Importance of Event in Intent to Visit Vail
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•We have created a “family affair volleyball weekend”. Many of our participants, and
their families, come for more than 2-nights, with our junior competitions and special
Father’s Day events.
•Continue to market the Event as a “family affair” with something for everyone.
NPS (Net Promoter Score)/Likelihood to Recommend
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•We feel that when you open up a section for comments within any survey, you will
obtain more comments from those who have perceived “gripes” than you will from
those who enjoyed the Event –no matter what type of Event. We had many “great
tournament” comments from the 224 responders (out of 1,276 participants). A few
“complaints” are reasonable and we can take steps to correct them. Many are out-of-
our-control (parking, parking fees, etc.) and others are typical of certain types of
participants, no matter what tourney they may be playing.
Estimated Return on Investment (ROI) & Attendee Expenditures
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•We inform the participants regarding the many,
and varied, activities that can be enjoyed in the
Vail area, especially the gondolas and the Epic
Discovery and Adventure programs. We talk up
our many restaurant gift certificate donors, via
our P.A. system, at both parks, throughout the
duration of the Tournament.
Event Strengths & Weaknesses
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•Outside of the Event being fiscally responsible, it did not exceed our
expectations.
•Better communication about delays in competition schedules based upon
weather prior to the Tournament beginning on specific days.
Overall direction of the Tournament was fairly precise and consistent.
Vail Brand Compatibility
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•Utilized the nomer “Vail” in all presentations of marketing and
promotions. The ‘Vail Mountain, Like Nothing on Earth’ was
represented on all marketing materials including national and
regional advertising and posters.
•Represented Vail, and the Vail Valley, for all of the tremendous
ancillary activities that can be done before, during and after
competition.
Community Contribution
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•We, probably more than any Event, have participation from a good
amount of restaurants providing gift certificates towards the finishers, in
each division of play. We would like to have more “retailers” involved and
will actively pursue those in the future. However, the amount of
restaurants involved show that there is a good outpouring of support for
the Event; and, as such, their contributions show the participants that the
Community enjoys and appreciates their participation.
Topline Marketing Efforts
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•Direct mail to past participants.
•Direct e-mail blasts, consistently, leading up to Event.
•National advertising in DiG Magazine, the premier publication for beach
volleyball.
•Consistent social media postings regarding updates, promos, etc.
Potential for Growth & Sponsorships/Media Exposure
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•If we can utilize the Eagle-Vail fields, next year, we can accommodate more
participants/teams.
•Sponsorship had become more difficult to obtain, especially in “hard dollars” from
sport specific Companies. We need to target more Sponsors who are interested in
the demographic rather than whether they are involved in the sport. As well, we
need to target more local Sponsors on a cash basis than has been involved in the
past.
•Outside of the normal marketing strategies that we employ, we intend to include
more visual strategies to our social media promotions: i.e. videos.
Sustainability Efforts
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•We recycle at both venues. We utilize recycled paper for our information sheets,
etc. We encourage our merchandisers and food and beverage concessionaires to
utilize either recyclable informational products and food implements. Our
“footprint” is small regarding the size of our Tournament tents and bleachers.
•There is very little waste during our Event. All trash is picked up, daily, and
disposed of properly. As well, we make the effort to promote recycling specific
products such as plastic.
•Outside of employing specific companies to monitor waste and recycling, we could
provide more recycling containers around the Event.
The Town of Vail is committed to the stewardship and protection of our unique mountain environment. In consideration of both
Event Budget
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* Event producer to attach detailed budget for recap
Item $
Total Event Budget:See Attached
CSE Funds:$7,500
Cash Sponsorship (not CSE):
Merchandising Fee
$750
In-kind Sponsorship:$20,000
Marketing Budget:$3,300
Profit & Loss:See Attached
How did you use the CSE funds?
(marketing, operations, staff, venue, etc.)
Operations
Additional Information/Appendix
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Estimated Actual
Total Expenses $61,500.00 $45,628.57
Site/Location/Operations Estimated Actual Food & Beverage Estimated Actual
Rental fees $5,000.00 $5,010.00 Social food + Beverage $0.00 $0.00
Insurance $900.00 $795.00 Non-social food + Beverage $0.00 $0.00
Sound/AV $300.00 $300.00 Crew Dinner $250.00 $211.55
Construction or Equipment $200.00 $0.00 Players Party $250.00 $0.00
Trash/Port-A-Potties $2,000.00 $2,115.00 Total $500.00 $211.55
Utilities $0.00 $0.00
Production Crew/Site Directors $12,500.00 $7,500.00 Program/Lodging Estimated Actual
Traffic Control/Shuttle Driver $0.00 $300.00 Entertainment $0.00 $0.00
Banners - Printing & $500.00 $0.00 Speakers $0.00 $0.00
Miscellaneous/Ice/Etc.$0.00 $345.60 Travel $0.00 $0.00
Producer $15,000.00 $10,000.00 Hotel $500.00 $0.00
Registrar $4,500.00 $2,319.00 Miscellaneous $500.00 $0.00
Tourney Director $2,500.00 <insert Other>$0.00
Tourney Direction Collateral Materials $250.00 <insert Other>$0.00
Equipment Truck Rental & Gas $1,000.00 $973.83 <insert Other>$0.00
Juniors Clinic/Coaches $350.00 Total $1,000.00 $0.00
Total $41,900.00 $32,758.43
Prizes Estimated Actual
Marketing Estimated Actual Cash Purse $10,000.00 $4,700.00
Advertising - Radio $500.00 $0.00 Total $10,000.00 $4,700.00
Advertising - Print $500.00 $0.00
Advertising - Social Media $150.00 $109.43
Public Relations $0.00 $450.00
Sales Team Expenses $0.00 $0.00
Media TV, Production & Distribution $0.00 $0.00
Graphic Design $1,000.00 $380.00
Website Hosting and Renewal Fees $300.00 $528.00
Website Re-Design $275.00
Collateral Materials $0.00 $0.00
Printing $150.00 $0.00
Poster Printing $350.00 $336.66
Poster Distribution $150.00 $0.00
Direct Mail Printing and Mailing $875.86
Promotional Travel $200.00 $243.60
Entry Fee Refunds $0.00 $250.00
Total $3,300.00 $3,448.55
Marketing Estimated Actual
Telephone/Internet $1,500.00 $1,083.30
Photography $0.00 $0.00
Transportation $0.00 $0.00
Permit Fees $250.00 $225.00
Postage/Shipping $0.00 $0.00
In Kind Trades $0.00 $0.00
Supplies-Office or Other $300.00 $32.54
Demographic Survey $0.00 $0.00
Sales Tax $150.00 $115.28
Equipment Storage $900.00 $960.00
Event Vehicle Registration $89.22
Office Rent and Utilities $1,700.00 $1,901.20
Bank Fees $0.00 $103.50
Total $4,800.00 $4,510.04
Event/Program Actuals and P&L for [46th Annual "King of the Mountain" Open]
> Expenses
Estimated Actual
Tickets/Admissions
Estimated Actual Estimated Actual
700 639 $45,000.00 $37,165.00
Programs/Advertising
Estimated Actual Estimated Actual
0 Covers @ $0.00 $0.00
0 Half-pages @ $0.00 $0.00
0 Quarter-pages @ $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00
$0.00 $0.00
Exhibitors/vendors
Estimated Actual Estimated Actual
1 Large booths @ $750.00 $750.00 $0.00
5 Med. booths @ $350.00 $1,750.00 $0.00
Small booths @ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
<Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
$2,500.00 $0.00
Revenue from other items
Estimated Actual Estimated Actual
3 Cash Sponsorships @ $5,000.00 $15,000.00 $750.00
0 In Kind Sponsorships @ $0.00 $0.00 $20,000.00
0 Donations @ $0.00 $0.00
1 CSE Funding @ $15,000.00 $15,000.00 $7,500.00
0 Grants @ $0.00 $0.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00 $730.00
0 <Insert Other> @ $0.00 $0.00
0 $30,000.00 $28,980.00
46th Annual Vail "King of the Mountain" Open
> Income
46th Annual Vail "King of the Mountain" Open
Estimated Actual
Total income $77,500.00 $46,145.00
Total expenses $61,500.00 $45,717.79
Total profit (or loss)$16,000.00 $427.21
> Profit - Loss Summary
$0.00
$10,000.00
$20,000.00
$30,000.00
$40,000.00
$50,000.00
$60,000.00
$70,000.00
$80,000.00
$90,000.00
Estimated Actual
Total income
Total expenses
Report f or Va il Events Survey
2018 - King of the Mounta in
C o m p l e t i o n R a t e :9 1 .4 %
Co mp le te 2 2 4
Partial 2 1
T o t a l s : 2 4 5
Res p o ns e Co unt s
1. O n whic h d ays d id yo u at t end K ing o f t he Mo unt ain? (P leas e
c hec k all t hat ap p ly)
1
PercentFrid a y, Ju n e 1 5 Sa tu rd a y, Ju n e 1 6 Su n d a y, Ju n e 1 7
0
2 0
4 0
6 0
8 0
1 0 0
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
Frid ay, June 1 5 4 3 .7 %1 0 7
S aturd ay, June 1 6 8 4 .5%2 0 7
S und ay, June 1 7 7 0 .6 %1 7 3
2. Were yo u:
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7 8 % An a thle te pa rtic ipa ting in
King of the Mounta in
7 8 % An a thle te pa rtic ipa ting in
King of the Mounta in
1% A coach of a team
participating in King of the
Mountain
1% A coach of a team
participating in King of the
Mountain
0 % An e v e nt orga nize r or
v olunte e r
0 % An e v e nt orga nize r or
v olunte e r
2 1 % A s pe c ta tor or frie nd/re la tiv e
of a thle te
2 1 % A s pe c ta tor or frie nd/re la tiv e
of a thle te
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
An athle te p articip ating in King o f the Mo untain 7 8 .3 %1 9 1
A co ach o f a te am p articip ating in King o f the
Mo untain
0 .8 %2
An e ve nt o rg anize r o r vo lunte e r 0 .4 %1
A sp e ctato r o r frie nd /re lative o f athle te 2 0 .5%50
T o t a l s : 2 4 4
O t he r :Co unt
T o tals 0
3
3. Whic h b es t d es c rib es yo u d uring yo ur at t end anc e at K ing o f
t he Mo unt ain?
8 3 % An ov e rnight v is itor (s pe nt 1
or more nights a wa y from home )
8 3 % An ov e rnight v is itor (s pe nt 1
or more nights a wa y from home )
0 % A s e a s ona l re s ide nt of Va il
Va lle y
0 % A s e a s ona l re s ide nt of Va il
Va lle y
0% A full-time resident of Town of
Vail
0% A full-time resident of Town of
Vail
7 % A full-time downv a lle y
re s ide nt (liv ing in Av on, Edwa rds ,
Ea gle , Gy ps um, e tc .)
7 % A full-time downv a lle y
re s ide nt (liv ing in Av on, Edwa rds ,
Ea gle , Gy ps um, e tc .)
1 0 % A da y v is itor - le ft home &
re turne d home e a c h da y of the
e v e nt
1 0 % A da y v is itor - le ft home &
re turne d home e a c h da y of the
e v e nt
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
An o ve rnig ht visito r (sp e nt 1 o r mo re nig hts
away fro m ho me )
8 2 .8 %2 0 2
A se aso nal re sid e nt o f Vail Valle y 0 .4 %1
A full-time re sid e nt o f T o wn o f Vail 0 .4 %1
A full-time d o wnvalle y re sid e nt (living in Avo n,
Ed ward s, Eag le , G yp sum, e tc.)
6 .6 %1 6
A d ay visito r - le ft ho me & re turne d ho me
e ach d ay o f the e ve nt
9 .8 %2 4
T o t a l s : 2 4 4
4
4. Ho w imp o rt ant was K ing o f t he Mo unt ain in yo ur d ec is io n t o
vis it V ail t his t rip , where 0 ind ic at es it had no inf luenc e and yo u
wo uld have c o me t o V ail anyway, and 10 ind ic at es t hat K ing o f
t he Mo unt ain was yo ur o nly reas o n f o r vis it ing V ail t his t rip ?
3% 0-Not at all important: I would
have come to Vail anyway
3% 0-Not at all important: I would
have come to Vail anyway
0 % 20% 2
0 % 40% 4
4 % 5 -Ha lf of my re a s on for
c oming to V a il
4 % 5 -Ha lf of my re a s on for
c oming to V a il
0 % 60% 6
2 % 72% 7
2 % 82% 8
9% 99% 9
80% 10-Extremely important: My
only reason for coming to Vail
80% 10-Extremely important: My
only reason for coming to Vail
5
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
0 -No t at all imp o rtant: I wo uld have co me to
Vail anyway
2 .9 %7
2 0 .4 %1
4 0 .4 %1
5-Half o f my re aso n fo r co ming to Vail 3 .7 %9
6 0 .4 %1
7 2 .1 %5
8 1 .6 %4
9 8 .6 %2 1
1 0 -Ex tre me ly imp o rtant: My o nly re aso n fo r
co ming to Vail
7 9 .8 %1 9 4
T o t a l s : 2 4 3
5. Ho w likely are yo u t o rec o mmend K ing o f t he Mo unt ain t o a
f riend o r f amily memb er, o n a s c ale where 0 is no t at all likely, 5 is
neut ral, and 10 is ex t remely likely?
6
1 % 0 -Not a t a ll lik e ly1% 0 -Not a t a ll lik e ly
1% 11% 1
2 % 22% 2
2 % 32% 3
0 % 40% 4
7 % 5 -Ne utra l7% 5 -Ne utra l
3 % 63% 6
8 % 78% 7
1 2 % 812% 8
11% 911% 9
54% 10-Extremely likely54% 10-Extremely likely
7
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
0 -No t at all like ly 0 .8 %2
1 1 .2 %3
2 2 .0 %5
3 2 .0 %5
4 0 .4 %1
5-Ne utral 6 .5%1 6
6 3 .3 %8
7 7 .8 %1 9
8 1 1 .8 %2 9
9 1 0 .6 %2 6
1 0 -Ex tre me ly like ly 53 .5%1 3 1
T o t a l s : 2 4 5
6. I nc lud ing yo urs elf , ho w many p eo p le were in yo ur t ravel p art y -
t hat is , t he g ro up wit h who m yo u s hared t ravel ex p ens es ? (Ent er
1 if alo ne)
8
Percent0.001.002.003.004.005.006.007.008.009.0010.0011.0012.0013.0014.0015.0016.0017.0018.0019.0020.0021.0022.000
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
7. I nc lud ing yo urs elf , ho w many p eo p le in yo ur t ravel p art y were
reg is t ered at hlet es in K ing o f t he Mo unt ain? (Ent er 0 if no ne)
9
Percent0.001.002.003.004.005.006.007.008.009.0010.0011.0012.0013.0014.0015.0016.0017.0018.0019.0020.000
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
8. Ho w many nig ht s d id yo u s t ay in t he area o n t his t rip ?
10
Percent0 .0 0 1 .0 0 2 .0 0 3 .0 0 4 .0 0 5 .0 0 6 .0 0 7 .0 0
0
1 0
2 0
3 0
4 0
5 0
9. Were yo ur lo d g ing ac c o mmo d at io ns lo c at ed in:
11
8 0 % V a il80% V a il
3 % Be a v e r Cre e k3% Be a v e r Cre e k
6% Avon6% Avon
2 % E dwa rds2% E dwa rds
1 % Ea gle /Gy ps um1% Ea gle /Gy ps um
9 % S ummit County (Dillon, Fris c o,
Bre c k e nridge , e tc .)
9 % S ummit County (Dillon, Fris c o,
Bre c k e nridge , e tc .)
2 % Othe r:2 % Othe r:
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
Vail 7 9 .6 %1 6 0
Be ave r Cre e k 2 .5%5
Avo n 5.5%1 1
Ed ward s 1 .5%3
Eag le /G yp sum 0 .5%1
S ummit Co unty (Dillo n, Frisco , Bre cke nrid g e ,
e tc.)
8 .5%1 7
O the r:2 .0 %4
T o t a l s : 2 0 1
12
O t he r :Co unt
S ilve rtho rne 2
Minturn 1
ne ar Re d Cliff 1
T o tals 4
10 . Did yo u s t ay:
5 9 % In pa id c omme rc ia l lodging
(hote l, c ondo re nta l, e tc .)
5 9 % In pa id c omme rc ia l lodging
(hote l, c ondo re nta l, e tc .)
2 3 % In pa id re nt-by -owne r lodging
(VRBO, Airbnb, e tc .)
2 3 % In pa id re nt-by -owne r lodging
(VRBO, Airbnb, e tc .)
7% With friends/family who live in
the area
7% With friends/family who live in
the area
9 % In a v a c a tion home or
time s ha re owne d by y ou, fa mily
or frie nds
9 % In a v a c a tion home or
time s ha re owne d by y ou, fa mily
or frie nds
3 % Othe r:3 % Othe r:
13
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
In p aid co mme rcial lo d g ing (ho te l, co nd o
re ntal, e tc.)
58 .7 %1 1 8
In p aid re nt-b y-o wne r lo d g ing (VRBO , Airb nb ,
e tc.)
2 3 .4 %4 7
With frie nd s/family who live in the are a 6 .5%1 3
In a vacatio n ho me o r time share o wne d b y
yo u, family o r frie nd s
8 .5%1 7
O the r:3 .0 %6
T o t a l s : 2 0 1
O t he r :Co unt
Camp g ro und 1
Camp ing 1
Camp ing 1
O ne nig ht camp ing , two nig hts at p aid co mme rcial lo d g ing 1
camp e d 1
T o tals 5
11. What was t he nig ht ly rat e o f yo ur ac c o mmo d at io ns ? (Ent er 0
if no ne)
14
Co unt Re s p o ns e
1 $
4 $0 .0 0
1 $1 ,8 0 0 .0 0
1 $4 0 .0 0
1 $50 .0 0
1 $7 5.0 0
1 $8 0 .0 0
5 $1 0 0 .0 0
1 $1 1 0 .0 0Percent$0.00$40.00$110.00$119.00$125.00$135.00$140.00$150.00$163.00$170.00$180.00$188.00$190.00$210.00$225.00$240.00$260.00$280.00$300.00$350.00$385.00$425.00$450.00$530.00$750.000
2 .5
5
7 .5
1 0
1 2 .5
15
1 $1 1 5.0 0
1 $1 1 9 .0 0
3 $1 2 0 .0 0
4 $1 2 5.0 0
1 $1 3 0 .0 0
1 $1 3 5.0 0
1 $1 3 8 .0 0
3 $1 4 0 .0 0
3 $1 4 5.0 0
4 $1 50 .0 0
2 $1 6 0 .0 0
2 $1 6 3 .0 0
1 $1 6 9 .0 0
1 $1 7 0 .0 0
4 $1 7 5.0 0
3 $1 8 0 .0 0
1 $1 8 5.0 0
1 $1 8 8 .0 0
1 $1 8 9 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
16
1 $1 9 0 .0 0
1 2 $2 0 0 .0 0
1 $2 1 0 .0 0
3 $2 2 0 .0 0
3 $2 2 5.0 0
2 $2 3 0 .0 0
1 $2 4 0 .0 0
1 8 $2 50 .0 0
1 $2 6 0 .0 0
2 $2 7 0 .0 0
3 $2 8 0 .0 0
1 $2 8 9 .0 0
1 5 $3 0 0 .0 0
2 $3 2 0 .0 0
6 $3 50 .0 0
1 $3 8 0 .0 0
1 $3 8 5.0 0
3 $4 0 0 .0 0
1 $4 2 5.0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
17
1 $4 4 7 .0 0
2 $4 50 .0 0
6 $50 0 .0 0
2 $53 0 .0 0
1 $550 .0 0
3 $6 0 0 .0 0
1 $6 50 .0 0
1 $7 0 0 .0 0
1 $7 2 7 .0 0
2 $7 50 .0 0
1 $7 8 0 .0 0
2 $8 0 0 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
12. I nc lud ing yo urs elf , ho w many p eo p le s t ayed in yo ur
ac c o mmo d at io ns unit (ro o m, c o nd o , et c .)?
18
Percent0.001.002.003.004.005.006.007.008.009.0010.0011.0012.0013.0014.0015.0016.0017.0018.000
2 .5
5
7 .5
1 0
1 2 .5
1 5
1 7 .5
Re staurants/b ars/fo o d co nce ssio ns - avg $ p e r p e rso n p e r d ay
13. P leas e es t imat e ho w muc h yo u and yo ur immed iat e t ravel
p art y s p ent p er p ers o n, p er d ay o n averag e, d uring yo ur t ime in
t he t o wn o f V ail. Ex c lud e all s p end ing mad e o ut s id e o f V ail Ent er
0 if no ne Full-t ime and s eas o nal res id ent s o f V ail: ans wer f o r t he
event t imef rames o nly
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
3 5 $2 0 .0 0
2 8 $50 .0 0
2 6 $3 0 .0 0
2 0 $0 .0 0
1 8 $1 5.0 0
1 7 $1 0 0 .0 0
1 4 $4 0 .0 0
1 0 $2 5.0 0
7 $1 0 .0 0Percent$20.00$50.00$30.00$0.00$15.00$100.00$40.00$25.00$10.00$60.00$150.00$35.00$5.00$80.00$120.00$70.00$75.00$8.00$12.00$200.00$250.000
2 .5
5
7 .5
1 0
1 2 .5
1 5
1 7 .5
20
6 $6 0 .0 0
5 $1 50 .0 0
4 $3 5.0 0
4 $5.0 0
4 $8 0 .0 0
2 $1 2 0 .0 0
2 $7 0 .0 0
2 $7 5.0 0
2 $8 .0 0
1 $
1 $1 2 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
S ho p p ing (g ro ce rie s, so uve nirs, clo thing , g ifts, e tc.) - avg $ p e r p e rso n p e r d ay
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
4 1 $0 .0 0
3 3 $2 0 .0 0
2 6 $1 0 .0 0
1 8 $50 .0 0
1 5 $2 5.0 0
1 5 $3 0 .0 0
1 3 $1 5.0 0
8 $4 0 .0 0
6 $1 0 0 .0 0Percent$0.00$20.00$10.00$50.00$25.00$30.00$15.00$40.00$100.00$5.00$60.00$70.00$75.00$1.00$150.00$200.00$33.00$35.00$500.00$55.00$7.00$80.000
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
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4 $5.0 0
4 $6 0 .0 0
2 $7 0 .0 0
2 $7 5.0 0
1 $
1 $.0 0 1
1 $1 50 .0 0
1 $2 0 0 .0 0
1 $3 3 .0 0
1 $3 5.0 0
1 $50 0 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
Re cre atio n (to urname nt e ntry fe e s, g o lf, b ike re ntal, e tc.) - avg $ p e r p e rso n p e r
d ay
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
3 6 $50 .0 0
2 8 $0 .0 0
1 7 $2 5.0 0
1 4 $2 0 .0 0
1 2 $3 0 .0 0
1 2 $4 0 .0 0
1 1 $3 5.0 0
1 0 $1 0 0 .0 0
8 $6 0 .0 0Percent$50.00$25.00$30.00$35.00$60.00$75.00$200.00$80.00$160.00$65.00$120.00$165.00$230.00$27.00$90.000
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
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7 $1 0 .0 0
7 $7 5.0 0
3 $1 5.0 0
3 $2 0 0 .0 0
3 $55.0 0
3 $8 0 .0 0
2 $1 50 .0 0
2 $1 6 0 .0 0
2 $4 5.0 0
2 $6 5.0 0
2 $7 0 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
O the r ite ms, e x clud ing lo d g ing (g as, co nce rt, mo vie , e tc.) - avg $ p e r p e rso n p e r
d ay
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
4 2 $0 .0 0
3 4 $2 0 .0 0
2 0 $1 0 .0 0
2 0 $50 .0 0
1 1 $2 5.0 0
9 $1 0 0 .0 0
8 $1 5.0 0
5 $3 0 .0 0
5 $4 0 .0 0Percent$0.00$20.00$10.00$50.00$25.00$100.00$15.00$30.00$40.00$5.00$60.00$150.00$45.00$120.00$180.00$200.00$21.00$35.00$500.00$70.00$75.000
5
1 0
1 5
2 0
2 5
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5 $5.0 0
3 $6 0 .0 0
2 $1 50 .0 0
2 $4 5.0 0
1 $1 2 0 .0 0
1 $1 8 0 .0 0
1 $2 0 0 .0 0
1 $2 1 .0 0
1 $3 5.0 0
1 $50 0 .0 0
1 $7 0 .0 0
Co unt Re s p o ns e
14. P rio r t o t his t rip , ho w many p revio us vis it s had yo u mad e t o
V ail?
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7 % None , this wa s my firs t v is it7% None , this wa s my firs t v is it
7 % One7% One
2 3 % 2 -423% 2 -4
2 2 % 5 -1 022% 5 -1 0
4 1 % More tha n 1 041% More tha n 1 0
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
No ne , this was my first visit 7 .1 %1 6
O ne 7 .1 %1 6
2 -4 2 2 .6 %51
5-1 0 2 2 .1 %50
Mo re than 1 0 4 1 .2 %9 3
T o t a l s : 2 2 6
15. Did yo u at t end K ing o f t he Mo unt ain las t year (20 17)?
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5 9 % Y e s59% Y e s
4 1 % No41% No
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
Ye s 59 .4 %1 3 6
No 4 0 .6 %9 3
T o t a l s : 2 2 9
16. Do yo u have any c o mment s o r s ug g es t io ns ab o ut K ing o f t he
Mo unt ain?
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Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e
2 With we athe r d e lays, p le ase no tify b y Face b o o k, Instag ram, o r
o n the we b site . Also , the availab ility to fill in the champ io nship
b racke t if a te am is a no sho w wo uld b e g re at!
5 We lo ve this to urne y! It is ve ry we ll o rg anize d and g re at
co mp e titio n. It has b e co me a family trad itio n the p ast fe w ye ars!
T he lo catio n is b e autiful!
6 Do no t like the fo rmat with just o ne ne t and o nly 4 te ams. Yo u
g e t a lo t mo re vo lle yb all in the VO T R Mo untain to urname nts.
Pro b ab ly wo n't p lay ag ain.
7 I b e lie ve the re sho uld b e b e tte r p rize s, it is a re ally b ig
to urname nt with A LO T o f te ams sig ne d up , I think the winne rs
d e se rve b e tte r p rize s.
9 It was fun!
to ur nam entplay
gre at
year
eventtime
f un
love mo unt ai nvail
rai n
p l ayi ng
ye ars de l ay s unday
o r
p ri ze s
g o o dking
w e at he r
b eauti ful
bracke t day d i vi si o ns
t e ams
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1 1 Enjo y the lo catio n, the fie ld s, the b e ve rag e s. We b ump e d up to
BB Me n's fro m B last ye ar. Had fun b ut talke d to a te am that we
p laye d and the y said the y have BB 3 o ut o f the last 4 ye ars and
to o k 2 nd the o ff ye ar. S e e ms like the y sho uld have b ump e d up
to A a co up le ye ars ag o . No tice d o the r d ivisio ns had the same
co nce rns.
1 2 I always have so much fun at this to urname nt!!
1 3 Parking mo re acce ssib le !!!
1 4 Do n't like the ne w fo rmat o f p lacing 2 nd in a 5 te am p o o l and
mo ving d o wn to a "Fe stival" to urne y and the n no t g e tting p rize s
fo r 1 st o r 2 nd o ve rall. G o b ack to the way it was fo r G rass. No t
wo rth the mo ne y o r trave l fo r to co me b ack to future to urne ys.
1 6 make it kno wn that it is fo r co mp e titive yo uth p laye rs
1 8 Yo u g uys d o a g re at jo b . T he to urne y is o rg anize d and I
ap p re ciate that the ne ts are sig ne d up . 2 q uick sug g e stio ns: 1 )
Fo r so me re aso n, the p laye r p artie s are ne ve r as g o o d in
Vail/Asp e n as the y are in S te amb o at/Bre ck. T his is a b ig d e al
and a hug e p art o f ho w o ur frie nd s cho o se which to urne ys the y
p lay in. 2 ) T he re was a two ho ur rain d e lay o n S und ay. It wo uld
have b e e n e asy to se nd o ut a q uick e mail to the g ro up . Inste ad ,
we che cke d o ut o f the ho te l and d id n't find o ut until we g o t to
the p ark.
1 9 No ne
2 0 O ur favo rite e ve nt o f the ye ar
2 2 Re ally g re at to urname nt. Lo ts o f fun and a g re at lo catio n to ho st
it.
2 4 T he o nly thing was the fo o d situatio n. Lo ng line s and the fo o d
ke p t running o ut.
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2 7 S e e d ing and b racke ts ne e d to b e d o ne b e tte r, as we ll as
running the to urname nt
2 8 Ne e d s b e tte r to urname nt o rg anizatio n fo r o p e n. Fro m sharing
inco rre ct b racke ts to inco rre ct che ck in time s. Fe lt d iso rg anize d .
Part o f the re aso n I wo n't p lay g rass is the o ne ne t p e r p o o l. It
make s the d ay g o so much lo ng e r than it ne e d s to .
2 9 T hank yo u fo r se tting up this to urname nt ag ain! We had a g o o d
time !
3 2 G re at to urname nt! Be autiful are a, Fo rd p ark and awe so me
farme rs marke t o n S und ay!!!
3 3 Parking !!!!
3 6 Mo re ro o m fo r sp e ctato rs
3 7 Have tap e tab le and first aid statio n at b o th lo catio ns
3 8 I think the o rg anizatio n and co mmunicatio n was much b e tte r this
ye ar than p re vio us ye ars, so we ll d o ne . T wo ite ms o f
imp ro ve me nt: 1 . I'm no t sure why an e mail wasn't se nt o ut
anno uncing that S und ay wo uld b e d e laye d b y 2 hrs. I wo uld
assume the d e cisio n was mad e b e fo re 8 am che ck-in time , so
why no t just se nd the e mail? 2 . O n S und ay, it fe lt like the re we re
a numb e r o f ne ts e mp ty fo r e x te nd e d p e rio d s. Ad d itio nally, I
think yo u sho uld p rio ritize lo se r's b racke t fo r g ame p lay. Whe n
we lo st, we had to wait two ho urs b e fo re we co uld p lay o ne
g ame . If it's just o ne g ame (ro ug hly 1 5-minute s) why no t le t a
lo se r's g ame p ro ce e d so that o ne o f the te ams can g o ho me ?
T he imp act o n the winne r's b racke t wo uld b e minimal. My two
ce nts.
3 9 T he re wo uld b e mo re atte nd e e s if the o rg anize r chang e d
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4 0 It was a g re at e x p e rie nce . T he o nly d o wnfall was the d e laye d
start time b y 1 ho ur and ve ry little co mmunicatio n ab o ut the
e ve nt p rio r to o r d ay o f.
4 1 Vail is an e x p e nsive lo cal b ut we p ay it b e cause o f the
to urname nt. I wish yo u wo uld mo ve it to a mo re re aso nab ly
p rice d lo cal inste ad . I b ring 8 p e o p le with me to this to urname nt
and as a fathe r I lo ve it. T he sce ne ry is amazing so that is a p lus
b ut we d o n't sp e nd a lo t o f time o r e ne rg y o utsid e o f the
to urname nt ve nue s. O ve rall I lo ve the e ve nt b ut I wo uld b ring
1 2 with me and re nt ad d itio nal ro o ms fo r e x te nd e d family if it
we re n't in a hig h p rice d are a such as Vail.
4 2 I wo uld sug g e st p o ssib ly starting the b racke t g ame s rig ht afte r
the p o o l p lay g ame s are d o ne . T hat is if the p o o l p lay g ame s
g e t d o ne fairly e arly.
4 6 Wo uld lo ve to se e it b ack to the size it use d to b e . Wo uld lo ve
to p lay thro ug h 1 ro und o f co nte nd e rs b racke t in o p e n o n
S aturd ay, we waste d 2 ho urs o f nice we athe r and d aylig ht o nly
to b e up p laying in rain and co ld S und ay mo rning . Re alizing it
will ne ve r b e p e rfe ct I had a g re at time and will b e b ack ne x t
ye ar!
4 7 T his was a g re at e ve nt/e x p e rie nce fo r o ur kid s. My husb and
and I p lan to p lay ne x t ye ar. T hanks fo r a we ll run and fun family
e ve nt!
4 8 LO VE IT !
50 Make sure all o f the co urts start at the same time .
51 Ve ry fun to urname nt! T he le ve l o f p lay in the fo rks 1 8 s was
g re at and we fave d many g re at challe ng e s !
53 It was fun! T he we athe r mad e it a little d ifficult, b ut o ve rall I
e njo ye d it.
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55 No
57 Be tte r we athe r. : ) S tarting o n time .
58 We have b e e n trave ling to this to urne y since 1 9 9 3 . We like d
mo re g ame s p laye d o n the g rass this ye ar o n S und ay. T he
o rg anizatio n fo r the g rass d ivisio ns was e x ce lle nt. My o nly
sug g e stio n wo uld b e b e tte r p rize s in the g rass d ivisio ns and
p rize s fo r 3 rd p lace like mo st o the r to urne ys. It is no t the re aso n
yo u p lay b ut always nice if yo u d id we ll.
59 T his was o ur third yr my d aug hte r co mp le te d in this to urne y.
S he always has a g o o d time .
6 0 Ve ry fun! T ho ug ht it was run we ll. O nly co mme nt wo uld b e it
was hard to he ar the p e rso n o ve r the sp e ake r
6 3 Awe so me se t up , o rg anize d ! Be autiful se tting . Will re turn ne x t
ye ar!
6 6 It was my first time p laying in it and I ab so lute ly lo ve d it!!
6 7 Ex trao rd inary !!! It's an annual family and frie nd s trip we lo o k
fo rward to e ve ry ye ar!
6 8 Be tte r p rize s
6 9 Prize s are p re tty lame . We wo n co -e d and re ce ive d a g ift card
and a t-shirt. T ry a little hard e r and ask mo lte n to d o nate so me
b alls. Eve ryo ne sho uld g e t a T -shirt. First p lace sho uld g e t
so me thing use ful
7 0 No mo re 5 te ams o n o ne ne t it's so o o b ad
7 4 Mo re p arking o p tio ns.
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7 5 Be tte r co mmunicatio n. T ime tab le was alte re d b o th mo rning s fo r
o ur first match b ut we we re no t info rme d , so we we re st co urts
ho urs b e fo re start time
7 6 Altho ug h we athe r imp acte d S und ay, this was a g re at ye ar.
Co mp e tito rs we re g re at sp irite d and fun to co mp e te with. In
ye ars p ast we have e nco unte re d so me ab rasive co mp e tito rs
which d o e s no t suit the atmo sp he re o f the to urname nt. Ke e p
p ro mo ting hig h le ve l co mp e titio n with g o o d sp o rtsmanship /
g o o d sp irit as co re to King o f T he Mo untain value s.
7 8 Payo ut was to o lo w. Last 5 ye ars it has b e e n mo re . S O ME
p e o p le re ly o n this mo ne y to p ay the ir mo rtg ag e , b ills, e tc. Yo u
are making it NO T wo rth it to trave l and co me anymo re . Vail is
b e autiful b ut whe n yo u can't affo rd to stay, e at and win no thing ...
no t re aso n to co me o ve r an e x p e nsive we e ke nd .
7 9 Ple ase le t co nte stants te mp o rarily unlo ad alo ng the fro ntag e
ro ad at the athle tic fie ld s inste ad o f having to unlo ad at the far
e ast sid e o f the fie ld s and d rag o ur e q uip me nt all the way
acro ss the fie ld s.
8 0 We lo ve this to urname nt and have p articip ate d fo r many ye ars
in the Junio r and Co -e d d ivisio ns. T he o nly true frustratio n fo r
the g irls no w in the junio r to urname nt was the Be lie ve te ams
with the ir co ache s. It's ve ry intimid ating fo r the g irls p laying
(witho ut co ache s) who are the re to have g e nuine fun (the y
no rmally p lay co mp e titive ly) and o ff-p utting and has se e me d to
b e co me mo re and mo re p re vale nt e ve ry ye ar. No t sure why
this is allo we d ....unfo rtunate ly, this co uld p o te ntially b e a re aso n
why my g irls wo uld n't p articip ate in the future . Asid e fro m this
mo re re ce nt issue , we truly e njo y making this a family vacatio n
time and e njo y many asp e cts o f this we ll o rg anize d e ve nt.
T hank yo u!
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8 1 Parking was far away. Co mmunicatio n was p o o r whe n it raine d .
Ne e d s to b e 2 ne ts p e r p o o l (like VO T R) inste ad o f o nly o ne .
T o o much waiting . Po o rly o rg anize d and d id no t re -start as
sche d ule d .
8 2 T he fe stival d ivisio n e ve n o n we athe r d e lay sho uld stay match
p lay. Was no t fair to have the champ io nship d ivisio n stay and we
g e t scre we d
8 3 b e tte r co mmunicatio n and q uicke r turnaro und b e twe e n p o o l
p lay and b racke t
8 4 Having fo o d trucks o r b e e r trucks clo se b y d uring the e ve nt
wo uld b e nice .
8 5 Wo uld like b e tte r co mmunicatio n aro und the rain d e lay ne x t
time (S END O UT AN EMAIL T O ALL PLAYERS AS AP). G ive o ut
fre e tshirts/tanks to all re g iste re d p laye rs, lo ts o f p e o p le talking
ab o ut this and wo nd e ring whe re the ir mo ne y we nt. G ive away
b e tte r p rize s fo r winne rs. Be autiful lo catio n and p re tty we ll run
e ve nt o utsid e o f what was me ntio ne d ab o ve !
8 6 I lo ve p laying vo lle yb all in this to urname nt, it is always a g re at
time ! T he o nly p art I had a p ro b le m with was the rain d e lay o n
S und ay. It to o k us ab o ut 3 5 mins to d rive fro m o ur air b nb to the
fie ld just to find o ut we have to wait 2 ho urs to mayb e p lay if the
rain sto p s. I fe lt this info rmatio n co uld have re ache d us via e mail
the same way all o the r King o f the Mo untain info has, and save d
us so me time . We co uld have sle p t in and atte nd e d at the
d e laye d time b ut we d id no t fe e l like waiting aro und to p o ssib ly
p lay with no g uarante e we wo uld . O nce the d e cisio n fo r the
d e lay was mad e , all p laye rs sho uld have b e e n no tifie d .
8 7 I p e rso nally lo ve it! It's re ally fun to p lay vo lle yb all in such a
b e autiful p lace . I d id he ard so me co mp laints ab o ut p rize s no t
b e ing as g o o d as o the r mo untain to urname nts. It also wo uld b e
nice if chang e s (like the rain d e lay) we re p o ste d o n the we b site
and so cial me d ia as we ll o nce a d e cisio n is mad e .
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9 1 S e rio usly? Running the sp rinkle rs? Ab so lute ly unb e lie vab le .
S p e ll che cking e mails wo uld b e a nice to uch fo r yo ur mo ne y
make r.
9 2 We had a g re at time , my o nly co nce rn was the re was an o p e n
te am p laying in B. T his was an issue . T his sho uld no t b e allo we d .
But I kno w it's hard to te ll and yo u have to trust that the p e rso n
sig ning up is b e ing true to the ir ab ility to p lay. It was just
frustrating having to p lay ag ainst the m. O the r than that it was a
fun d ay!
9 3 I'm no t d o ing it ag ain. I was in a p o o l o f five o n o ne ne t. I'm use d
to VO T R to urne y's whe re the re 's a p o o l o f six using two ne ts so
the re are n't lo ng waits in b e twe e n p lay. My wife and I waite d
mo re than two ho urs to p lay o ur first g ame (1 0 :3 0 ). Whe n we
d id finally p lay, we wo uld p lay two g ame s the n sit fo r o ne ho ur.
Ad d itio nally, the ne ts we re co mp acte d and we unfo rtunate ly
d re w the co urt in the mid d le o f the fie ld . In o the r wo rd s, the re
we re 8 co urts ad jace nt/d iag o nal to us so e ve ry o the r vo lle y we
had to sto p in the mid d le o f p lay b e cause a b all wo uld ke e p
ro lling o n to o ur co urt. Eve ryo ne in the p o o l calle d it "Co urt Ball-
O n" b e cause we we re ye lling "b all o n" e ve ry co up le o f minute s.
I've p laye d in a lo t o f mo untain to urname nts and this was b y far
the wo rst o rg anize d .
9 5 S o much fun.
9 7 Was a g re at time , thanks!
9 8 T he we athe r d e lay S und ay mo rning was a b it frustrating as the
fo re cast calle d fo r wo rse ning we athe r as the d ay we nt o n, the
fie ld s we re in fine co nd itio ns and we misse d the b e st we athe r
wind o w fro m 8 -1 0 am. Whe n calling the te ams to p lay d uring
the e liminatio n to urname nt o n S und ay mo rning , thing s we re
mo ving a little slo w and o ur d ivisio n se e me d to co nstantly have
an e mp ty ne t and te ams sitting aro und waiting fo r
anno unce me nts. O ve rall the to urname nt was ve ry e njo yab le
and e x p e rie nce was g o o d .
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1 0 1 Wo uld b e nice to have we athe r up d ate s o n the Face b o o k p ag e .
We p laye d S und ay in Fathe r/S o n, hustle d o ut o f o ur ho te l in
Avo n at 7 :1 5 and d id n't start p laying until 1 0 . I've run te nnis
to urname nts and I te ll p e o p le to che ck o ur Face b o o k p ag e in
case o f incle me nt we athe r. O the rwise , it was a g re at e ve nt, we ll
run, and we will b e b ack!
1 0 3 Use yo ur We b site to no tify ab o ut rain d e lays and any o the r
imp o rtant up d ate s d uring the e ve nt. Ne g o tiate with Vail o ve r
the ir rid iculo us no d ro p o ff o r p arking p o licy alo ng the ro ad at
the atle tic fie ld . T he re is no traffic o n that ro ad aND no
re sid e nce s ne ar the fie ld . S o me ho w it was p e rfe ctly fine to d o
co nstructio n ne ar g o ld p e ak and turn it into a o ne lane
nig htmare and allo w p e o p le to p ark all o ve r the p lace d uring
the G o Pro g ame s b ut it was imp o ssib le to allo w p e o p le to d ro p
o ff e q uip me nt alo ng the ro ad . S tup id ity at its fine st.
1 0 4 T he co nce ssio n stand s ran o ut o f so me fo o d e arly o n S aturd ay
and it wo uld b e he lp ful to have a training statio n o n the co urts
fo r athle te s that g e t injure d while p laying .
1 0 5 It was a little d iso rg anize d b ut fun
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1 1 0 I re ally d o lo ve this to urname nt. It was o ne o f the first
to urname nts I e ve r we nt to in Co lo rad o so it has a clo se p lace in
my he art. T hat b e ing said , I d o have so me sug g e stio ns fo r the
future : T he info rmatio n p rio r to the to urname nt was no t
d isse minate d ve ry cle arly. It was uncle ar whe re te ams we re
p laying and we ne ve r re ce ive d co nfirmatio n that we had mad e
it into the to urname nt. T he p rize s we re so me what lacking .
Prize s such as cash, g ift card s that can b e use d anywhe re (ie
S tarb ucks), b alls, nice swe atshirts, e tc. will ke e p p e o p le co ming
b ack co nsid e ring we p ut in $7 0 p e r te am to p lay. We we re to ld
that the d e lay o n S und ay was d ue to the fact that the sp rinkle rs
we re no t turne d o ff S aturd ay nig ht. If yo u co uld e nsure tho se
are o ff so we can take ad vantag e o f the nice r we athe r e arlie r in
the d ay and no t b e o n a d e lay that wo uld b e g re at. If the re is a
d e lay p le ase se nd an e mail o ut the nig ht b e fo re so p laye rs
d o n't arrive e arly the n sit fo r a fe w ho urs waiting .
1 1 1 Ple ase se nd a no tice o f a we athe r d e lay via e mail, te x t, o r a
no tice o n the we b site . O ur g ro up wo ke up e arly and d ro ve an
ho ur to Vail fro m o ur airb nb o nly to find o ut we wo uld have to
wait o ut in the rain fo r at le ast 2 ho urs b e fo re we wo uld g e t to
p lay. We d e cid e d to le ave and no t p lay S und ay b e cause o f this
whe n we wo uld have g lad ly waite d 2 ho urs at o ur ro o m and
co me late r if we had a no tice o f the d e lay.
1 1 3 I have b e e n many time s to p lay. As my family g ro ws, we
co ntinue to co me to the mo untains, and Vail is o ne o f the to p
cho ice s. I wish yo u had mo re sand co urts availab le in the main
are a. Mo ve the hill and p ut in 3 mo re co urts and yo u will
incre ase to urname nt cap acity and b ring in mo re mo ne y to Vail.
1 1 5 We lo ve this to urname nt.....ke e p up the g o o d wo rk. O nly
re co mme nd atio ns wo uld b e b e tte r p arking fo r e ve nt and
lo d g ing ...$2 5/nig ht fo r o ve rnig ht p arking is rid iculo us. T he y
sho uld g ive p e rmits fo r p e o p le re g iste re d fo r the to urname nt.
1 1 9 No p e , it was g re at! Lo ts o f fun!
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1 2 0 Fun to urname nt, e ve n with Mo the r Nature sp e aking he r mind .
We will d e finite ly re turn! G re at to have g rille d fo o d o n site ! We
we re at Fo rd Fie ld s. My o nly co mp laint was that the re was no
"me d ical te nt," just b and -aid s at the re g istratio n tab le . My
d aug hte r turne d he r ankle and it wo uld have b e e n he lp ful to
have acce ss to tap e and so me who kne w ho w to tap e vario us
jo ints. T he re has to b e a me d stud e nt fro m VVMC who wo uld
b e willing to hang o ut fo r the d ay in a te nt and g e t so me
p ractice . T hank yo u!!
1 2 2 Bo th fie ld s ne e d a first aid kit. We had a g irl o n o ur ne t at Fo rd
p ark who se sung lasse s d ug into he r e ye b ro w causing he re to
b le e d a lo t. Fo rd fie ld d id n't have a first aid kit and we had to
ask the b us d rive r and o the rs if the y had an ice p ack/tap e fo r
he r e ye b ro w (fo rd fie ld had alco ho l wip e s and b and aid s o nly). It
wo uld also b e g o o d to rank te ams g o ing into the to urname nt if
the y have p laye d king o f the mo untain p re vio usly.
1 2 3 It was b ig g e r than I e x p e cte d . Ve ry nice lo catio n to have e ve nt,
and o rg anize d e ve nt.
1 2 4 I think that king o f the mo untain is a g re at p lace to g o and
hang o ut with frie nd s and p lay vo lle yb all
1 2 5 Was a g re at to urname nt as always. Always hard whe n a rain
d e lay fo rce s sho rt g ame s, b ut that's mo untain life
1 2 7 We lo ve d the to urname nt and are ho p ing to co me b ack fo r
future ye ars! Re ally b e autiful se tting and nice co urts. My
sug g e stio ns wo uld b e to ad d AA to the G rass Co e d and
Me ns/Wo me ns d ivisio ns, as we ll as to p o st the sche d ule s and
b racke ts the nig ht b e fo re o n Face b o o k o r the we b site (e ve n a
p icture o f the b racke t wo uld b e he lp ful), as the sand matche s
are re ally sp re ad o ut and mo st o f the te ams have to wait aro und
a fe w ho urs b e fo re the ir matche s start.
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1 2 8 What a g re at e x p e rie nce !!!!! Last ye ar I was a sp e ctato r and
b e ing an avid vo lle yb all p laye r I had to re turn to p lay. I mainly
p lay ind o o r b all b ut co nvince d a co p laye r to co me to Vail. We
p laye d frid ay in the maste rs d ivisio n - what a g re at g ro up o f
g uys !!!!!! T he y we re we lco ming and g ave us tip s o n sand rule s
co mp are d to ind o o r b all. Eve n tho ug h we lo st e ve ry match we
had a b last !!! S aturd ay was a d iffe re nt sto ry- that was the start
o f o p e n d ivisio n - we lo st o ur first match b ut still had a g re at
time . We d id no t re alize that we the n had to re fe re e the
fo llo wing match b ut we d id . We b ro ug ht atte ntio n to b o th te ams
that we we re ne w to this b ut we we re wiling to try to p articip ate
anyway. Afte r so me co ntro ve rsy o ve r so me calls and a sho uting
match the match was o ve r and we we nt to the stand s to
sp e ctate the o the r matche s. No t re alizing we sho uld have we nt
to Bill (ran the o p e n b racke t) first to e x p lain o ur situatio n we just
d e cid e d to fo rfe it the re st o f o ur matche s so that the re wo uld
no t b e hard fe e ling s with the o the r p laye rs o n re fe re e ing o the r
matche s. We d id co me b ack S und ay and watche d all the
matche s to the finals e ve n in the rain. O ve rall we had a g re at
time and will try to b e b e tte r p re p are d ne x t time o n re fe re e ing
o r p o ssib ly have a fe w re fe re e s fo r the o p e n d ivisio n e ve n if it
co sts mo re in e ntrance fe e s. I will b e b ack ne x t ye ar to p lay
ag ain and ho p e to re turn fo r ye ars to co me ! T hanks !!!
1 2 9 King o f the mo untain was so sup e r d up e r co o l, I had the b e st
time p laying in rain o r shine .
1 3 0 Yo u ne e d a mo re e ffe ctive way to co mmunicate with athle te s
le ad ing up to and d uring the to urname nt! T hing s like which
fie ld s d ivisio ns are o n and rain d e lays sho uld b e e asy fo r
e ve ryo ne to find o n the we b site
1 3 1 T o urname nt p lay can't b e 1 se t to 2 5...
1 3 2 G re at e ve nt. I have b e e n atte nd ing since the e arly 9 0 s and no w
my kid s are p laying to o .
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1 3 5 It was a fun to urname nt o ve rall. S ince this was o ur first time
atte nd ing and p articip ating , we d e finite ly have tho ug hts o n ho w
we wo uld d o thing s d iffe re ntly ne x t ye ar. (Like b ring ing a co o le r
with fo o d , a te nt o r umb re lla fo r shad e , a p ractice b all, e tc)
1 3 6 We always e njo y the King o f the Mtn to urname nt. T hanks fo r
o rg anizing and running this annual e ve nt.
1 3 7 Re co mme nd two ne ts p e r p o o l, curre nt fo rmat re sults in the
to urname nt taking to o lo ng and to o much sitting aro und no t
p laying . It was a p o o r d e cisio n to d e lay p lay sund ay mo rning
until 1 0 am, cause d p lay to b e affe cte d b y lig htning in the
afte rno o n and d e laye d e ve ryo ne 's trave l ho me fro m the
mo untains.
1 3 8 I lo ve the co nce p t o f the King o f the Mo untain to urname nt,
e sp e cially the fathe r/d aug hte r and fathe r/so n d ivisio ns.
Ho we ve r, I was a little d isap p o inte d with the o rg anizatio n o f the
e ve nt, p articularly o n S und ay. I und e rstand that a lo t o f this was
d ue to the we athe r, so I und e rstand the re are so me thing s o ut
o f yo ur co ntro l. I am also wo nd e ring whe re all o f the to urne y
fe e s g o to ? T hanks fo r liste ning . I like the e ve nt e no ug h that I
will p ro b ab ly p lay ag ain ne x t ye ar. It just se e ms like the re are
so me imp ro ve me nts that can b e mad e . I can e lab o rate mo re if
yo u'd like .
1 4 0 G re at e ve nt - p articularly lo ve the o p p o rtunity to p lay se nio rs
and maste rs d ivisio ns. Ko M ne e d s to make b e tte r use o f so cial
me d ia to ke e p p laye rs up -to -d ate - e .g ., Ko M sho uld have
p o ste d the rain d e lay S und ay mo rning o n face b o o k. e .g ., p o st
p icture s o f d ivisio ns and b racke ts, e tc.
1 4 1 It's a fun time e ve ry ye ar.
1 4 2 Le ss p e o p le so we can p lay mo re g ame s; I was b umme d I d id n't
e ve n g e t to p lay p o o l p lay; to o much stand ing aro und
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1 4 3 Ke e p tho se sp rinkle rs o ff in the mo rning s! O the r than that it was
awe so me this ye ar!!!
1 4 4 Be tte r no tificatio n syste m to co mmunicate p o o ls, start time s,
and we athe r d e lays.
1 4 6 Fun to urname nt. I am p lanning o n b e ing the re ne x t summe r!
1 4 8 Lo ve d it!
1 4 9 Prize s this ye ar fo r the b asic d ivisio ns we re b it o f a
d isap p o intme nt and have b e e n he ad ing that d ire ctio n the last
fe w ye ars, e sp e cially re lative to o the r mo untain to urne ys.
1 50 No ne
1 51 We lo ve it! Lo o king fo rward to ne x t ye ar.
1 52 Ne e d a shuttle fro m p arking to fie ld . Parking g arag e is lo cate d
far away.
1 53 T he to urname nt was g re at. T he o nly co mp laint is lack o f
o rg anizatio n at the b e g inning o f the d ay. T he to urname nt was
ve ry late to start and the junio rs had to b e the re e arly. T his
sho uld all b e d o ne ahe ad o f time so T he re can b e an in time
start. Co mmunicatio n surro und ing the to urname nt was sp arse .
T he re was no co mmunicatio n o n ho w the d ay wo uld p lay o ut.
1 55 Awe so me Fathe r's Day e ve nt, that will ke e p me and my
d aug hte r co ming b ack fo r ye ars. T hanks
1 57 O rg anize a fo o d truck ro d e o o n site . Pe rhap s co mb ine with a
farme rs marke t
1 58 Fo r this surve y an e stimate o f to tal amo unt sp e nt in Vail May
make this mo re like ly to b e re sp o nd e d to
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1 59 G ive T -shirts fo r e nte ring . Have b e tte r p rize s fo r all d ivisio ns
and p ay o ut the amo unt yo u p ro mo te to the O p e n winne rs in
cash no t trad e .
1 6 1 Mo re sp ace fo r mo re ne ts so we can sp re ad o ut! We had to o
many b re aks in b e twe e n g ame s. It sho uld b e 3 ne ts p e r p o o l o f
6 . We will atte nd ne x t ye ar if the se t up d o e s no t chang e .
1 6 4 Ve ry we ll run and o rg anize d .
1 6 6 I wish the re was clo se r p arking and mo re sand vo lle yb all co urts.
1 6 7 Fun to urne y, wo uld like to se e it co ntinue
1 6 9 Nice e ve nt
1 7 0 It's awe so me !
1 7 3 G re at e ve nt, we have b e e n atte nd ing almo st e ve ry ye ar fo r
ab o ut 1 0 ye ars.
1 7 4 May have little b ig g e r sig ns to sho w p arking and whe re to
che ck in b ase d o n d ivisio n fo r tho se who ne ve r atte nd e d King
o f the Mo untain b e fo re .
1 7 5 T he fo rmat, mo re sp e cifically the way to cho o se who mo ve s
into b racke t p lay. Pe rso nally p re fe r d e cisio n to b e o n wins, the n
p o ints.
1 7 6 O ur family has atte nd e d this to urname nt since 1 9 9 3 . T he p rize s
use d to b e awe so me whe n yo u co uld win ski ticke ts b ut it has
no t b e e n that way fo r se ve ral ye ars.
1 7 7 I lo ve d king o f the mo untain and had a g re at time p laying with
my frie nd and my d ad . T hank yo u so much.
1 8 3 T he re sho uld b e p o o ls sp e cifically with te ams with co ache s.
Unfair to b e the o nly te am in a p o o l with a p ro co ach...
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1 8 4 T he p rize s suck and no t what yo u wo uld e x p e ct with e ntry fe e s.
T o urname nt is o ne o f my favo rite s and fo rmat is g o o d .
1 8 5 It was a b last!
1 8 9 T his e ve nt has b e e n g o ing o n fo r o ve r 4 d e cad e s...so many o f
my frie nd s and the ir familie s co me , to watch 1 -2 p laye rs, b ut to
fly fish, g o lf, mtn b ike , and just hang in vail o n o ne o f the lo ng e st
d ays o f the ye ar.... the Fathe r Child e ve nt has no w allo we d my
frie nd s to p lay with the ir kid s... its a sp e cial we e ke nd fo r sure
1 9 1 Favo rite VB to urname nt
1 9 3 S o me ho w, ce rtain p e o p le d id n't co me up und e r a sp e cific
d ivisio n. Inste ad o f calling o r e mailing to find o ut what d ivisio n
the y wante d to b e in, the y waite d until the d ay o f to ask. S o me
o f the d ivisio ns we re full b y that p o int so ce rtain p e o p le we re n't
ab le to p lay in the d ivisio n that the y we re me ant to p lay in. In
o rd e r to acco mmo d ate , the y p ut a p laye r's and a BB p o o l which
is unfair fo r all the BB p laye rs e sp e cially yo u p laye rs in that p o o l
b e cause are le ss like ly to b e ab le to b re ak up . Fro m what I
und e rstand inte ntio nal sand b ag g ing is fro wne d up o n and the
to urname nt sand b ag g e d o ur p o o l kno wing ho w g o o d the o the r
te am that was sup p o se d to p lay A was. Also , o n S und ay the
to urname nt d e cid e d to d e lay the start time o f p lay d ue to rain.
O ur e mails and p ho ne numb e rs are o n the re g istratio n. It wo uld
have b e e n ve ry co nve nie nt if an e mail wo uld have b e e n se nt
o ut saying that p lay has b e e n d e laye d so that we wo uld n't have
wo ke n up so e arly and p acke d and che cke d o ut o f o ur p lace o f
stay while still having to wait ano the r 2 ho urs to p lay. I lo ve the
Vail to wn b ut I was ve ry d isap p o inte d with the co o rd inatio n o f
this e ve nt. I wo uld like to co ntinue g o ing to Vail b ut I d o no t want
to co ntinuo usly b e d isap p o inte d .
1 9 5 T urn o ff the sp rinkle rs d uring this e ve nt.
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1 9 6 I am d isap p o inte d in the p e o p le in charg e o f the che ck in at Vail
athle tic fie ld s. Whe n the re is a rain d e lay and p e o p le g e t the re
e arly to che ck in...yo u ne e d to g e t it d o ne , NO T wait and have
p e o p le co me b ack. T his re sulte d in 2 5-3 0 p e o p le stand ing in
line and e ve n mo re d e lay o nce the ran sto p p e d . O the rwise it
was we ll run.
1 9 7 Lo ve Vail and the to wn o f Vail, ho we ve r, this to urname nt is ran
so p o o rly. T he nig ht b e fo re p lay, the y still can no t te ll us whe n
we p lay, o r at le ast who is up first. No t all twe lve te ams ne e d to
che ck in whe n the re is o nly o ne ne t to p lay o n. T he y are so
uno rg anize d whe n it re ally d o e sn't have to b e this d ifficult. I
ho p e ne we r manag e me nt g e ts invo lve d so o ne r than late r.
S e co nd ly, the to wn o f Vail re ally ne e d s to inve st in e x p and ing
the sand co urts fro m 3 to 6 co urts. Vo lle yb all in Co lo rad o is
b e co ming so hug e and co mp e titive that 3 sand co urts at the
main ve nue just isn't e no ug h. It take s at le ast an ho ur in the
mo rning s to d ro p o ff yo ur te nts and co o le rs, g o find a p lace to
p ark and g e t to the co urts o n time to p lay. T he n o nly to b e to ld
yo ur p laying and a d iffe re nt lo catio n whe re no ne o f yo ur stuff is
lo cate d . Make s it ve ry frustrating to p ut in the e ffo rt to co me
b ack e ve ry ye ar.
1 9 8 No
1 9 9 O ur favo rite summe r trad itio n!
2 0 0 Awe so me to urname nt. Lo d g ing in Vail is q uite e x p e nsive . Mig ht
sp e nd mo re mo ne y the re in to wn if the re was a d isco unt o n
lo d g ing .
2 0 1 It was g re at. Ho p e to p lay in Vail ag ain.
2 0 2 G re at family we e ke nd !
2 0 6 G re at to urname nt, we ll run
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2 0 7 I lo ve this to urname nt and can't wait to co me b ack ye ar afte r
ye ar!
2 0 8 It is wo nd e rful :)
2 0 9 King o f the Mo untain is an amazing we e ke nd with a b e tte r
co mmunity in o ne o f the mo st b e autiful p lace s o n e arth. It is an
incre d ib le tre at to co me p lay vo lle yb all he re e ve ry ye ar and it is
a hig hlig ht o f my summe r!! S ince I was 1 2 !!
2 1 2 Ne e d b e tte r to urname nt d ire cto rs
2 1 5 Fantastic to urname nt, we ll o rg anize d
2 1 6 G re at to urne y
2 1 7 ke e p it g o ing --g re at e ve nt fo r familie s.
2 1 8 Lo ve to se e the co urts numb e re d in mo re o f a nume rical o rd e r.
It was hard to find the m this ye ar. O r mayb e a co urt map o n the
d e sk wo uld wo rk as we ll. Lo ve this e ve nt, ho p e yo u can ke e p it
g o ing fo r ye ars. T hank yo u fo r all yo ur hard wo rk!!
2 1 9 Lo o k fo rward to this to urname nt and the trip to Vail e ve ry ye ar!
2 2 0 We e njo y co ming up e ve ry ye ar fo r this to urname nt! My o nly
co mp laint wo uld b e that so me p articip ants p lay in lo we r le ve ls
which make s it unfair to o the rs.
2 2 2 I lo ve this to urname nt and lo o k fo rward to it, b ut it is the LEAS T
o rg anize d to urname nt I have e ve r p articip ate d in. No b o d y e ve r
kne w what was g o ing o n, co mmunicatio n was awful, no e mails
we re se nt to no tify o f d e lays, and the staff was e x tre me ly rud e .
G o o d thing I g o to hang o ut with my frie nd s in a b e autiful p lace .
If I d id n't kno w anyo ne p laying in the to urname nt I wo uld ne ve r
p articip ate ag ain.
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2 2 3 Lo ve the to urname nt! 2 sug g e stio ns: 1 ) Ple ase lo o k at using a
sp re ad she e t to sp e e d up the p lay whe n se e ing who mad e it to
b racke t p lay, 2 ) p le ase make all p rize s ap p licab le to vo lle yb all
(i.e . no shamp o o ) and o ne s yo u walk away with in hand (lo ve d
the vo lle yb all and t-shirts fro m p re vio us ye ars). We still have
no t re ce ive d o ur ship me nt fro m hall o f champ io ns, and we are
o ve r a mo nth afte r the e ve nt. :-(
2 2 6 Did no t fe e l o ve rly we lco me d b y the to wn o f Vail co nsid e ring
the string e nt p arking , lo ad ing / unlo ad ing p o licie s at the fie ld s,
and o ve rall ne rvo usne ss o f the King o f the Mo untain staff in
hand ling the athle te p articip ants.
2 2 7 By far the b e st mo untain to urname nt o ut the re !!
2 3 0 IT WAS AWES O ME!!
2 3 2 T o urname nt was o p e rate d ve ry we ll. Bo th Fo rd Fie ld and the
Vail Athle tic Fie ld s are nice to p lay o n. We staye d and had
d inne r in Lio nshe ad , b ut we re d isap p o inte d that Vail was
charg ing $2 5 fo r o ve rnig ht p arking in the p arking structure
unlike 2 0 1 7 ; we are like ly to co me b ack b ut may se e k lo d g ing
e lse whe re . T he p arking fe e at Fo rd Fie ld se e me d ste e p as we ll
at $1 0 p e r d ay.
2 3 3 Lo ve this to urname nt! Be e n co ming fo r ye ars!
2 3 4 Lo ve this T o urname nt!!! S o much fun!
2 3 5 Have mo re shirts fo r p urchase
2 3 8 ye s . i lo ve p laying he re its so me thing d iffe re nt aand ve ry fre sh .
i like the co mp e titio n and ho w yo u can make mo re mo re frie nd s
b e causr o f vo lle yb all . the o nly d o wn sid e is that the re is a lo t o f
e ffo rt and and willing to try to win first p lace that whe n it co me s
to p rice s uts g e tting and lo o king che ap fo r us who inve st and
p lay e ve ry ye ar . and sting y fro m who m runs the to urname nt .
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2 4 0 No t so much rain ne x t ye ar. No se rio usly vail is always g re at.
2 4 1 Ke e p this thing g o ing ! T hanks so much.
2 4 6 My favo rite to urname nt e ve r.
Re s p o ns e ID Re s p o ns e
17. Finally, a f ew q ues t io ns f o r s t at is t ic al p urp o s es o nly. I n what
year were yo u b o rn? (Y Y Y Y )Percent1948.001950.001952.001954.001956.001958.001960.001962.001964.001966.001968.001970.001972.001974.001976.001978.001980.001982.001984.001986.001988.001990.001992.001994.001996.001998.002000.002002.002004.000
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2
3
4
5
6
7
18. Y o ur g end er:
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4 0 % Ma le40% Ma le
6 0 % Fe ma le60% Fe ma le
Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
Male 4 0 .1 %8 9
Fe male 59 .9 %1 3 3
T o t a l s : 2 2 2
ZIP Co d e
19. What is t he ZI P c o d e o f yo ur p rimary res id enc e (o r c o unt ry, if
no t a U.S . res id ent )?
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
1 0 8 0 1 3 4
8 8 0 9 2 3
6 8 0 0 1 6
6 8 0 1 2 6
5 8 0 1 2 7
5 8 0 1 3 8
5 8 0 9 1 9
4 8 0 0 2 7
4 8 0 1 0 4
4 8 0 2 2 4
0123456
78 910
11
12
1314
1516
17 181920
21
2223
24
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4 8 0 9 2 1
3 8 0 1 1 1
3 8 0 1 3 0
3 8 0 1 3 2
3 8 0 2 0 9
3 8 0 2 1 0
3 8 0 2 1 8
3 8 0 2 4 7
3 8 0 50 3
3 8 0 51 6
Co unt Re s p o ns e
O R Co untry (if no t U.S .)
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Co unt Re s p o ns e
3 Unite d S tate s
2 Co lo rad o S p ring s
1 US
statesunited
co l o radosprings
20 . Whic h o f t he f o llo wing b es t rep res ent s t he annual inc o me o f
yo ur ho us eho ld , b ef o re t ax es ?
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3 % Unde r $3 0 ,0 0 03% Unde r $3 0 ,0 0 0
8 % $3 0 - $4 9 ,9 9 98% $3 0 - $4 9 ,9 9 9
8 % $5 0 - $7 4 ,9 9 98% $5 0 - $7 4 ,9 9 9
13% $75 - $99,99913% $75 - $99,999
17% $100 - $149,99917% $100 - $149,99915% $1 5 0 - $1 9 9 ,9 9 915% $1 5 0 - $1 9 9 ,9 9 9
15% $200 - $499,99915% $200 - $499,999
3% $500,000 or more3% $500,000 or more
17% Prefer not to respond17% Prefer not to respond
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Va lue Pe r ce nt Re s p o ns e s
Und e r $3 0 ,0 0 0 3 .2 %7
$3 0 - $4 9 ,9 9 9 8 .3 %1 8
$50 - $7 4 ,9 9 9 8 .3 %1 8
$7 5 - $9 9 ,9 9 9 1 2 .9 %2 8
$1 0 0 - $1 4 9 ,9 9 9 1 7 .1 %3 7
$1 50 - $1 9 9 ,9 9 9 1 5.2 %3 3
$2 0 0 - $4 9 9 ,9 9 9 1 5.2 %3 3
$50 0 ,0 0 0 o r mo re 2 .8 %6
Pre fe r no t to re sp o nd 1 7 .1 %3 7
T o t a l s : 2 1 7
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