These were among the facts revealed by NZSki managers during their post-season update to members of the Queenstown Chamber of Commerce in Crowne Plaza Queenstown last week. Caffeine proved to be the fuel which keeps people going on the slopes.
Over 102 days of trading, 14,000 Wakatipu-made pies, 15,000 burgers and 8500 sushi packs were sold.
One pie was sold per 135 runs by guests, one litre of Coca-Cola was sold for every 123 runs and one chocolate bar for every 87 runs, but one coffee was sold for every 24 runs.
Visitor numbers to the Remarkables were up 14% on the 2012 season.
Coronet Peak visitor numbers were down 4.7% on the previous season, mainly due to warmer temperatures and rain affecting snowfall and snow-making capabilities.
The mercury was higher than usual at an average of 1.2degC and 268mm of rain cut the snow base at the start of June from 80cm to 37cm. However, Coronet Peak was closed for only three days in the entire season.
The number of injuries at the Remarkables was down by 38%, helped by terrain clearance last summer.
Australia continues to be the primary market and focus of promotion for NZSki, followed by ''local'' and Auckland.
New Zealanders ski far more metres than Australians, especially at Coronet Peak.
Guests from Otago-Southland favoured Coronet Peak, making up 30% of visitors, over the Remarkables, where they made up 25% of visitors.
Tomonori Tosaka was the most prolific skier, clocking up 69 runs in one day, or an average of one run every 10 minutes for 12 hours at Coronet Peak.
The NZSki fleet of 10 4WD buses travelled 293,683km, or more than seven times around the world.
The buses carried 104,904 passengers, which took 350 vehicles off access roads.
Free public Wi-Fi was introduced to both ski areas for the first time and 12,000 individuals subscribed to the Telecom service.
The ski areas were the most active online in New Zealand during the peak winter months.
A total of 58% of waste was recycled at both ski areas, up from 40% at Coronet Peak in 2012 and more than the goal of 40% at the Remarkables.
There were 250 entries for the 23rd annual Peak 2 Peak multisport race on August 3.
And at least five proposals of marriage were made on the mountains.
