Ski resorts hope snow gives boost to bookings

While western resort towns recorded record summer lodging numbers for the third consecutive summer, the winter projections appear to be less promising — at least for the moment.A report from DestiMetrics — a Denver, Colorado-based organization that tracks mountain lodging bookings at 19 western mountain destinations — suggested that advanced winter booking trends were down 2.3 percent in September compared to the same time last year. Occupancy for the month, however, was up ne