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ASPEN — Attendance at this year’s Winter X Games hit a five-year low as officials say a poor economy and bad weather kept spectators at home.
The four-day contest drew about 68,000 this year to Buttermilk Mountain. That’s down more than 4,000 from last year and down more than 8,000 spectators from the Winter X Games record in 2007.
Officials with the event say they’re pleased with the turnout.
They say a poor economy and snowy, rainy weather depressed attendance.
——— Information from: Aspen Daily News,
