SALT LAKE CITY?Utah’s 2001-02 ski season saw 9 percent fewer skiers as compared to the record season the year before, according to the final count on skiers released by Ski Utah this week.

Fearing shock waves from Sept. 11 and a flood of non-skiers during the Olympics, pre-season predictions said the count could be down by as much as 30 percent.

Colorado, citing a boost from the Olympics, showed only a 4.5 percent drop in business. Thirteen of Utah’s 14 ski areas received average snowfall last season. Authorities of several Utah resorts said they realized at the start of the season that February would be slow because of the Olympics.