Vermont State Auditor investigates ski area lease payments
 

http://auditor.vermont.gov/sites/aud...20Leases. pdf

State payments for ski areas on state leases runs up to 5% of revenue collected, depending on complications like 5% of lift ticket revenue multiplied by the percentage of liftline linear feet on state land. The leases for the 7 ski areas involved are inconsistent and some are over 50 years old.