SkiDataViz
code for visualizing data collected about ski resorts
Data Collection
Used python code in resort_data_code to scrape resort data from skiresortsnow.com where each resort had its own page and needed to be accessed, downloaded, and scraped for the info.
Data Visualization
Used R code in RAnalysis to create charts to help visualize the data.
- Skiable Acres vs. Trails
Data Sources
Ski area location data http://geocommons.com/overlays/164880
Ski area data http://www.skiresortsnow.com/
http://bestsnow.net/ http://50.87.144.177/~bestsnow/snowrpts.htm http://50.87.144.177/~bestsnow/summ13.htm