Do not know about the rates, but the courses never change. People are falling on the good days and breaking equipment and body parts. It has been a problem at Snowshoe since day one. The Unpredictable weather on the mountain compounds the problem. I suspect there are a lot of folks that would like to participate that can' t because of the course' s. New York and Flat Woods were more shooter friendly. If SnowShoe can' t do better in designing better course' s it' s time to go elsewhere. The weather can not be controled, but boy scouts could come up with better coures considering how much land they have. Hanging by a rope and falling in mud is not fun. This is a world Bowhunting Championship, not an endurance test.