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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My brother lives in Maine.  Skiing is the after school activity.  The mountain is one of the school bus stops.  At the mountain, the kids receive a snack and homework help.  And then they go skiing with their friends for the afternoon.  It costs $80 per child for Jan-March.  Their local mountain is not Sugarbush.  They laugh at me when I talk about skiing there.  It’s expensive and crowded.  They like their local mountain more.

Skiing can be expensive but it doesn’t have to be.[/quote]

My cousins and DH all grew up just like this and it wasn’t because they were elite— quite the opposite actually. Of course, DH’s knees are now paying the price for all of that skiing but he still loves it. I prefer cross-country but I grew up doing that more so I’m more comfortable with it than down-hill.

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My friend lives in Montana. Friday the schools go to the ski slopes.  Everyone skis.[/quote]

I think one issue is that many the areas with these cheap local options (VT, NT, ME, UT, Boise) tend to be pretty white. Even in CO, denver is pretty diverse but it isn't that close to the mountains. The areas where the mountains are are fairly white.[/quote]

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