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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. I grew up in Colorado and had never been downhill skiing when I got to college. All the rich people at my college thought I was a loser who had "wasted a good opportunity" because they'd all been to Colorado dozens of times to go skiing at high end resorts with their family. It never occurred to them that many families cannot afford the cost of a one day ski pass for their kids, even if they are able to borrow all the gear. And if you can't borrow gear, it's going to cost you at least a few hundred to rent skis/boots/helmet and buy (even used) snow gear. And then all the food at ski resorts is super pricy too.

Yes you can ski more economically but it only works if you do it a lot and/or come from a family of skiers who know how. I had friends in high school who were skiers and they got free passes by serving on ski patrol or working at resorts over holiday breaks, and they were able to put together their gear over time from hand me downs. But they were really into skiing -- it was their thing.

It's not something you can do just casually, a few times a year, unless you have $$$.

Yes, skiing is elitist.[/quote]

It can be expensive but doesn't have to be. My family (well, not me as I don't prefer to ski) buys equipment of Craigslist (or another only market) uses it for a season and resells it. This was especially true when my DC was growing out of the gear every season. We never lost money. We certainly have snow pants, etc. but we would have bought that anyway. 
(and save a little if you need to), it's doable.  There a season passes that work at the local places. Plus, Bryce, Massanutten, Liberty . . . they're not top of the line skiing but there are these and several other places that you can do easily and that aren't that expensive. And if you pack your own food and snacks, you don't need the food/bar tabs that go with it.

It is doable. [/quote]

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