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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Skiing is for two kinds of people:

1) People who grow up in snowy areas where skiing is really common and the barriers to entry for the sport basically don't exist. If you grow up in Vermont or Canada or certain places out West, you learn to ski as a kid on used equipment that was free or very cheap, on some little hill near town where all the kids learn. You get good quickly and by the time you're buying season passes and your own equipment, you know what you're doing and the investment is worth it because you will be able to go frequently and make the most of it. And you can do it even more cheaply if you want -- take a part time job at a resort for free passes, get your gear through friends for free or on the cheap.

2) Rich people who have the time and money to become competent at a hobby that requires them to spend thousands of dollars literally every time they go.

That's it! If you live in the DMV and don't already know how to ski, it will never make sense to learn because it will just take so much time and effort, and for what? Unless the bragging rights of your weekends at Breckenridge or whatever are worth it to you, there are lots of other really fun hobbies you could take up that make more sense for someone living in this area. Hiking, kayaking, swimming, etc. You are under no obligation to become a skier around here, so don't![/quote]

This is such a good summary. Most of the people I know who ski fall into category 2 and it seems like half the justification is that it is a flex that they can fly five people to Colorado for a ski trip. [/quote]

So they only like skiing so they can flex their ski vacation? Would you judge them for their 6k oceanfront beach vacation or Disney trip? Is that also "flexing"?  because my ski vacations out west for a family of 4 cost less then these. Sure we could be the people who go to Aspen and spend $30k, but you can also do a ski vacation for under $6k or even less if you really plan it right.[/quote]

I am not saying that everyone is like that but the people I know who are super into skiing are also super into flashing their money around, and their fancy trips to "Breck" are definitely part of it. [/quote]

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