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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At some point in your 40s/50s/60s you are probably going to find that taking a 3-4 runs up and down the mountain is all you have the appetite for, and for those 3-4 runs, you spent unjustifiable dollars.[/quote]

This is the dumbest thing I've ever read.  What kind of crap shape are you in?  [/quote]

Read my words again:  do you really think [b]most people who know how to ski[/b] are going to want to ski more than 3-4 runs after they turn 70?  Maybe the ski patrol, but most people, which means probably?  And I am in perfectly good shape and ruck in steep terrain for hours 5-6 days per week.  Maybe if I lived in California and owned a slope-side house I would feel differently, but my realistic options are in icy New England/Quebec.[/quote]

People who really enjoy skiing will continue into their 70s. I met a wonderful 70 yr old retired doctor on a lift at keystone and skied a few runs with him as he showed me around the mountain. I aspire to keep skiing into my 70s and while we live in the DC area now we plan on retiring out west so we can hike in summer and ski in winter. 
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I've seen a trend in some areas of instructors being elderly where they used to all be young. 
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They are wealth-off retirees who own homes near the ski resort. The younger people can't afford to live near the mountains and teach ski lessons. Kids still living with their (wealthy) parents in ski towns don't have to deign taking a part-time job and are busy on the weekends with competitive ski team, tutors, ECs, etc.

It's a whole thing. The fact that we see old retirees teaching ski lessons is actually a bad sign. Once they kick the bucket, there won't be many people left. Very few professional ski instructors in the US. It's actually an entire career in Europe because normal people can still afford to live adjacent to ski resorts. [/quote]

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