[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by BeanoNYC

Thank you. I've gotten that reaction many times. Almost like it's an elitist's sport. Flippin pisses me off.

While I wouldn't consider skiing an elitist sport, it is expensive and getting more expensive all the time due higher costs in getting too the mountain. I actually spent the same in gas this season as I did lift tickets. Next year I anticipate paying more for gas than tickets.

I'm a bargain hunter and make a fair above average living, but still feel the squeeze at times. The median income in this country for a male full time worker is 43K. That's about $600 week after taxes. So when half the population looks at the sport and realizes that they have to give up a weeks pay just to get the cheapest possible equipment and clothing out there before they even set foot on the slopes, of course the perception will be that the sport is expensive.

I skied more this winter than I have since I was a ski bum living in Stowe. Why? I made the most money since then.

No it's not yachting, but for the average or below average income worker, it is a fairly large economic investment.