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Angel Diva
So much has been written about this, here and elsewhere. You, and tens of thousands like you, are sick of this, and the corporate greed behind it. It's too late for me (on the East coast) to write all that I feel, but look around. You're not alone.
I have been rethinking large resorts. I think I want to turn my efforts to smaller, closer hills. I haven't the faintest ideas what's available in the PNW. In New England and elsewhere, hundreds of small, inexpensive, family-run ski areas (NOT resorts) have closed their doors in the last few decades. I think the big corporations have convinced Americans that huge resorts = skiing. IMHO, huge resorts = big spending for us and big profits for them.
Who needs a $29 burger for lunch with $12 fries? Somebody got water the other day for $3.99 at some resort lunch counter. I don't need truffle fries to go with my PB&J! Oh dear. This is no way to get ready for bed! I can feel my blood pressure spiking!
There's a tiny hill near me, Mt. Peter, that offers free lessons to beginners on weekends and holidays. I might try to get a job teaching there next year. I haven't seen it, but doesn't that sounds like how skiing should be? I know I'll want to ski bigger mountains and longer runs too, but honestly, it has become insane, and kind of ugly. The photographs of those lift lines at Stevens, and knowing that passholders couldn't find parking before first chair! Aaaugh! Words fail me.
I have been rethinking large resorts. I think I want to turn my efforts to smaller, closer hills. I haven't the faintest ideas what's available in the PNW. In New England and elsewhere, hundreds of small, inexpensive, family-run ski areas (NOT resorts) have closed their doors in the last few decades. I think the big corporations have convinced Americans that huge resorts = skiing. IMHO, huge resorts = big spending for us and big profits for them.
Who needs a $29 burger for lunch with $12 fries? Somebody got water the other day for $3.99 at some resort lunch counter. I don't need truffle fries to go with my PB&J! Oh dear. This is no way to get ready for bed! I can feel my blood pressure spiking!
There's a tiny hill near me, Mt. Peter, that offers free lessons to beginners on weekends and holidays. I might try to get a job teaching there next year. I haven't seen it, but doesn't that sounds like how skiing should be? I know I'll want to ski bigger mountains and longer runs too, but honestly, it has become insane, and kind of ugly. The photographs of those lift lines at Stevens, and knowing that passholders couldn't find parking before first chair! Aaaugh! Words fail me.