Why yes let’s deforest the side of a mountain so we can run down it and possibly hit trees at fatal speeds. Im fucking glad climate change is making this bougie bullshit harder to do. I went skiing once, horrible experience. Everyone in the skiing lodge was a rich white asshole and it felt like I walked into a country club, no a hitler youth recreation club. If you own a timeshare let alone an entire house at a ski resort you deserve the fucking wall!!!!

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[–] CarsAndComrades@hexbear.net 25 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I live in Colorado and used to go skiing a couple times every year as a kid (ie, when my parents were paying for it). It's pretty fun to go sliding down a scenic mountain at 30 mph, and it's rewarding to learn and get better. But now that I'm an adult I've decided that it's not really worth it to wake up early on a weekend, drive 2+ hours, freeze my ass off, spend a lot of money, and possibly hurt myself. Speaking of, you definitely want a helmet if you don't want to end up like Sonny Bono.

There are a few smaller and cheaper ski slopes that aren't crowded with rich tourists, but they're the exception. I've run into plenty of rich dickheads on the slopes, and lots of loud obnoxious Texans dressed fully in Cowboys gear.

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's where I'm at with it. Winter Park, Eldora, Loveland, all the I-70 and Wyoming ones- I have so many options nearby for skiing. I haven't been skiing since moving here because it's $200+ to freeze and die.

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ski Cooper on their discounted Thursdays is the only place worthwhile, in my extremely humble opinion. Otherwise, just be like me. Stick to trying to find good places to cross country ski and be mad at yourself all winter for moving away from the midwest.

[–] CarsAndComrades@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

be mad at yourself all winter for moving away from the midwest.

To be fair, you were sort of forced to move to Colorado

[–] Rod_Blagojevic@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Thanks, Obama. I wish you never existed.

rage-cry

[–] YearOfTheCommieDesktop@hexbear.net 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I knewa few people who would go in the evening and get cheap passes to stay late into the night getting blazed and skiing. I'm not in mountain territory tho, just big cold hills lol

its less rich people doing it here but still very white