Due the rising costs of tickets, equipment, bar tabs, air fare, housing, etc..., skiing has become a luxury sport of the elites who can afford the sport and unfortunately most of those elites are coming from the ranks of liberals.
I grew up with skis on my feet in northern Michigan and have made many ski trips throughout this country and Canada but now that I'm retired, I can't afford the sport any more.
Do I miss it? Yea, I sure do but I don't miss the attitudes of the people I encountered in my last trip to British Columbia back in 2003............