>>2499510Anon if you have a PhD in engineering and you can't afford to ski then you either aren't making anywhere near what you could or you have terrible money management. IDK what to tell you, but ski mountains are quite busy.
Budget for a ski season:
Boots: = $500/5 seasons = $100
Skis is same (buy used), so another $100
Poles = $50/5 = $10
Jacket, $200/5 = $40
Pants, $200/5 = $40
socks, helmet, other personal items: $300/5 = $60
Season pass: $800 (your mileage may vary)
Assuming you drive 90 miles to go to the resort and gas is $3.50 and your rig gets 30 MPG: $10.50 * 2 (because both directions) * 20 days/season = $420
Total: $1570/season. Sorry you're poor anon, but frankly if you can't come up with $1570 dollars for a ski season then that's your problem.
