This might have gotten covered a dozen times, but I've been meeting more and more and more kids who list "Pro Skier" as their occupation.
Me and my kids have heard of the big ski names of course, and like Pro Football Players, those pros deserve every accolade. Great athletes.
But most of the people my kids are told in magazines or on the hill are "pro skiers" have names that are a little more on the "who?" side, or perhaps we've never heard of them.
Are there different levels that still qualify as pro? Is anyone who gets a pass or a pair of skis or is in a movie a pro? Do the manufacturers have thousands of people they support? A pro is anyone who is given something for skiing right? (Does that make my kids pros? Hope not, they pay for nothing and should NOT be upside down yet.)
It seems like it's becoming really hard for my kids to meet anyone that admits that they are an amateur skier anymore. I'm curious if the top level pros have anything to say about the up and coming less-pro pros.