Replying to Is usasa a ripoff?

I looked into doing a usasa comp and then found out its 100 dollars just to register for an account, and 50 dollars to sign up for each comp, all that on top of lift tickets. Only to get to go on a trip to colorado at your own expense, where you pay for everything, and extra for the comp to compete against more kids. Does it get you anything special other than getting to compete against some kids, and have national rankings, i would rather save the money, and do some of the cheap 10 dollar non usasa comps, where you actually win some gear.

**This thread was edited on Jan 12th 2019 at 6:38:37pm

**This thread was edited on Jan 12th 2019 at 6:39:11pm