Replying to Making skiing more accessible/ Ode to Martock NS

Skiing is fucking expensive.
its not as bad once you get into it but because now I'm only buying one or two pieces of gear per season and also I know love it so its a lot easier to justify cashing out for a seasons pass.

I grew up skiing Martock in Nova Scotia (600ft and 5 runs, pretty descent park) and Martock fucking rules. you could buy a season pass in the summer for the coming season and it would only be like $140 (I'm sure its more now). Every fall they would do a ski swap were people would come to sell/trade used gear. they would also sell some of their old rental gear every season for dirt cheap, I'm talking $10 ski boots, $30 skis + bindings. so it meant that for under $200 you get gear and a pass, that's how much it cost for a day a lots of hills. Also the repair should would do minor fixes (broken buckles, filling gashing in your bases) for free.

I moved out to BC for school and I can afford to keep skiing but its way snobbier out hear. such a large percentage of people who skis have loaded parents to fund it and people are so obsessed with their gear. If i had a penny for every person who has head to toe arcteryx gear (and either Bent 110s or JJ 116s) i could maybe buy an arcteryx jacket.


I'm beyond grateful to have grown up on the east cost because neither of my parents ski and had it not been so cheap they probably would have never let my brother (who is a snowboarder) get so into it.

anyway it grinds my gear how its challenging it is to start skiing unless your blessed with well-off parents.

What are some other ways you guys have seen resorts, business or other make it more accessible?