Are beginners being left out as ski resort prices soar?

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Are beginners being left out as ski resort prices soar?
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As resorts push prices to unseen levels thanks to dynamic pricing, are beginners being left out? Two Utah resorts will come within a few bills of the $300 sticker price this season and both will go above that standard when taxes and fees are tacked on. Within the ski industry, those rapidly increasing walk-up rates are defended as being part of a larger business plan. But prices that high may also deter newcomers and reinforce the idea that skiing and snowboarding have become sports for the wealthy.

As resorts push prices to unseen levels thanks to dynamic pricing , are beginners being left out? Two Utah resorts will come within a few bills of the $300 sticker price this season and both will go above that standard when taxes and fees are tacked on. Within the ski industry, those rapidly increasing walk-up rates are defended as being part of a larger business plan.

But prices that high may also deter newcomers and reinforce the idea that skiing and snowboarding have become sports for the wealthy

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