Bitcoiners view the world differently.

Skiing/Snowboarding in Colorado was no different.

Say NO to Epic & Ikon

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Broken money made housing unaffordable (60% vacancy with an average home price 1.5-2.5M), lift tickets insanely expensive, 30 minute ski lift wait times, expensive paid parking, shitty food. Oh, you want a private lesson, shell out $950.00. A day lift tickets, $325.00. The secret sauce for these conglomerates: get you to buy a season pass before snow season starts. Now they have your money and they industrialized a sacred sport of hanging n banging. All they care about is shareholder value. This is why in 2024/2025 the employees at Park City went on strike due to shitty wages.

The locals can no longer afford living in their, once small ski villages.

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Alterra (Ikon) owns 60 ski destinations

Vail resorts (Epic) own 42 ski destinations

The ski resorts I remember as a kid vibed hard, great food, no lines, $20 dollar lift tickets. It was a place for families to get outside, play in the snow, and build memories.

Next season, 2026/2027 I’m only supporting independent ski resorts. Albeit, the Epic Pass for military in 2025/2026 was only $190.00 / person. Insanely cheap, but less than 1% of the American population has access to this massive discount.

Just as we can opt out of all fiat games, skiing/snowboarding is no different.

Two mentions during my discovery in Breckenridge:

1. The locals hate the epic system

2. Ski / snowboard instructor receive the highest hourly wage in the region; $61-$110 per hour. Still shitty. Minimum wage should be at least $190.00 or higher. Minimum wage in 1971 was a $1.60 when gold was $37.00 / oz. Now gold is sitting around $4,200 ish.

The current minimum wage doesn’t math out.