When Holli Jones heard that major ski resorts would be charging $300 or more for a single day lift ticket this winter, her reaction was swift and visceral.

"You kidding me?" Jones exclaimed in disbelief.

The co-owner of the Meadowlark Ski Area and Lodge between Ten Sleep and Buffalo in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming channeled the collective reaction of many skiers with her disgust.

"That's insane,” she told Cowboy State Daily. “How can the normal person take their family? You can't. Your average family cannot afford to ski and rent skis and stay in a condo or motel. There's just no way."

The numbers are enough to make dedicated ski bums reconsider their life choices.

Deer Valley Resort in Utah will charge up to $329 for peak-day lift tickets this season, while Colorado res

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