It's mighty pleasing that Maine's Pleasant Mountain still offers day tickets starting at just $50. Drop another $24 to disco down the lighted slopes at night. Pleasant Mountain

Emma Mains has lived in Revelstoke in central British Columbia for 17 years, and every season she picks up a ski pass from its eponymous mountain resort. But not this year.

“Early-bird pricing was around $1,600, and they’re $2,200 right now,” said Mains. “Even at $1,600 it felt like I might not get my money’s worth since a regular day ticket is $200. I’ll be touring and Nordic skiing [outside the resort] this year.”

It’s not just a Canadian problem. Across North America, locals are quietly opting out from dizzying price increases.

For eight years, Mike Akerman hopped between Provincetown, Mass., in the summer a

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