>Er, in this case the x% is like, 30+%. Lots of people take ski weekends in the winter. But the reality is that the resorts make their profits off a tiny perce

>Er, in this case the x% is like, 30+%. Lots of people take ski weekends in the winter. But the reality is that the resorts make their profits off a tiny percentage of the clientele. The middle class family who stays in a budget hotel, buys season passes, and brings their own food, ends up being a net loss for the company. Practically all the money is made on the full price daily ticket sales, expensive marked up restaurants, and high end real estate sales/rentals. Without the rich people who blow $20k on a week of skiing once a year, the industry as we know it simply would not exist.