The problem isn't ski resorts per se, it's that Crested Butte, CO isn't Aspen, where they do have $145 steakhouses. People who like to ski/snowboard aren't all

The problem isn't ski resorts per se, it's that Crested Butte, CO isn't Aspen, where they do have $145 steakhouses. People who like to ski/snowboard aren't all millionaires who don't mind paying $145 for steak and are only renting a place for a week via AirBNB and the lift passes are expensive these days. Give Crested Butte time to gentrify (no one goes to Aspen any more, there are too many people there) and things should top out. More expensive than it was before, but hey, inflation.