Skiing and snowboarding have become luxury sports. A week spent in a skiing resort in the north of Spain, France, Italy, or the United States can cost up to $3000 per person including accomodations, board rent and skiing fees. New snow sports have also been created such as the kite snowboardind which includes a kite and an expensive rescue system.
Snow parachuting is executed from a helicopter from an altitute of about 5000 meters (15000 feet). Snowboarders land on steep slopes that couldn't have been reached by hiking. The last "new sport" is called free riding. Created in the rocky mountains in the late 1980s it is now a very common activity among professional "riders". The best is to rent a helicopter for the day to pick them up at the bottom and drop them at the peaks. Moreover they can change spots and be rescued if something was to happen.
All in all, because of several factors such as globalization, currency change(euros), expensive hotels, new sports, snow sports are becoming as expensive as going fishing or playing a round of golf in some prestigious place.
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