Whenever you drive around ski country, no matter what the state, you can\u2019t help but encounter a defunct ski area or two. This is no surprise. Since the 1980\u2019s, roughly 33% of ski areas in the US have gone out of business, and few have any hope of ever coming back. Sad, I know. Many of these were smaller, more affordable places\u00a0that were great for families and beginners. They also provided something larger resorts generally lack: a measure of character and community involvement that goes to the heart of what skiing is all about.<\/p>\n
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