To not understand the snobbery around skiing?

Skiing is expensive and it's true not many people start as adults, too big a gamble.

It doesn't need to be £10k tho. We go to skiing in France, in the Alps but a small ish/family friendly resort and it probably costs about £4k-£5k taking everything into account for 5 of us. We could go to a bigger place for the same amount outside of France but I'm French so....

This year we're driving there rather than flying because of the costs (used to go outside of term time, but with the rules changing it's not really worth it with 3 kids at school) though it wouldn't be vastly different.

Laughing at this too!

I think skiing is only seen as UC in the UK - in much of Europe everyone skis, prince or pauper. I didn’t ski as a child and loathed it when I gave it a go as an adult. Give me scuba over ski any day!!!! Other posters are correct though that a certain type of British person will always raise an eyebrow when they find out that you don’t ski. Usually the same type of person who manages to tell you where they went to school within the first 30 minutes of meeting you…

I don’t enjoy skiing but the rest of my family do. I don’t think it’s hideously expensive anymore and is affordable for families that usually have a holiday abroad.

For us, it is the annual holiday, we don’t get one in summer too in the years that we go.

We obviously don’t go to Cloisters!

We went skiing one day in Scandinavia in February and it cost the 4 of us about £1000. For one day, not including travel, food or accommodation. We had to buy ski-wear, rent skis, ski passes, 1 hour lesson. It wasn't even at a proper resort - just a small local place with something like 5 lifts and 7 slopes.

It's definitely not a particularly affordable activity!

The point of mentioning your husband's salary was?

Austria, at Christmas. No ski school needed (kids now 11&13), own equipment (except the kids ski boots) but ski passes for whole valley. Self catering apartment.

I really value my knees

I’m amazed anyone would say anyone can afford to go skiing nowadays.

It’s unbelievably expensive.

It depends where you go - some resorts are very expensive & old money. Others are quite cheap. The holiday itself is not all the cost - lift passes, skis, clothes etc all add up. Lunches on the slopes are expensive - I don’t see anyone doing the sitting eating the frozen packed lunch anymore

I grew up in a city with its own dry ski slope/ski centre. I was a free school meals kid, so definitely no money available to even learn, yet alone go on a skiing holiday!

Luckily for my mum, I had no interest. She just had to manage my disappointment in not being able to afford to learn to ride horses instead.

You have to be active and quite fit to go skiing don’t you?

I’ve never been skiing, or on an all inclusive… but aren’t they designed for very different types of people? Isn’t the whole point of AI is that you’re not active?

Our skiing holiday costs no where near £10k. Nearer 3k!

Where? Is that including all costs (food, lessons, ski hire) and is it in school holidays & for a family of 4?

1500 is my entire budget for my family summer holiday. I couldn't imagine paying that for one child to go on a ski trip!!

Ski holidays, all inclusive holidays, they are luxuries that well off people can afford. To me, they are very expensive and completely unobtainable. For others, they are standard twice-a-year activities. Rich folk / poor folk innit 🤷‍♀️

10 grand 😳
I'm sure you can go to eastern europe skiing for much less than that.

Even eastern europe, including flights, accommodation, ski hire, passes and lessons, you are probably going to spend £6-7k for a family of four.

People are on the bones of their arses due to the cost of housing in the uk, they simply don't have this kind of money.

Its in the same vein as people who tell themselves most people could afford private school if they only made "sacrifices". Its totally out of reach for most.

I think how you've interpreted the original comment somewhat, I don't think it's really about £££.

Skiing used to be socially exclusive as well as pretty expensive. Now it is relatively cheap compared to 30, 40 years ago. It is also less socially exclusive than it used to be - more people go.

All inclusive holidays have always been a bit pricey, but they've never been socially exclusive.

I think it’s difficult to get into as an adult if you never went as a child. Do they even do lessons for adults? My DC went with school and I made sure I saved up for them to go because it was much cheaper than taking them myself. I’ve never been because it would blow my entire holiday budget for the year and I’m afraid of the ski lifts. I would actually love to try it, apart from the ski lifts!

I think some families take it for granted that skiing is something you do. In our family we had my grandma who went skiing once in the 1950s, broke her leg after literally 15 minutes on the slopes and spent the rest of her life warning people against the dangers of it!

Our skiing holiday costs no where near £10k. Nearer 3k!

DH caught the bug when he's normal Yorkshire secondary school used to take them. It continued in the Army.

Scout and schools run ski trips, at a cost of about £1,500.

Even £1,500 is a huge amount for most to afford.

Exactly this. Around here several families ski in Feb, main holiday in July and then cornwall or the lakes in Oct. We have one holiday and I want that to have sun and a pool. I have never wanted to ski. It is a class mark question though. 'Do you ski?', means 'Are you in my tribe?', no I am definitely not!

It's very expensive. I snowboard and have looked at taking my son a few times, but during the school holidays, it's incredibly expensive. I just can't justify the cost.

Iamiconds this is very true

My family couldn't afford all inclusive. We spent our half terms at home or a real treat would be to go and sit in a leaky tent in a UK campsite.