[J.J.]

Dude, not skiing? shame on you! If you want to ski and don't want to pay for a lift ticket, get ahold of local ski area and volunteer to be a ski guide for developmentally disadvantaged youth /adults.
I did it after getting tired of teaching skiing to tourists who thought they knew more than the instructor they were paying 25$ a half hour for!
You will get a free lift ticket for the day, teach/guide for half the day, and with luck you will be rewarded far beyond that.
let us know, I am looking at breckenridge and other areas close to denver, I heard a radio ad on denver fm 105 they were still needing volunteers for the end of this ski season. also check out Skijobs1.com.
go forth and shred, fellow IW'er