i know a few racers who have the worst attitudes. the girl who is the captain of snow sports at my school said that what we do should be disasociated with skiing, we are just boarders with skis on, i get that crap all the time, racing is a mad rush but its a fair boring lifestyle. Training and stuff, not as much fun as freeriding in the park etc but its the only some people can get financial support from the olds.