i didnt read the whole thread but it is just fucking rediculous to say kids shouldnt go to ski accademies, all bomb pro skiers grew up rich, paid for lots of training, and got sooooo ill. skiing is a rich person sport, before you can go pro and get money, you have to train a rediculous amount, spend MADDDD money on it, and everyone i know who is sponsored got sponsored cuz they had enough money to travel around and pay for comps and meet reps. large ammounts of money and good skiing are very well related, im not saying its an awesome thing, cuz my best and most tallented friends cant afford to go pro, if you can handle that statement, and its pretty sad, i want to see them travel and slay more