I live in upstate NY.  In my HS of about 1500, there are 3 newschoolers including me, and all of us are friends.  Theres also a kid who teles and another who wants to buy some twin tips.  theres a couple of girls who are pretty decent blue skiiers but they only go night skiing at this shitty mountain near us. and then you have your totally rad twice a year core snowboarder bros, about 6 of them.
so in all, 4 dedicated skiiers