When there is a will, there is a way.
In college, I had Blue Mountain that was about an hour away. I would get the 5x7 pass for cheap and try to organize rides with other students at my school. 1st year didnt work out well; so I was urban skiing 1 day a week. 2nd year, I found someone who wanted to ride all the time and we went 2 or 3 times a week at night. 3rd year I bought a car and went 5x a week when permitted.
I got a job that is seasonal, so I work in the spring, summer and fall; then take the whole winter off and live on my savings so ski every day. Sometimes you will have to cut back on skiing due to life's demands, but there is always time for skiing.
If it was up to injury, I would take up seat skiing. Anything to get powder in my face and fly down the mountain. If I could still walk, I would coach and teach and reminisce of the "good ol'days"