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In October and November ski resorts
in the west begin to open with just a few runs open and
large crowds of skiers and snowboarders. In late April most
western ski areas have a lot of snow and are mostly 100%
open but few skiers and snowboarders come. Why? Why are
there so many customers when the snow is bad in the fall and
so few when the snow is good in the spring?
Read the following from an online
skiing discussion forum: http://www.epicski.com/t/39322/skiing-in-past-march-why-not-popular
Note: "PNW" means the "Pacific northwest" (i.e. the states
of Oregon and Washington).
The skier asks, "But, for some
reason, people just stop skiing (in April). WHY? I just
don't understand." After studying this lesson you should be
able to explain WHY to the skier who posted on the
forum.
Here is another interesting question:
Why do pop vending machines allow you to only get one can at
a time while newspaper vending machines allow you to take as
many as you want when you only pay for one?
ANSWER: The answer to both questions
has to do with the "law of diminishing marginal
utility".
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