The End of Cash is Nigh

Back in the day, head-out-to-ski prep looked like this: tighten up your rear-entry Hanson boots, snap your safety straps on, and—before pulling those leather mittens back over those icy cold hands—check your pocket for the necessary $10 bill (lunch, hot cocoa, emergency).

Those rear entry boots? History. Safety straps? Thankfully replaced by click-in ski brakes. Hands? No longer cold. The only thing left from that bygone era may be the cash.