Like First World problems, only richer

But with every manic high their comes a low, a downer, a moment when it all gets too much and the toys get thrown out of the cot.

We call that 'privileged skier problems'. Those moments when you can’t really believe what came out of your fellow skier or snowboarder’s mouth, or even your own.

Paid too much for your ski pass? #privilegedskierproblem At least you can afford a ski pass.

Lift line too long? #privilegedskierproblem You could be lining up for food stamps instead.

Today I am cursing my ill-timed trip to Falls Creek (at least I am going to Falls Creek, right?), arriving tonight, and therefore missing this morning's bluebird powder day. If that's the biggest problem in my life, then clearly I should cancel therapy.

In moments of exhaustion I have heard myself spitting chips that there’s no gluten-free to be had, like a crossfit addict deprived of kale. I have complained about the stampede of fellow skiers and boarders behind me as I try to get first tracks, and I have screamed blue murder at my choice to ski in a blinding wind blizzard storm.

Seriously? #privilegedskierproblem

I have heard others complain about the speed (or lack of it) of a chairlift, that their hotel doesn’t have a bathtub only a shower in their ensuite, that they couldn’t get in to Nobu in Aspen (hellooo, you’re...in…Aspen), that their heli broke down and they had to ski down and hike out of a stunning remote mountain, that too much powder fogged up their lens, that the run wasn’t groomed perfectly enough.

Yes, that’s right. #privilegedskierproblem.

You know you’re having a bad day when you ski the best line and your GoPro just shows footage of the sky, you have to dig your car out of snow at the end of the day or that your café of choice didn’t have Bonsoy (guilty as charged on the last one).

Haters are always going to hate. There will always be a car park they have to hike from to get to the chairlift, there will always be a wait for a chairlift that needs de-icing, and telephone and internet will always be akin to a Jurassic digital park at Australia’s resorts until it is not.

Your ski pants will always not fit and you can be guaranteed that if you choose to ski in New Zealand it will snow in Australia and vice versa. You will lose one glove, never both, you will only find your ski socks once you’ve bought a new pair and you will always blow your budget. They are all a given.

But where else can you experience heated pavements (Beaver Creek, Colorado) to keep the snow off your boots, a random giant Jesus on the top of a ski run (Whitefish, Montana), free freshly-baked cookies (Beaver Creek, Colorado), hot coffee in a can in a vending machine at the end of the day (Hakuba, Japan). Ski resorts are fantasy bubbles where you go to suspend your reality.

So what if your plane couldn’t get into Queenstown and you had to bus in from Invercargill, and you had to drive to the snowfield rather than ski in and ski out, and you haven’t seen a blue sky in days because it has been snowing.

Skiing and snowboarding is a privilege, not a right, even if you have paid a lot of money to do it. In the big picture of life, if you can afford to ski and snowboard, then you are already rich - whether you dine on scroggin in your car, or fine-dine in a restaurant.

What's the best #privilegedskierproblem you've had or heard?

INSTAGRAM COMPETITION

We are so excited about our #misssnowitall Instagram competition this year and with a trip to Japan up for grabs who wouldn't be?

Thanks to the Japan experts at Liquid Snow Tours and Hakuba Hotel Group we have a trip for two to Hakuba in Japan flying direct with Jetstar from Sydney, Brisbane or Melbourne with seven nights at the conveniently located Hakuba Springs Hotel, daily breakfast, five of nine day multi-resort lift passes for the Hakuba Valley, welcome drinks, transfers, in resort assistance and concierge service. Now that's how you do Hakuba in style.

To enter just tag your winter inspired Instagrams with #misssnowitall.

We will choose five finalists each week for our gallery above, and come September, our guest judge will choose our finalists from the gallery and you get to judge the ultimate winner of this fantastic week in Japan. Click here for full terms and conditions.

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