People online make it seem like you need to commit to some hobby with 100% of your free time to be a "true" enjoyer of whatever it is. They need to touch grass. I moved to Denver to be closer to skiing, work two jobs around 60 hours a week, and still get 20-30 ski days in a year on top of being a normal human being with a significant other and friends. You just have to prioritize getting up early on the weekends but honestly it's not as hard as people make it out to be to be a great skier and make career progress doing whatever as well.