Answer:
B. Skiers then did not have the conveniences they have now
Step-by-step explanation:
He is talking about how skiing was work because back in the time that Lian is talking about, there were not as many conveniences and there wasn't a properly developed and placed technology in areas where people could ski in order to make the life of skiers a bit easier. The idea is that now it is much easier to go skiing then it was back then.