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Best college for skiing?

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Gleason19d
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What is the best college in terms of proximity to the hill and days a year one can ski.
Oct 19 2005 6:43AM
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Ender
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where are you, east coast, west coast, mid west? that might be helpful.
Oct 19 2005 8:14AM
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wskibum176
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also depends where you want to go. Like if you care about education at all
Oct 19 2005 8:59AM
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*emma*
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a good college, that is cheap, anywhere in the country
Oct 19 2005 9:06AM
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WIllW
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approximately in order of acedemic difficulty:

cerro coso community college(mammoth less than 10 min)

plymouth state u (waterville/loon with in 30 min)

u of utah(park city 40 min and tons of others all under 1 hr)

U of colorado at bolder(2-4 hours to copper breck and others)

U of Vermont(stowe jay sugarbush smuggs mad river all under 1 hr and 1/2, nh and south vt 2-3 hrs)

Bates (hour to sunday river)

dartmouth(under an hour to killington and okemo)

sorry if I am slightly off on driving times, the only ones I know for sure are UVM, but this is what I can rememeber from when I was looking for a school
Oct 19 2005 9:41AM
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Jeff_Lo
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Western State, Co (30 minutes)Crested Butte/Monarch
Fort Lewis, Co (20 min)Durango/silverton
Adams State, Co (1 hr.) wolf creek
Oct 19 2005 9:43AM
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ItsPhil
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id say that pretty much sums it up from coast to coast
Oct 19 2005 9:44AM
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ThaHater
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Try Ski Bum U, they have a great Lift Operations Program. They give Higher Education a whole new meaning, plus they have campuses all over the country at just about every ski area. But you will need to score high on the THC.
Oct 19 2005 10:28AM
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miss_hevern87
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Ketchum University. that shit is where it's at.
Oct 19 2005 11:48AM
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skibrdingbitch
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and colorado mountain college
Oct 19 2005 11:51AM
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AlexMartini
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uvm, cu boulder, colorado mountain college, sierra university (i cant really remember the name of that one but it is right in tahoe), university of utah, denver university, redlands or pamona if you want to just jib at bear peak
Oct 19 2005 11:54AM
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jex
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I would go with UNR(reno) Sierra Nevada College(tahoe) U of U(utah) or westminster(utah)
Oct 19 2005 12:51PM
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johanblaze
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i'm going to cerro coso next year. this year i am taking off and having NO school.
Oct 19 2005 12:55PM
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skiman523
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im applying to unh champlain u maine and psu
Oct 19 2005 1:11PM
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SkierJulie
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Bob's College of Knowledge... located at the top of Alta, UT
Oct 19 2005 1:42PM
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.Blake.
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its actually about 1hr15mins to keystone, breck and copper and 45 mins to winter park
Oct 19 2005 2:05PM
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SkierJulie
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i am assuming you go to CU... how the hell do you get to winter park in 45 mins?
Oct 19 2005 2:12PM
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concept311
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Gogebic Community College
Ski Area Managment
Ironwood, MI

They get as much as if not more then alot of resorts out west. average around 250 inchs a year. Not very good skiing but there is alot of snow. Plus the Lake Superior is soppesed to be warm this winter that means tons of Lake effect.

or try CMC....
Oct 19 2005 2:14PM
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johanblaze
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wow god damn. that is more snow than utah, mammoth, colorado, oregon, washington, and montana... PUT TOGETHER!
Oct 19 2005 2:16PM
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Gleason19d
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I am just getting back from Iraq and out of the army. So I am going to school for geography and want a easy school with lots of skiing. preferably west coast/rockies
Oct 19 2005 4:01PM
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creighton
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plymouth state is dope cuz loon, waterville valley and tenney are under 30 minutes.. plus your only an hour or two from anywhere in vermont
Oct 19 2005 4:28PM
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Jeff_Lo
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i get to w.p. in 1 hr. and 45 mins from the springs
Oct 19 2005 4:31PM
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jex
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for geography.....Then go to UNR or U of U. Close to big mountains (under and hour drive) both have good academic programs.
Oct 19 2005 6:16PM
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kickerlicker
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UNR FO SHO NEGRO
Oct 19 2005 6:17PM
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offtrail
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yeah i would say that PC is about 40 minutes from Utah, snowbird alta brighton are all about 40 min + or - depending on if its snowing or not. it is 22 miles from the dorms to the birds lot.
Oct 19 2005 6:18PM
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dylhole
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go to colorado, not utah
Oct 19 2005 6:37PM
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PimPnJibb
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In terms of best education, best skiing!! I would definatly have to say U of Colorado, its where i am now and im having the best time of my life. Good School, Great Partying, and last year i got over 50 days. This year i plan on getting many more. its only about 1 and a half max to some of the best resorts in the country.
Oct 19 2005 6:38PM
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TimmyP
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Green Mountain College its about 40 from killy and Okemo and 50 from stratton
it has a resort management program where the campus is located at the base of killington
Oct 19 2005 7:13PM
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SkierJulie
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i get there in 1 hr 15 from boulder
Oct 21 2005 8:25PM
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