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Good Ski Colleges?

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jjibs1219
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does anyone know of any colleges with good skiing nearby good work, and good acedemics?...
May 12 2006 8:12AM
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R.Fahey
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sssssearch bizar. University of Utah, CU boulder.
May 12 2006 8:42AM
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T-Nels
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i would have to sau rutgers... in addition to a great education you get to ski at mountain creek!
May 12 2006 9:08AM
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MrPantyDropper
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University of Puget Sound
University of Nevada-Reno
Univeristy of Utah
Westminster-Utaj
University of Colorado-Boulder
Colorado State
University of Vermont
Colorado Mountain College
Montana Sate Univeristy
University of BC
May 12 2006 9:12AM
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niels043
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not castleton state college!
May 12 2006 10:35AM
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Giv_Clothing
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Depends on where you want to go to college.
There are cool universities in

Utah they are a bit cheaper than some and it is so easy to get the resident tuition
Univeristy of Utah
UVSC

Colorado is also nice
University of Colorado-Boulder
Colorado State
really there are alot more too

Washington
UW
Western Washington U.

Tahoe/cali
College of Nevada -Reno
and a bunch of other places too
May 12 2006 10:45AM
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AKoblitz
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CMC Steamboat!!!! can't get much closer than that. Otherwise have fun on I-70 with all the other denver gapers
May 12 2006 11:19AM
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jex
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wow the thread should pretty much end there. Do your own research on that list because those are the majore colleges that will offer the best education and be closest to skiing. Anything else will probobally be further than an hour away or be a smaller school.
May 12 2006 11:36AM
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UtahA&O
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Weber State in Ogden UT.... 10 minutes from Snowbasin and Powder mountain.
May 12 2006 1:02PM
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DietCoke
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im goin to marylland for 1500 bucks a year (room and board included) all the money ill save on college i can just go skiing with.
May 12 2006 1:22PM
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MrPantyDropper
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I forgot Weber, but you don't get the greatest education there do you?
May 12 2006 2:09PM
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TylerGigg
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Ski Resort Operations Management in Barrie Ontario.

www.georgian.on.ca for more details. It is a very intense two year business marketing program that has a sole emphasis on the ski industry. Many people have been fortunate enough to come out of this program with great jobs. I'm a graduate of this program and I think going to Georgian College was the best educational move I have made.
I hope this helps. Message me if you have any more questions about the program.
May 12 2006 2:10PM
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UtahA&O
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Depends on what you are going to school for. They have good programs and the have regular ones. Plus there is talk that the mountain right behind the campus is going to have a resort on it in the next 2-3 years. that would connect Ogden to Snowbasin. Can you say "ski in ski out dorms". And the cost of living in utah is low....
May 12 2006 5:06PM
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mw1235
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howd you get in for 1500 a year?
May 12 2006 5:08PM
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billy092
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U of U and colorado
May 12 2006 8:09PM
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MrPantyDropper
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Thats would ruin Snowbasin IMO. No crowds/no liftlines is a biggie for me. Its bound to be another rich snob ski resort, but I hope it stays the way it is a bit longer. I'm thinking that would cause a lot more attraction (especially for rich people who love to be pampered).
May 12 2006 8:30PM
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mdwstsux
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i was gonna go to university of utah but i realized i needed better academics. i went to kalamazoo college in the middle of michigan, but i'm transferring to vermont.
May 12 2006 8:59PM
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Desjardins
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Definatley the University of BC, but depends wich campus you go to, if you want good skiing along with good academics go to the Okanagan campus, cause you can ski Big white and all those other good mountains in the area
May 12 2006 9:04PM
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bcsweep
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Dont go to any schools in Montana ... just stay out of Montana.
May 12 2006 10:24PM
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creighton
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plymouth,nh
May 12 2006 10:34PM
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JazzyJ
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how about regis university in denver? i dont know anything about it just that a rep was at my school.
May 12 2006 10:57PM
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iggyskier
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dont go. it sucks.

DU, CU-Boulder, or CC in CO.

UW, WWU, UPS, SU, SPU, PLU in WA.

UU in Utah.

UNR in Nevada.

MSU in Montana.
May 12 2006 11:02PM
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danski333
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weastern state right by Monarch Co and Creasted Butte Co
May 12 2006 11:25PM
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Beamer12
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anybody know about caselton VT?
May 12 2006 11:27PM
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tahoearmada20
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I hear Sierra Nevada College in Tahoe sucks... but its on the lake within 30 minutes of a shit ton of ski areas
May 13 2006 1:20AM
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Saga.
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U of Utah is trill
May 13 2006 1:22AM
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Carter23
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haha i love hearing all these kids talk about CU as a good ski college. If you want to drive 2 hours to go stand in a lift line, CU is certainly for you. If you want to ski, ski, and ski then you should go to Western State College or the U of U. I logged 130 days plus a full time semester this last term at WSC. There is also CMC at steamboat, but let's face it, Steamboat is a horrible ski area, realtively.
May 13 2006 4:59PM
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monkeysteez
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CU bowda, U of UT., montana st., CC in Steamboat, Mines if you are smart and depressed and want to be around more depressed smart kids.
May 13 2006 5:28PM
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monkeysteez
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that is cheaper than dirt. with that money i could not even go to ski camp for a week. you get some sort of scholarship or something?
May 13 2006 5:30PM
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Capt.Flannel
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It's a state school, not up to the level of UVM.
May 13 2006 5:38PM
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iggyskier
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CU is a good skier's college if the people are actually looking to get a real education and be in a pretty dope place.

UofU and MSU are good skiers colleges that are close.

But western, CMC, etc, are all shitty schools. The skiing is great, but the education is crap.

So, it depends what you want. CU is a great college if you like to ski and dont mind driving a bit. The girls are dope, the parties are sick, the education is good. You need to put up with the rest of CO skiing, but saying that CU isnt a good skier's college is fucking retarded.
May 13 2006 6:28PM
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monkeysteez
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if you ski at copper expect long lift lines, but Winter Park, Breck, Key, A Basin are not that bad. i can get to the mountains in 1:20. if you dont drive like a pussy its easy. and CU has parties and gives you a good education compared to every college you just listed. and also Freeskier and Jibij are located in Boulder, so clearly its a great place to go if you wanna ski.
May 13 2006 7:26PM
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Shifty540
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Washington...

Western Washington Univ is bout an hour from Mt. Baker. Mt Baker is a SICK mountain. U of Washington is bout 45 mins from Snoqualmie. There is also Central Wash Univ which has Snoqualmie and White Pass pretty damn close, thats where im gonna be goin to school. Those mtns are pretty good. Over in the Spokane area there is Schweitzer, Mt. Spokane and a few others, but ive never skied those.

Colorado or Utah is prolly your best bet but Washington has some pretty damn options for school/skiing.
May 13 2006 8:19PM
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Shifty540
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"UW, WWU, UPS, SU, SPU, PLU in WA."

Thought id add that SU, SPU and PLU are rought an hr or so from Snoqualmie, and there is Stevens Pass bout 1 and 45 from there. Baker is prolly 3 and 15. If you hit up some of the eastern Wash schools there is a ton of oppourtunity there...you could hit up Idaho Mtns like Sun Valley, Schweitzer, Bogus Basin...also you are within reasonable distance of places like Big Sky in Montana and other Montana resorts.
May 13 2006 8:24PM
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HeathR
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Yeah plus Castleton is way smaller than UVM(less then 2000) with a lot less to do, but cheaper and close to killington and okemo. I go to Lyndon State which is similar but farther north near Burke and Jay Peak plus there is a Ski Resort Managment program at LSC.
May 13 2006 8:56PM
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twix_182
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champlain college is pretty much connected to UVM. They're like neighbors, which means it's gonna be fun for me hopefully
May 13 2006 10:10PM
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Literature
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Montana State in Bozeman, MT.

You get Big Sky with a tram and a decent park w/superpipe, and Moonlite on the backside for a more chill vibe. You can ski both with a Lone peak pass. Only an hour away.

You get Bridger, 30 mins at the most, with some great skiing inbounds and the Ridge to add to that. Not to meantion the terrific backcountry around the whole area.

So, Im going to MSU.
May 13 2006 10:40PM
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ESB
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If you're looking for a small liberal arts school, check out Lewis & Clark in Portland, Oregon. Compared to UofU, WWU, MSU, CU-Boulder, etc. it doesn't have the best ski terrain in the area, but Hood still has a lot to play on and sick parks; plus, you can ski there all summer too. The mountain is about an hour away. I chose LC not just because of Hood but because Portland is a fucking great town and because it's centrally located to a lot of cool shit: the coast, the columbia river gorge, oregon rainforest, etc etc. You're also not far from Mt. Bachelor, the Cascades, Whistler etc.

And of course, the academics (and the pot) aren't going to be beat anywhere.
May 14 2006 7:50AM
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e.will
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i think boden, bates an colby are near sugarbush, but they are kind of hard to get into so...

also, if you can get in to Oberlin, it is in ohio, but they are 30 miles away from Snow Trails ohio. Plus they have this thing called winter term where you get a "self assigned assignment". My sister goes there, and she read half of the old testiment for her religion class.

Winter term backs up to the christmas vacation, and lasts until the first week of february
May 14 2006 8:12AM
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Fellow_Nameless
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Sierra Nevada College in Lake Tahoe, 5 minutes from one resort, 20 min from 18 resorts!
May 14 2006 11:19AM
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sugarloaf
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their near sugarloaf. up in maine.

anyone know anything about Gonzaga out in spokane?
May 14 2006 11:57AM
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monkeysteez
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so hard to get into
May 14 2006 12:11PM
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Billiards.
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simon frazier
May 14 2006 2:10PM
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TheWallaby
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Sure, a good idea if you don't mind that your Chancellor was caught with heroin. Twice.

Davis is fine if you want a great science education and don't mind racing all the gapers to the mountains for two (and then some) hours every friday afternoon/saturday morning.
May 14 2006 2:20PM
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yetigonecrazy
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fuck off western is a shitty school, it just has a reputation of being one. its actually a great place, the campus atmosphere is waaaaaaay better than anything at CU. want to be a number in a class of 550 where the teacher doesnt even know your name? or do you want to have a class of 15 with a teacher that smokes weed? thats what i thought. you learn so much more that way.
May 14 2006 7:06PM
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tahoearmada20
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... hey get your facts straight about SNC; it was the president with meth and underage boys... and it only happened once... he's in Prison somewhere in butt fuck Nevada
May 14 2006 7:10PM
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haterade
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McGILL homie!!!!!
May 14 2006 9:37PM
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leninlover
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SIMON FRASIZER
May 14 2006 10:08PM
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bighit
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my bro might be going to colorodo collage and that looked petty cool
May 14 2006 10:11PM
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jib-unit00
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bowdoin*, as and bates, colby, middlebury, dartmouth, uvm are all good schools in the northeast for skiing

also for a good education there is colorado college
May 14 2006 10:39PM
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jex
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yes that is far more accurate.....still hilarious though.
May 15 2006 1:19AM
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