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Colleges in Colorado

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Andizzle
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So I am from Minnesota and I'm really interested in going to college in Colorado. I was wondering if anyone could give me advice on a good college out there that is close to some summit county or some other big resort? Thank you SO much to anyone who can give me any information, I really would appreciate it!
Sep 15 2008 7:29PM
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Shpadoinkle
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http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/servlet/advsearchservlet?buttonPressed=viewResults&navigateTo=9&viewpage=1

Take your pick.

Respected colleges...
CU, CSU and DU.
Sep 15 2008 9:01PM
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~Joe~
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Theres the University of Denver which is a pretty expensive school with a really good business program, rarely have friday classes, nice campus, small class sizes, about an hour and a half from the resorts.

And the University of Colorado, Boulder, which is also pretty expensive, much bigger, nice campus as well, more class options, bigger classes, a little over an hour from resorts

Theres CSU which i dont know much about, as well as colorado mines for engineering, and some other smaller schools all over the place.

I go to DU and i love it. got 65 days of skiing last year, I'm from MN too.





Sep 15 2008 9:42PM
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Andizzle
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damn that sounds pretty sick. thanks! a-crew media eh.... so you know aaron kroeger and cody thornberg probably? what do you do for rides to resorts? like are there shuttles that you take or do you just drive there and stay wit someone for the weekend or what?
Sep 16 2008 6:49PM
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3ski6guy0
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CSU (fort collins)- its a city, dont go if you want to be close to skiing its like 2.5 hours

CU (boulder) - cool ass town, big city, and fun place but also far from skiing. close to 2 hours to summit county.

Western state (gunnison)- you are close to crested butte but its in the middle of a small ass town and its cold as shit

fort lewis (durango) - smaller town, pretty touristy with a train and some cool shit. purgatory is 30 mins, wolf creek is 1.5-2 and telluride is 2 hours away.

it really depends on what kind of town you want to live. boulder/ csu are big cities while fort lewis and western are pretty small. or you could even do CMC breck or steamboat if you wanted.
Sep 17 2008 12:04AM
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skibum193
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boulder is fun as hell, still an hour and a half to summit, but pretty easy to get rides. i didnt have a car half the year and got 111 days in...
Sep 17 2008 1:19AM
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~Joe~
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ya, im good friends with both of them.  there are enough people with cars that its pretty easy to get rides if you throw gas money.  I met 4 people before the ski season that had houses or condos up there too, rich school comes in handy.
Sep 17 2008 2:07AM
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Ski303
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collegeincolorado.com


Sep 18 2008 12:24AM
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Andizzle
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thanks for the info. what is CMC ?
Sep 18 2008 11:45PM
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Gnarshred
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colorado mountain college.  Basically community college for ski bums.  They have ski related classes like resort management, and avy classes.  You can also get pre-recs out of the way before going to a larger school while still skiing like every day.  Steamboat and dillon campuses have housing, but Breck doesnt, so keep that in mind.
Sep 18 2008 11:49PM
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Andizzle
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okay ya i've heard of that and those schools don't look that fantastic from the pics online, but i know that's obviously not everything. what do you think is the best option?
Sep 19 2008 7:42AM
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sHrEdAgE
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i go to cmc in leadville it is only like 30min away from copper, hour from breck, hourish from keystone / abasin, and like 10min from ski cooper

i love it tho, not a big school at all but alot of fun
Sep 22 2008 12:36AM
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-PowAir-
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Im at western. Cold as fuck at the end of dec and beginning of jan. I wouldnt want to live anywhere else. Crested Butte is the sick nasty of anywhere i've ever skied. I love this valley.
Sep 22 2008 1:22PM
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CainTuckee
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Western State College of Colorado. I go here, 31 miles from Crested Butte, sickest steeps you will find. Chill campus, so much outdoor shit to do. You'll love it.
Sep 22 2008 5:22PM
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Andizzle
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so you wouldn't even change schools to be closer to skiing like breck and keystone?
Sep 22 2008 9:40PM
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-PowAir-
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Hell no, park isnt that important anyway, cb has a decent one.
Sep 22 2008 11:41PM
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CainTuckee
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although keystone and breck park are ill, you can always take a weekend sesh trip out there. CB is so dope man, pow is unreal, and there DC park should be up and coming this year. Vibe of this college is ill man, you wont regret it.
Sep 23 2008 1:20AM
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skitopher540
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Regis U!
Sep 26 2008 12:56AM
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Dustin.
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A high school in the mountains.
Sep 26 2008 3:55PM
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CainTuckee
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actually its a college ha. Colorado Mountain College
Sep 26 2008 6:42PM
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scl1080
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I went to CSU from 2002 to 07. Great school, great town and way cheeper then CU or DU if your out of state but a little more of a drive but i met people with cabins up there so that helped. But enough people ski so you can find rides and I-70 sucks for everyone so it doesnt matter. I skied like 50 time a year. Colorado School of MInes is alright if you like dudes or really want to be an engineer.
Sep 26 2008 10:15PM
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thejerkstore
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lol
Sep 27 2008 6:23PM
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Shpadoinkle
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Bastard



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Sep 28 2008 11:00PM
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Big_Willy
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The Leadville CMC campus is a pretty neat place, especially in the summer.
Sep 29 2008 3:02AM
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Dustin.
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Ya I know.  That was a joke.
Sep 29 2008 10:19PM
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CFSGabe
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Western State in Gunnison, smaller classes, close to the resort, I lived in CB during school, drive to school but walk to the lift
Oct 13 2008 1:45PM
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