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Resorts near boston?

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Peter.
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I am thinking about college in boston, and was wondering how far the ski hills are from the city. Thanks
Sep 13 2009 8:08PM
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Sulli
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loon is 2 hours
Sep 13 2009 8:10PM
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switchieski
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aww fuck me i know how you feel, im in the area too, theres wachusett, and then you gotta go 4 hrs to get to any decent place like smuggs (backcountry) or friggin killington for park
Sep 13 2009 8:12PM
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baaangthat
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loon and waterville are about 2 hours, theres a bunch of tiny ones right there like nashoba and wachusett, i wanna say like 3 1/2 hours to snow, stratton, okemo, killy area, prolly 4 hours to jay peak and stowe, 1 1/2-2ish to sunday river
Sep 13 2009 8:13PM
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B-Wall
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waterville is the most legit and its pretty close!
Sep 13 2009 9:04PM
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slidesomeice
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Mount Snow is 3 hours
Sep 13 2009 9:18PM
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Shabangarang
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mount snow is worth the drive
Sep 13 2009 9:20PM
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J-Evs
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wachusett i guess
Sep 13 2009 9:27PM
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Peter.
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How close is wachusett to Boston?
Sep 13 2009 9:43PM
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SteezyasPie
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i live 10-15 minutes from wachusett and it takes me about 1 1/2 hours to get to boston.

theres also a train from boston, and wachusett will pick you up at the train station and bus you to the mountain, im not sure if thats legit/how much it costs, but i can find out if you want.
Sep 13 2009 9:48PM
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Peter.
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yeah please, because i don't think the school i'm looking at (boston college) has a ski club that busses you there
Sep 13 2009 10:44PM
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Hannah.
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wawa or mt snow
Sep 13 2009 10:47PM
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_CC_
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wawa, loon, waterville, and of course mount snow cause its the best.
Sep 13 2009 10:55PM
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amo
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Wachusett is about an hour depending on how fast you drive from Boston. If you're looking for something more legit Loon is solid, Waterville Valley, Mount Snow, Sunday River, Jay Peak, Killington, there are tons of mountains in New England.
Sep 13 2009 11:13PM
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Peter.
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Yeah but how many are accessable to a college kid who won't have a car freshman year
Sep 13 2009 11:20PM
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amo
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that would obviously be a problem. Someone above mentioned that you can take a train to Wawa. Also there is a very good chance of there being a snow sports club at BC that will take you to mountain.
Sep 14 2009 12:04AM
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Taydawg197
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Im sure whatever school you're choosing has a ski club, therefore a bus and good deals
Sep 14 2009 2:51PM
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~534N~
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Wachusett is the easiest to boston. check this out!!!!!! >> http://www.wachusett.com/TheMountain/DirectionsHours/SkiTraintoWachusett/tabid/66/Default.aspx
Sep 14 2009 4:02PM
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ginty
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Mount Sunapee 90 minutes to Boston.
Park gets sicker and sicker every year
Sep 14 2009 4:14PM
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strongmark
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go to loon and ask norton if he can build you some features.

youll get your passed pulled because he hates you.
Sep 14 2009 4:15PM
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Shabangarang
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ya wachusetts park is alright when they have there act togather
Sep 14 2009 4:16PM
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Peter.
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well i visited and went on a tour, and the lady said they do weekend trips sometimes, but not like anything regularly
Sep 14 2009 4:19PM
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Peter.
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up
Sep 15 2009 4:34PM
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[BRI]noceros
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while those mountains are good, jay is four hours from boston, sunday river is about 3, killy is probably pretty far as well. it's worth it for like, a weekend, but not for a day trip.
Sep 15 2009 4:38PM
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Peter.
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eh 3 isn't bad if i can get a bus up there early enough. i'd be down to wake up at 5 and catch a bus to sunday river, and be on a bus home at 4
Sep 15 2009 7:13PM
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[BRI]noceros
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that's true. also, try and make friends with skiers who have cars
always a good thing
Sep 15 2009 9:29PM
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bovice29
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going to tufts 2010, and not from the area so all of this helps

Sep 15 2009 9:32PM
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Barmski
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ive been through and around every city in the northeast and boston is BY far the best of em all. Sure, its not too close, but I will prob end up there someday. It is an awesome place to just live.....maybe not live and ski, but SLC sucks to live in compared to Boston.....dont argue this with me. Move to Boston for the lifestyle from the city.....skiing use ur passion to get there.
Sep 16 2009 1:33AM
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seemeski
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I live just north of Boston with no car. I'm have no idea what I'm going to do to ski.
Sep 16 2009 1:37AM
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Phormat
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get a friend with a car, invest in a radar detector, and get to Loon mad quick, NE Pass is money...
Nov 8 2009 4:20AM
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superpoluha
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wawa has nightskiing if that heps at all
Nov 8 2009 1:04PM
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