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U. of Oregon DUCKS students, Help me out!!!

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SpeakerCity
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Yo, so i live in cincinnati OH, Ski everyday at the park about 30min west in indiana, ANYWAYS ---> Im tryin to head out to U of O nextyear and i need to ski, so if anyone who goes there or is familiar with the area help me out please, Ill give ya karma and forever be in debt to you!!

- How far away is it from mtns? I know Bachelor is closer than Hood (I think??) how far away are they? anything closer that compairs? ima park rat by the way haha, Needa ski tell me how it is :)

And hows U of O as a college, heard its nice but i just wanna make sure, is there alot of skiiers/boarders there or is that more a select crowd,

Gimme any info u wanna give, Im Super stoked to be headin out there but dont know to much about it,

Help me out NS!!! +K if ya help :)

Jan 11 2010 8:45PM
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freezed
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Go check out the Oregon regional forums, you'll find the answers to your questions as well as info on other colleges in the area
Jan 11 2010 8:49PM
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SpeakerCity
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Awesome thanks ill post this there, sorry about that dunno why i didnt think of it haha,
Jan 11 2010 8:54PM
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D-Rex
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where do you live  in cincinnati? i happen to reside in anderson.
Jan 11 2010 8:57PM
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ski_ENDUB
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There's lots of skiing around. Willamette Pass (about an hour) Hoodoo (just over an hour), and then bachelor and mt hood areas (both around 3 hrs drive). Bachelor is easier to do from eugene if you get on the Bergs bus (http://bergsskishop.com/info/ski-bus-schedule.php). Definitely check the regional forum too. Lots of info about oregon schools and skiing in there
Jan 11 2010 9:02PM
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Skummit_559
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I go to UO bro. Its a great fucken school. The parties are insane, tons of hot so cal ladies, and all of my classes are interesting and the professors are helpful. Not to mention the campus, rec center, sports teams are all great.
As for the skiing goes, willamette and hoodoo mountains are about an hour out but there's not much as far as parks go and they're pretty small. Bachelors two hours but worth the drive.
Jan 11 2010 9:13PM
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SpeakerCity
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Thanks so much, i love you, hows the parks at Willemeta and Hodoo??

And i live in Indian Hill, Senior here, ski at perfects, what about yourself??

Jan 11 2010 9:13PM
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D-Rex
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go to turpin as a sophomore, are you Cal?
Jan 11 2010 9:16PM
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El_Barto.
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what the fuck would make you wanna live in eugene? if you are plannin on skiing a bunch rethink your choice
Jan 11 2010 9:41PM
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Jaznewt
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I go to UofO and ski alot. i love park and hittin freshies. I am apart of the UofO Ski and Snowboard club here. The club drives vans and buses up to willamette pass and a little to mt bachelor during the winter.

Willamette pass hasnt had much of a park for years, but supposedly the uof o club is suppose to work with a local board shop and willamette to create a nice park for competition this winter.. (ill let you know how that goes..Willamette pass is 1hr 35mins average away from eugene.

Hoodoo is about 2 hrs average drive. no park really at all and ther probably wont be so dont worry bout poodoo.

Mt Bachelor is about the same if not a little less of a drive than to mt hood. It is about a 3 hr drive to mt bachelor and the same to mt hood timberline and mt hood meadows.
Mt Bachelor usually get stons of snow and good pow, lighter and drier than willamette passes. Mt bachelor has a large slopestyle park and a fun long 2 parks on the west side of the mountain.
mtbachelor preseason ordered season pass is 250$ for 18 and under and 350$ for between 18-26ages

soo just go to mt bachelor and either get there by driving with homies, burgs bus(26$), or the u of o snowboard club. Homies is your best choice..

Jan 11 2010 10:19PM
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Jaznewt
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vote a 10 for my hero go pro submission!

Jan 11 2010 10:21PM
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El_Barto.
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this man knows his shit, except the age group thing. it ends at 23 which means i am fucked next year and im gonna have to find someway to get back into that age group. but yea, bachy is the your best bet. im gonna suggest OSU cascades for you. bend is pretty dope, but more importnantly i ski in between classes. there is no competetition for that
Jan 11 2010 10:28PM
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dodgeridge*rider
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does anyone who goes to u of o know amber fillpot?
Jan 11 2010 11:03PM
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Jaznewt
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OSU cascades is a tight option cuz you can switch between those campuses, even though corvallis is very boring. Bend is ill..if you know people ther and got peeps to ski and chill with at bach.
Jan 11 2010 11:09PM
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KevinK.
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Your probly going to want to ski bachelor because it has legit parks and its closer but you should deff go to hood a couple times because the mtn and the people are totally different i ski at hood
Jan 11 2010 11:20PM
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Bentley@DOSMedia
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Lived in Mariemont for 7 years and learned to ski at perfect north.

I never went to U of O, but I lived in Bend for a couple of years and my good friend goes there. If your looking to ski a lot, I would not really suggest U of O. Its not really close to anywhere sick. Willammette I am told is good on pow days though. Besides that, Bachelor is 3 hours away and that does not seem like a fun commute a few days a week when you have work.
My buddy that goes there hardly gets to ride. The only reason he snowboards much is because he is from Bend, so he goes up all the time when he comes home during breaks and some weekends.

The school is pretty sweet though. I have heard good things about it as a school and its a pretty nice campus.

The partying is pretty sweet too. There will be multiple nights there that you will not remember.
Jan 12 2010 3:10AM
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noparking
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the school is great when it comes to academics, but you really wont be able to make it up to the mtn that much b/c of how long the drive is. W-pass sucks, don't waste your money going there.
Jan 12 2010 3:30AM
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estaked
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Its funny people knock Willamette cause it doesn't have a park.. did some of the most fun pow riding ever there for years. If park is what you wanna ride Bachy is probably the best in Oregon. UofO is a good school, went there for a while, and if you decide Eugene isn't the place for you. Can always stay a UofO student and take classes in Bend. If you have any questions feel free to PM.
Jan 12 2010 3:36AM
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ski_ENDUB
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best pow day I have ever had was at Willamette.
Jan 12 2010 3:37AM
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SpeakerCity
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school sounds amazing just worried about not being able to ski, is cascades big? if classes are mon-thurs, would it be worth it to hit up hood and bachie if i find homies to stay with for the weekend and just head back during the week?
Jan 12 2010 9:09AM
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El_Barto.
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meh, thing i love about cascades is i get to ski between class. right now i can ski 7 days a week. most classes a mon-thurs. and its pretty small but getting bigger. we are gonna expand soon so thats good, its the type of school were you become friends with your teachers. i suggest coming to oregon in the spring and stay in both towns for a few days to get the feel for em and the mountains. if you wanna ski, come to osucc, if you want the typical college experience go to uo
Jan 12 2010 11:15AM
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jfp
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I lived in eupheen boregon for 4 years and though i didnt ski can tell you alot bout the town! hopeyou like hippies as its a huuuuge greatful dead town! more vw busses and dreadlocks than you have ever seen. great weed and way too much drugs!
Jan 12 2010 12:30PM
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SpeakerCity
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haha, good bud always makes that top of the list... hippies idk ha, i wear baggy cloths and listen to loud music :P OU sounds perfect cept the distance from a decent park, nothings got something compairable close?
Jan 12 2010 6:24PM
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