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Best College for Skiing?

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Crehm
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J/w what the best college for skiing would be?
Feb 13 2011 11:34AM
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Thadius.Castle
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utah colorado, or sierra nevada at tahoe, its preference were you want to ski mostly
Feb 13 2011 11:42AM
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DOSE.
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don't pick your college based only on this. but it should be a factor.
Feb 13 2011 11:43AM
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.frenchy
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In the east probably UVM

in a triangle of 3 dope mountains

Feb 13 2011 11:44AM
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I.B
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University of Utah. Utah just has awesome snow. Its so dry so fluffy.
Feb 13 2011 11:54AM
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Dntel.
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Searchbar you ignant joey FUCK!


lol, but yeah, CU, U of U, I go to CU and its pretty awesome, I've gotten 90 day seasons in (granted those weren't my best academic semesters). I-70 can be a real bitch, but if you play it right its not all that bad. Boulder is a rad town with great people if you look in the right places( there are still a bunch of D-bags just like any other college town). Come rage it with us!
Feb 13 2011 11:54AM
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LINE88
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montana state university!
Feb 13 2011 12:03PM
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Crehm
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yeah i agree with this only being a factor, im not going to go to some random dump of a school only because its 10 minutes from the slopes, I want a good education and the possibility of a 80 day season.

for CU isnt it like a 2 hour drive to the summit county resorts? that seems a bit far for me I have really been looking at U of U because its a great school and is only 20 mins off of the Wasatch.

Do any of the ski resorts have special pass prices for college students? I know that at michigan tech in the UP students ski free at the ski resort across the river from campus, do they have anything like that out west?

Feb 13 2011 12:09PM
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Gharf
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yo it all depends on the level of education you want to get, comparing UBC (vancouver) and sierra tahoe college is just bull shit they have nothing in common.


i think that U of U, CU, and UBC are your best guess.

UBC is the best school.

USC is far away from mammoth but they go there all the time.


UBC is really close to seymour and grouse, an close enough to whistler so you can do daytrips.

and ubc has some top notch research.


u of u is legit too, but much smaller i guess.


Feb 13 2011 1:38PM
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tinkytwinky
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im hoping to attend university of washington in a couple years, its about a 3.6 to get in with a 28 or higher, its 30 mins-3hours for good/great skiing

so a school with a good academics and great skiing? what more could you ask for?
Feb 13 2011 1:49PM
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coloradopow123
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Western State in Gunnison CO or Fort Lewis in Duragon CO. Crested Butte and Wolf Creek are the shit.
Feb 13 2011 11:29PM
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Z-Juice
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I live in CO and I know university of Colorado is good for skiing but it's gotta be Utah

Feb 13 2011 11:31PM
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Alex_G
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CU is not a ski school unless you take the winters off...go to Utah if you wanna ski but if you wanna have sex with girls that look good go to CU. Utah girls look like shit, and if they look good they are probably mormon.

but with that said you can ski park city, canyons, deer yellav, brighton, solitude, alta, snowbird ANY DAY OF THE WEEK because they are all within 30-50 minutes away
Feb 13 2011 11:34PM
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pinhead_larry
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This
Feb 13 2011 11:37PM
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californiagrown
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UN-Reno and U of Utah

they are really the only good options.
Feb 13 2011 11:43PM
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gr4
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u of u is far from small. the enrollment is around 30,000 so it is up there with all of the other big schools. ~25 minutes from 7 world class ski resorts is tough to beat. its also one of the few "ski colleges" is in a big town, has good academics, and has more of a real college feel (D1 sports, ect.) plus tuition is way cheap and you can get the in-state rate after a year.

Another option is westminster which is like a mile from the u of u. way smaller school (about the size of a big high school) and it can be expensive if you dont have a scholarship. still a good school with more of a liberal arts focus.

alot of kids weigh the options between boulder and the u, and as far as skiing goes, i can ski in the morning and go to the class in the afternoon at the u and thats not really possible at boulder.
Feb 13 2011 11:43PM
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DRPSET
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This is a good reason to pick a school, you might as well have a redeeming quality for a place where you will invariably party and learn. I rank ski schools on the basis of proximity to quality ski destinations which is why I exclude Colorado schools. Who wants to drive 2 and a half hours or depend on befriending rich kids who have condos in summit co.

University of Utah (entering the PAC12 next year, many new benefits soon to come beyond athletics)
University of Nevada Reno (Tahoe)
Montana State University (Bridger Bowl and Big Sky)

All of these schools are reasonably priced and I'm of the opinion that an flagship public school is going to provide a good education. Utah has one and a half Nobel laureates, thats one of the reasons it was admitted to the PAC12 which prides itself on scholarship among its members. I'm going to a "fancy" midwest grad school now and I'm very happy I spent 4 years at Utah skiing as much as I could before real life caught up to me.



Feb 13 2011 11:47PM
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Ian.D
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I applied to UW as well as CU (got in already) and some schools in cali like USC and UCLA. It just seems that UW doesn't really have an organized freestyle program like the others.

Anyone know if theres a crew from UW that goes up to Stevens or wherever else and how it compares to say an organized program like cufst?
Feb 14 2011 12:47AM
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PeterWojnar
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I got into UBC and couldn't be more excited. The best of all three worlds, for me; good education, excellent skiing, and top notch mountain biking. What more could you ask for?
Feb 14 2011 3:18AM
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eheath
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Alex, i dunno who the fuck you hang out with, but that is very untrue.
Feb 14 2011 3:26AM
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powday
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I go to Boise State University in Idaho. Its not the best skiing school but its easy to get into, not very hard, cheap to live here and there is a lot of skiing close by...And the football team is good....I'd ideally like to go to a better school for skiing, but getting a degree first before I go completely ski bum status.

From BSU:
-Bogus Basin - 30 minute drive (if you drive fast up the hill like me)
-Tamarack Mountain - 1:30 hour drive
-Brundage Mountain - 1:45 hour drive
-Sun Valley - 2 hour drive

Bogus is pretty lame but its close and has a decent little park....when they get pow it can be fun forsure...but gets pretty bad snow.

Tamarack and Brundage on pow days are fucking awesome. You will see no lines or people like most major resorts that everyone's hyping up... and untracked goods short hikes away from the lifts....Lots of opportunity for touring/snowmobiling/backcountry stuff...just dope places to ski pow...this year hasn't been the best for snow, but when it comes its awesome.

Sun Valley is a cool ski down, the park now is really legit and when they get pow there are def spots to have fun...

Not much of a ski "scene" in Idaho, but that is good and bad....no hype and blown up shit here...no multi million dollar resorts with competitions and a whole bunch of money making shit...mostly family resorts with small town feeling...if your serious about getting out and riding POW and backcountry stuff there are lots of opportunitys...
Feb 14 2011 4:05AM
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thisisastickup
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utah is closed
Feb 14 2011 8:40AM
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Nurgle
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college is for overachievers
Feb 14 2011 8:59AM
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alexg1687
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University of Melbourne
Feb 14 2011 9:14AM
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McFellon
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is it in SLC or Logan?

Feb 14 2011 9:56AM
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frenchfries
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MSU emailed me this. It sounds hokey...but I'm in! "At Montana State, students get a college experience that's bigger than life. Between the powder-covered slopes of Bridger Bowl, the pristine beauty of Yellowstone National Park, and the hip coffee shops and art galleries of Bozeman, you'll run out of energy before you run out of things to do."
Feb 14 2011 10:22AM
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NWPA
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im going to go to MSU next year and its a 20 minute bus ride to bridger bowl. By the way I live in Denver and CU is atleast an hour and a half drive to the summit areas.
Feb 14 2011 10:32AM
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monkatizer
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u of u its 15 mins from pcmr
Feb 14 2011 10:43AM
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DockEllis
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The Appalachian State University
Feb 14 2011 11:38AM
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MTskiin
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This. hands down
Feb 14 2011 11:43AM
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Bi-ShredinalGuy
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for the midwest i would say UMD Duluth
Feb 14 2011 11:44AM
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Moosen
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For sure i'm all over this! I wanna go to Bozeman so bad!
Feb 14 2011 11:53AM
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eheath
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Ha, worse time estimation ever. PC is 25-35 minutes from SLC, depending on how close to the freeway you are.
Feb 14 2011 12:09PM
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dangerdad
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UVM for the east coast. Good academics depending on your program w/ 6 mountains within an hour and 15.
Feb 14 2011 12:33PM
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remster
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Cantebury
Feb 14 2011 1:51PM
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Alex_G
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why are you so combative?

and the few girls that are dtf and somewhat sexy get fucked by EVERYONE because there aren't really that many. i'm used to california girls who are way hotter and way cooler than the dumbass hoes that go to the u.
Feb 14 2011 3:24PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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There's no bus to Bridger Bowl on the weekdays and the weekend bus leaves from the fairgrounds which are far away from campus.

Ian, ride Big Sky. The bus runs everyday from campus and the skiing is a million times better (no question).
Feb 14 2011 3:33PM
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emilyskis
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UVM baby!
Feb 14 2011 3:34PM
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KramerC
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Big sky is a lame mountain. If your looking to push yourself on hard terrain and ski every day you got to go to Bridger. Its possible to ski even if with school you only have three hours.
Feb 14 2011 3:43PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Yes Bridger has the Ridge, we all know. And that is literally it.
Have fun in your lift lines and tracked-out pow though.
Feb 14 2011 3:46PM
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es94
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im considering UVM and was hoping someone could list off a few of the nearby mountains and how long it takes to get to them.
Feb 14 2011 5:14PM
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LINE88
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ha yeah right the ridge isn't all they have. they don't have hardly any lift lines and the snow doesn't get tracked out for days
Feb 14 2011 5:40PM
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Greenish
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Boulder, MSU or UBC
Feb 14 2011 5:41PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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Haha oh I didn't know you were joking.
Feb 14 2011 5:59PM
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Wheaty214
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my threads, i need to know this for future preferences
Feb 14 2011 6:22PM
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EmperorKuzco
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Stowe- 45 mins to an hour. Killington- hour and 15 minutes and smudges Is around 35 minutes or something like that
Feb 14 2011 6:24PM
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monkatizer
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this thread is awesome
Feb 14 2011 6:31PM
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LINE88
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lemme guess though you go up powder park and stay only in that tiny ass park at bridger? if you ski other places besides the main lift there are no lift lines and the snow quality stays awesome for days, the ridge hardly gets touched.
Feb 14 2011 6:57PM
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JacheOReally
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Thats why I got to Sierra Nevada College High School
Feb 14 2011 7:20PM
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jimmer
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truuueeeeee dat
Feb 14 2011 7:31PM
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dangerdad
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There is a UVM Freestyle Ski Team that you should definitely get in contact with, the president is Alev on here.
Close Mountains:
Stowe - 50min - best parks and overall mountain
Sugarbush - Little over an hour, really good mountain as well, awsome rails and jibs
Mad River - Tiny bit past Sugarbush - best tree skiing in the east, no parks and long lines on weekends, but unbelievable mountain
Bolton - 30 min, small, but really fun w/ night skiing
Jay - 1hr 15min - Great tree skiing, I think it's incredibly overrated, but many people love it
Smuggs - Mellower feel, slow lifts, bad parks, but awesome tree skiing and side country
Killington - Hour and a half, overrated in my opinion as well, but people love it. No one goes to Killy though

Hope that helps
Feb 14 2011 8:01PM
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