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Collge students: where do you go, and how often do you ski?

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belingajohn
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Apr 1 2011 8:18PM
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wintersway
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Norwich University (Vermont)

get to sugarbush probably 1-3 times a week. if i had my own ride, my schedule allows 4 days but people have too much work now for two weekday trips.
Apr 2 2011 11:26PM
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herm0045
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carleton university, ottawa

35 this season about
Apr 2 2011 11:45PM
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Apr 2 2011 11:50PM
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cwalton12
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Claremont McKenna College (SoCal small private School). And every weekend at Mammoth. 70+ days a year, more with our new place to stay next year.
Apr 2 2011 11:51PM
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californiagrown
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used to be hella jelly...but now ive accepted it and moved on
Apr 2 2011 11:52PM
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JoshH
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Spartan Ski Club??

LCC - 1-2 a week at Cannonsburg or northern MI if I can find time.
Apr 2 2011 11:53PM
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BMskier
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university of montana and i skied 3 days a week this year. if only i could skip classes more...

Apr 2 2011 11:57PM
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annex_
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with canada olympic park 15 minutes away from my house and sunshine + lake louise around 2 hours.
at least a few times a week, depending on my exam/project schedules.
Apr 3 2011 12:36AM
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KyleA
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My experience at the U of U has been much different than yours.  I think the most important part is to have friends in engineering with the same mindset as you.  It is terrible trying to do homework by yourself, but working in groups makes everything much easier. 

It is also important to find solutions manuals.  They exist for pretty much all engineering books, you just have to search a little and not be afraid to get ripped off.  Some guy has hand written solutions for literally hundreds of engineering books, you just have to paypal $40 to his account in Cyprus, and he emails you his solutions.  The solutions manuals cut out two homework assignments a week, and then you just have to do the homework that is not assigned from the book, which is generally easier.

Engineering classes are also the easiest classes to skip.  Everything you need to learn is in the book and attendance is never mandatory.  You may miss some homework hints, but you have the solution manuals for that anyway.   

I probably do an average of 10 hours of homework a week in my fourth year of Mechanical Engineering.  I'm currently 12 days out of an ACL reconstruction and have skied on a torn ACL all of this year, so I only have about 40 days skiing this season, but the previous two years I have had around 100 days skiing.  Freshman year, I did not have a vehicle at school, so I was only able to ski three days a week.  I also find the time to blackout generally two nights a week. 

So pretty much, you just have to do the least amount of work possible and make sure you spend the day before a test learning the material.  It is extremely possible to ski almost as much as you want to and be an above average engineering student, you just have prioritize. 
Apr 3 2011 12:43AM
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R.Fahey
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University of Utah, ski 6 days a week. 

If you don't need a job, you can ski 7 days a week if you really tried. 
Apr 3 2011 1:37AM
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californiagrown
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and this is why you are exactly the kind of person that i have been talking about.

I learned a long time ago, that the only way for me to get good test grades is to do, and understand the homework, and then study some more for the test. And the study groups that i studied with took just as long as me, it actually tended to be the ones who did work on their own that spent the least time, and were the smartest.

I always wondered if ME was less overall work than CE, or if the ME's just tended to be smarter. Im fully aware that ME is harder, but from what ive heard from friends, ME has less work.
Apr 3 2011 1:42AM
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alden.
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UNR, 3-maybe 4 a week
Apr 3 2011 1:51AM
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ThaLorax
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Do you ever go to class?
Apr 3 2011 3:02AM
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Gharf
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you also have to take into consideration that no one here has a job.

study  + skiing is their life.

if you need a job to pay the rent it will take some more time.

i have the best job in the world i am a TA i grade papers for 33 bucks an hour which pays my rent and every thing else. and i can do it whenever i want, (understand late at night)
but if you have a shitty job you ll need to spend more time working.


and dont be too greedy, skiing more than twice a week is already fucking sweet if you re doing real studies.

the dude saying he could get 100+ days in engineering is clearly either the smartest of all time, or not enrolled in the hardest engineering program ever. (not dissing or anything, just stating facts)

my first two year of engineering  in france were 55 + hours of work every week, and i m a pretty good in school (i ve finished a masters in math with 95% average..) for some other kids it was 70 hours.
and i guess if you went to MIT or something like that you d be doing the same.


so it all depends on what kind of school you want to be doing;

i would personnally recommend something chill were you can enjoy life, because in the end having a good degree and a shitty life sucks. :)


i think U of u and ubc are your best bets.

usc also.
Apr 3 2011 5:34AM
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CSpruit
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haha yeah im in it.  are you?
Apr 3 2011 12:37PM
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KyleA
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I am definitely far from the most intelligent person ever.  I came to the U of U because I knew I wanted to ski.  After only being able to ski three days a week my freshman year and taking 19 credit hours fall semester of sophomore year I knew I needed to change something because my life as an engineering student was terrible.  I definitely was experiencing the 50 hour weeks like you describe, but like you also said, that was not the life I wanted to have.  So I decided to take 12 credit hours spring semester of my sophomore year and only take classes Tuesday and Thursday.   This put me on a five year program, but I'm alright with that.  It is just an extra year of work experience and skiing.  Taking 17 credits in the fall and 13 or 14 in the Spring makes skiing much more attainable. 

You are completely correct in saying that I do not go to the most legitimate school, but it is good enough for me.  The U of U has a more than respectable engineering department, especially in the bio-med field and we have one of the best research schools.  Like I said before, you definitely have to ask yourself what your priories are.   When I graduate with Masters Degrees in both Engineering and Business, I'm sure I will have ample job opportunities regardless of what accredited institution they are from.  I also know that I will be satisfied with the amount of skiing I was able to do during college. 
Apr 3 2011 2:04PM
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emilyskis
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UVM!
i've got the trip. major so either bolton, jay, or mad riva'
every weekend, all weekend.
Apr 3 2011 2:07PM
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californiagrown
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first, the UofU's engineering school is god awful, seriously look at any rankings.

second you are a special case, where either your parents are going to be paying for your 10+ years of school(undergrad+2 grad degrees, yikes), or you just love living in massive amounts of debt.

Apr 3 2011 2:22PM
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KyleA
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http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-engineering-schools/eng-rankings/page+3

Priorities.  I'm fine with going to a #60 school.  God awful is not the exact wording I would use either.  My quality of life is obviously better than most and that is more important to me than going to MIT.  And with a $5,300 yearly tuition, my 7.5 years of higher education will set me back $40,000.  Less than some pay for a single year at a "prestigious" university. 

I'm not going to e-argue with you about this any more.  It is way off topic from what the OP is asking.  Besides, shouldn't you be studying?   
Apr 3 2011 2:55PM
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zahava
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ANYONE ON HERE GO TO MGILL, QC?

If so, what are you taking?, what year are you in?, where do you ski mostly?, how many days a week?, whats the workload like?, partying?, and anything else you might want to include?

I'm looking at going there for commerce after I graduate high school and do my year off (IN WHISTLER!!!).
Apr 3 2011 3:16PM
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jimmer
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Apr 3 2011 4:39PM
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JoshH
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Yeah I am, I went out to winter park. I've been at most of the events since then
Apr 3 2011 7:32PM
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ajax
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montana state university, between 2 and 4 times a week
Apr 3 2011 7:56PM
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Dhane
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plymouth state university. potentially, i built my schedule so i can ski 5 days a week, but realistically i just cant do that. studying and people from boston often get in the way.
Apr 3 2011 8:00PM
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babujib
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boulder, set up my schedule so i have wends friday off so i could go 4 times a week, but usually ill get two days in a week or so. not too bad.
Apr 3 2011 8:04PM
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brennanmidwest
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that depends on the school though, because at CU-Boulder, it has been impossible for me to get days off with the engineering curriculum. I get up 1-2 days a week, more if i skip classes, so usually around 30 a year. Also depends on the semester though because this semester i'm getting my ass kicked with design projects and have barely been able to make it up.
Apr 3 2011 8:14PM
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DaysToCome
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Western State College of Colorado and I'm around 90ish with backcountry. mostly at crested butte
Apr 3 2011 10:51PM
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Jacuse
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Northeastern University, have about 30 days this year
Apr 3 2011 11:01PM
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tacobellslayer
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As bad as this may sound, this thread is really helping me to form a list of good colleges that I'll be applying to soon. Thanks for the responses guys.
Apr 3 2011 11:09PM
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Fischer-Addicted
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Lydon State College in north east vermont been skiing around 4-7 days all winter this year... v
Apr 3 2011 11:32PM
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BlakeG
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Hey, what about springhill?
Apr 4 2011 12:02AM
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loganimlach
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facial LaFleur, total facial.
Apr 4 2011 12:19AM
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californiagrown
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hey buddy, how are you gonna do grad school for both buisnes and engineering in 2.5 years?

also you seem to not be counting the cost of your rent and food, and all the other living expenses that you will be racking up while going to school, on top of the tuition...unless your living at home and/or getting the rents to pay for it all. college is expensive dude, how are you trying to say it isnt.

and lastly, i graduated in december and am now working...so for now the studying part of my life is through. i hope you get there someday.
Apr 4 2011 12:49AM
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bangarangmules
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SUNY Cortland, and only like 3 or 4 times while at school. Can't afford it, and I run indoor track during the ski season so a lot of conflicting practices and night classes kill me.
Apr 4 2011 12:54AM
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andrew.
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i go to uconn. i get about 20 days a year, but i could go more. if you wanna ski a lot, dont do a bio major, go with comm or psych or something easy
Apr 4 2011 1:01AM
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BMskier
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omg did you know like your baskeballer team is playing in like an important game tonight, son.

Apr 4 2011 7:19PM
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d-rok
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Holy shit dude, college is expensive in America, here in Quebec I pay approx 1400$ per semester for tuition and books.

I also study engineering and I usually ski 3 days a week+night skiing. It sort of sucks cause I can't take internet classes, and there aernt multiple options for my schedule, so I have 4-5 days a week of school. But I have come to realise that 95% of the teachers I've had so far, SUCK BALLS, so skipping school and learning the stuff on your own, is sometimes better than going to class.  So some weeks if I'm not busy with exams and prjects I go 2 days a week and can ski the rest of the week

it probably helps to live 2min from the ski hill


Apr 4 2011 8:49PM
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skiingpimp
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Colorado school of mines frosh - 80 days
CSM soph 100+ days
Transfer because that school makes you go crazy with no women around
CU Boulder junior -70 days + started jumping out of planes and working in a lab
CU Boulder senior year - 60 days degree in Biochemistry
CU boulder super senior aka victory lap 60 days + 100 skydives = molecular cellular and developmental biology degree and accepted to CU's dental school
Dental school 1st year 40 days + 100 skydives (credits are about 60/year so double an undergrad work load)
Dental school 2nd year about 30 days so far this year but will get around 200 skydives:)

drive from boulder to the mtns for a good resort like keystone or breck is about 1.5 to 2 hours depending on traffic and how fast u wanna drive.


Apr 4 2011 9:08PM
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rudager
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School at SAIT in Calgary. COP (only 2 days left though) any time I can really, I prefer sunny days. Made it out home (Golden/Kicking Horse) about 16 days this year.
Could have had much more days out this year, but I had financial issues.

Got probably 40 days of skiing this year

Next yea, plan on really focussing on park, so will be heading to COP as much as I can. My parents also won a family seasons pass for Kicking Horse, so I'll be going there as much as possible since I don't have to worry about ticket prices.
Apr 4 2011 9:13PM
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ct_steeze
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lafayette college in eastern pa. super small school. i usually skiied tuesday and thursday nights at blue and then on the weekends went to ski team competitions with ski team and rode park while everyone raced we went to hunter a few times and mountain creek.

im from connecticut so i usually make the trip up to vt to ski so the skiing this year was not as good as usual but i got way more days in probly 20-25 which is pretty good for an engineering major i guess. i usually only got 10-15 before this year
Apr 4 2011 9:19PM
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gr4
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wow thats a lot of skydiving! isnt it like $200 a dive? how can you afford it?
Apr 4 2011 10:36PM
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d-rok
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well looks like he's gonna be a dentist, so he'll be making shit loads of cash anyway, so why not spend a bit right now. ahahahahaah
Apr 4 2011 10:42PM
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gr4
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100 jumps a year x $200 = $20,000 so hes got to be getting a deal somehow.
Apr 4 2011 10:45PM
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jimmer
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i'd imagine people who do it regularly have some sort of bulk payment thing, that's the price for some gaper to go jump once. like a season pass vs. lift ticket.
Apr 4 2011 10:45PM
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mehregan15
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University of Denver... got 75 days in so far, pretty stoked.
Apr 4 2011 11:10PM
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Dan-Man
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Mesa State.  3-4 dayz a week at powderhorn.
Apr 4 2011 11:24PM
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Skummit_559
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U of O, ski bachelor once or twice a week but the drives a bitch and alot of gas money. I'll ditch school and ski willamette pass if it's a pow day
Apr 4 2011 11:54PM
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Krokodile
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West Virginia University.

Have skied maybe 14 days.  Simply because I'm a frosh and have no car down here.  Next year I'm looking at at least two to three times that.  On top of an engineering course load of course.
Apr 4 2011 11:58PM
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olinskier
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Montana State University (MSU) --Bozeman, Montana

This is a strait up ski town. Rad, small town.

Bridger Bowl is 16 miles from town--Cheap season pass/good for mountain skiing and pow (no park worth noting)/Skibumsville
Moonlight Basin is about an hour and 15 minute drive from campus. Doesn't seem long. This is where you want to ski park!
Big Sky has got the most well known reputation. Its got lots of terrain and used to have a legit park but this year they stopped making a big one due to budget costs and sold their pipe cutter. They still have a smaller park.

I skied Bridger Bowl about 10 times and skied the park at Moonlight about 40 days so far.
Moonlight is legit and mad fun but its cold the first half of the season.

Partying in Bozeman is fun if you want it to be but be prepared for an abundance of guys everywhere you go. You have to sort through the mass amounts of skier guys who come to this town to ski in order to find the snow bunnies, but they're here for skiing as well.

Come to this school. its badass. And we got cheap good ass green

-OW

Apr 5 2011 12:05AM
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icon1234
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University of Cincinnati, like 2 times on avg a week. Ski lots during winter break and spring break tho. Prob next yr tho I will only get to ski once every other week, ochem + physics + studying for the mcat will take over my life =(.
Apr 5 2011 12:13AM
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