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RIGrida3
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Anyone goin here? I am applying and its between here and MSU. Hows CB and how is the weed?? also, how do people with no car get to CB?
Dec 5 2011 5:44PM
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jworrell
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Been living in CB for going on ten years. CB resort is great when there is snow, the terrain is killer and from what I can see the park is getting better every year (I'm old and my body doesn't enjoy the pain the the park can inflect), however tickets are pricey and resort upper management is somewhat of a joke (to say the least), but I believe the college pass is still reasonable (under $500). The town is always a good time and the the weed is pretty darn good. As far as getting here from gunni you have a few options. Makes friends with someone who has a car and likes to skip class to go ski, take the bus, or hitch.
Dec 5 2011 7:10PM
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RIGrida3
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thanks a lot man! just curious what do you do in cb for a job?
Dec 5 2011 8:18PM
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LevelFour
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I wanna go to western state but I heard there's like no girls
Dec 7 2011 4:50PM
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RIGrida3
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yeah but i have a friend in summit and he said its basically like that all over the mountanous partd of co. u shud go dude wud you be there next year?
Dec 7 2011 7:00PM
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LevelFour
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Yeah dude it's defiantly a possibility also depends if I get into Utah
Dec 8 2011 3:17PM
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jaylib
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i'm going there starting next semester! can't wait.
CB is awesome, got to shred a few days opening weekend and cannot wait to get back out there.
As for getting from gunnison to CB, theres a free bus that runs every day!
Dec 8 2011 3:35PM
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RIGrida3
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nice, so how are the girls??
Dec 8 2011 7:54PM
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jworrell
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So I (like every one else in CB) work more than one job. I work full time for a landscaping company in town (we move snow in the winter), and I also bar tend a few nights a week. As far as girls go............... it's pretty rough up here in CB basically find a girl you like and take a number. However, I just read an article in the local paper saying something about Western having more girls than boys enrolled for the first time ever for this years freshman class, so you might be in luck.
Dec 9 2011 12:16AM
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RIGrida3
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haha thats good to hear, but over all do you like gunnison county better than summit? what are the differences beaides different types of skiing?
Dec 9 2011 2:43AM
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radish
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I'm in my third year at western and I love it. There is a pretty serious lack of women but other than that it is awesome. free bus to the mountain, $450 season pass, great weed. I would highly recommend going here.
Dec 10 2011 12:08AM
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Panda_with_Guns
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when my mom went there, she made it dubbed "wasted state". yes, it was mostly her doing. i plan on going there as well
Dec 10 2011 7:02PM
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NWPA
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im starting there next semester. like everyone else said cb has killer terrain hopefully we get some snow. weeds great, free bus im stoked
Dec 10 2011 7:53PM
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jworrell
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Yeah I prefer Gunnison to Summit any day of the week. I prefer the slow pace of life and the quiet living to the hustle and bustle of summit. I can think of six stop lights in all of Gunnison county compared the 126 million that I can see from I-70 as i drive past the summit county exits. I like not having fast food chains,shopping outlets, and strip malls, and for the most part I like being located in the middle of nowhere. But hey thats just one mans opinion, if it was up to me I would skip the college thing and proceed directly to being a ski bum in the middle of nowhere.
Dec 11 2011 2:23AM
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-PowAir-
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easily the best 4 years of my life, just make sure you go to class, i didnt last more than 2.5 years haha. I love CB so much, wish it was easier to live there or i never would have left! 3 jobs is just too much sometimes! I say go for it man, western was actually a pretty sweet school. As far as the girls thing, they're around might have to drop your standards a tiny bit but...mountain women tend to be worth it if you can find one that shreds. As far as the party scene...its called wasted state for a reason
Dec 14 2011 2:50AM
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LevelFour
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Wait you said it was the best four years then you said you didn't last more than 2 1/2 years?
Dec 14 2011 6:30PM
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-PowAir-
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i lived there for 4 years, was in school for 2.5...that clear it up for ya?
Dec 18 2011 8:12PM
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LevelFour
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Yeah
Dec 19 2011 3:59PM
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HappyTreez
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western is dope, i grew up in cb, went to boulder for school and shredded summit for the last 5 yrs or so and got so fed up with summit and the front range i moved back. this was my 1st semester at western and i loved it, the commute between cb and gunni isnt too bad, and everyone is stoked on skiing! not a lot of talent compared to boulder in the ladies department, but there are are some lookers wandering around and most of them seem way cooler, interested, and down to earth than the sorostitutes i encountered at CU.
not to mention cb has the best ski shop ever, stop by Colorado FreeSkier at the base area and say whats up if you're in town!
epic terrian and unmatched bc access compared to most of co, especially if you own a sled.
oh ya its great if you like to party, not like aspen/breck's epic nightlife, but pretty damn fun nonetheless, and the weed is great too.

Dec 20 2011 12:21AM
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ncstarr
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i know a girl that goes there, she's a senior now. she loves it. she's hot too.
Dec 24 2011 2:50PM
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RIGrida3
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Thanks for all the info! Anyone know anything about the freeride ski team?
Dec 27 2011 11:02AM
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