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UMaine Sugarloaf house

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hairypickle69
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Going to UMaine next year and wanted to know about the house. I know if you chop wood freshman year you have free access, but what is it like? Its free so im guessing its a pig sty... let me know!
Mar 21 2014 10:36PM
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squashmosh
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Funny day for you to be talking about Umaine. You should check out the Maine state news today.

Mar 21 2014 10:43PM
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1337
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I don't get this, and I live in Maine. Explain?

Also, OP, I haven't been to the loaf UMaine house but I can scope it out if you want, I live up here
Mar 23 2014 2:36AM
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CheddarJack
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It's very rustic. No electricity or running water. Just a wood stove to heat it. You have to be part of the outing club to go and you're right about chopping wood at the beginning of the year to get access. It can be super crowded at times and you can also have the place to yourself. There's no sign ups or anything so it's basically a free for all. I don't go to umaine but I've gone there with a buddy that does cuz you can bring a couple people if you want.
It can also sleep like a thousand people cuz the top floor is just old mattresses from the school layed on the floor next to each other.
It's a pretty cool place and since it's free you really can't complain.
Mar 23 2014 9:03AM
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ggfski42
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News story today, budget cuts at Umaine will make class sizes bigger. 30 teachers gona get it
Mar 23 2014 9:23AM
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hairypickle69
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Thanks! Exactly what I wanted to know!
Mar 24 2014 1:41PM
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SkiThe603
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http://www.pressherald.com/news/USM_students_plan_noon_protest_.html


Mar 24 2014 2:19PM
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hairypickle69
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That is the University of Southern Maine bro!
Mar 24 2014 5:24PM
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SkiThe603
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ehh i tried BRO.
Mar 24 2014 5:46PM
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LamieJ
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University of Southern Maine is where it's at, the campus in Gorham has a group of snowboarders that pimp the shit out of a hill on campus with massive booters and 3 or 4 rails. Last year they had a 30 foot elbow jump over a snowbank that they were throwing 9's off. Fun guys.
Mar 24 2014 6:01PM
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.squirrely.
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looks rad, too bad umaine is 2 hours from loaf or sunday river
Mar 24 2014 7:05PM
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GayWolf420
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wait so this place is basically like a free house people live in that go to Umaine?


why haven't hobos broke in there yet and taken advantage
Mar 24 2014 7:07PM
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WPoch
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what? Isn't that like a normal time range....
Mar 24 2014 7:11PM
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.squirrely.
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i guess it is for a weekend if you can stay over, but 2 hours both ways for day trips would blow. that is from umaine in orono, farmington looks like it is less than an hour from loaf and saddleback, which seems reasonable to go ski the morning before afternoon classes or whatever.

Mar 24 2014 7:16PM
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BROSEIDON
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45 from loaf, 50 from saddleback, and an hour from Sunday river. Plus we have a night skiing mountain in farmington that now has a decent park.
Mar 25 2014 8:55AM
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.squirrely.
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i take it you go there man? umf seems pretty sick, just small. ive been looking at the outdoor rec management program, definetly interested in that, plus the how close it is to loaf. do you get any pass deals for loaf, sr or saddleback or titcomb?
Mar 25 2014 9:10AM
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BROSEIDON
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Yup I'm a junior here in outdoor recreation business administration. Love the school I coach at saddleback on weekends for a pass then shred riv and loaf weekdays around classes, and before sb opens and after they close. 350ish for a pass to river, loaf, and loon which is sick. And titcomb is only 5-10 dollars a night
Mar 25 2014 9:15AM
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hairypickle69
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Lifties that work at loaf live there all winter and take care of it
Mar 25 2014 7:48PM
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