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Sierra Nevada College- Looking for skiers!

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ConnorClayton
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Whats up NS,

Just wanted to send out a post regarding the Sierra Nevada College Freeski Team, and how we are actively looking for more skiers to join the team starting next year. Sierra Nevada College represents a small, private 4-year college on the shores on Lake Tahoe. It is surrounding by 13 ski areas, all within a 2 hours’ drive, the closest of the bunch being literally one minute up the road. It represents a skier's dream school. Our Freeski Team beholds a budget in order to support all of your skiing goals and ventures. We compete in a collegiate event series along with USASA events, and we will support your individual freeskiing goals. If you are looking to ski, and continue progressing your skiing while receiving a college education, Sierra Nevada College offers the perfect opportunity to do so.

If you want to learn more about the college or the opportunities that the Freeski Team offers feel free to shoot me a PM, or email me directly at cclayton@sierranevada.edu. I would love to talk in more detail.

If you want to see what the team is all about check out our 'movie' from last season: https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/881183/SNC-Freeski-Team---Mountain-School

Cheers!
Nov 21 2017 4:48PM
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tcurle
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Can you get ski scholarships?
Nov 21 2017 6:11PM
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ConnorClayton
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tcurleCan you get ski scholarships?


pm'd ya!
Nov 21 2017 8:27PM
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Mr.Bishop
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ConnorClaytonWhats up NS,

Just wanted to send out a post regarding the Sierra Nevada College Freeski Team, and how we are actively looking for more skiers to join the team starting next year. Sierra Nevada College represents a small, private 4-year college on the shores on Lake Tahoe. It is surrounding by 13 ski areas, all within a 2 hours’ drive, the closest of the bunch being literally one minute up the road. It represents a skier's dream school. Our Freeski Team beholds a budget in order to support all of your skiing goals and ventures. We compete in a collegiate event series along with USASA events, and we will support your individual freeskiing goals. If you are looking to ski, and continue progressing your skiing while receiving a college education, Sierra Nevada College offers the perfect opportunity to do so.

If you want to learn more about the college or the opportunities that the Freeski Team offers feel free to shoot me a PM, or email me directly at cclayton@sierranevada.edu. I would love to talk in more detail.

If you want to see what the team is all about check out our 'movie' from last season: https://www.newschoolers.com/videos/watch/881183/SNC-Freeski-Team---Mountain-School

Cheers!


What is a day in the life like for someone at that College?

I've always been curious how you structure something where you can actually ski a ton and get an education. I always wondered if I should have done something like that instead of skipping the education part and only doing skiing.
Nov 22 2017 9:30AM
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ConnorClayton
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Mr.BishopWhat is a day in the life like for someone at that College?

I've always been curious how you structure something where you can actually ski a ton and get an education. I always wondered if I should have done something like that instead of skipping the education part and only doing skiing.


With SNC being a fairly small college all of the students and teachers are essentially on a first name basis. This allows the college to be very personable and tend to every individual student needs. With that being said, students can easily structure their class schedules to allow for free time, aka allow plenty of time for skiing. For example I was able to ski 7 days of the week last spring semester while still being a full time student. I simply chose to have afternoon classes so that I could ski in the mornings, and with Northstar 20 minutes away, a small resort called Diamond Peak less than 2 miles away, and many other resorts in the area, it is pretty easy to go hot lap the park before classes.

Plus with the college having a Freeski Team the professors recognize students that are on the team and will work with them around 'practices' and comps to ensure that they can get their work done while leaving them plenty of time to ski.
Nov 22 2017 1:01PM
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AndrewGravesSV
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What are the most popular majors there?
Nov 22 2017 8:48PM
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tahoearmada20
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I have a degree in resort management from SNC.
I went to school mon-thurs afternoons and evenings, only ever had to take one class on fridays.
I skied 100ish days a year every year I was there and landed a high paying resort job before I even graduated.
Randomly finding SNC was probably the best thing that ever happened to me, my other option was a football scholarship to montana state in bozeman but scholarship athletes are required to sign a contract saying they wont engage in dangerous activities such as skiing... F That!
Nov 22 2017 9:41PM
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Mr.Bishop
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ConnorClaytonWith SNC being a fairly small college all of the students and teachers are essentially on a first name basis. This allows the college to be very personable and tend to every individual student needs. With that being said, students can easily structure their class schedules to allow for free time, aka allow plenty of time for skiing. For example I was able to ski 7 days of the week last spring semester while still being a full time student. I simply chose to have afternoon classes so that I could ski in the mornings, and with Northstar 20 minutes away, a small resort called Diamond Peak less than 2 miles away, and many other resorts in the area, it is pretty easy to go hot lap the park before classes.

Plus with the college having a Freeski Team the professors recognize students that are on the team and will work with them around 'practices' and comps to ensure that they can get their work done while leaving them plenty of time to ski.


Sounds pretty fucking tight.
Nov 23 2017 2:04PM
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SetteePrig
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What if your shit at park? ahah I've been looking at SNC for a little looks pretty sick, but I am shit at park, mainly ski big mountain stuff, would there be an opportunity to learn? Also i'm not sure if I could go to school with 500 people... All the other schools i'm applying to are places I can ski eg: MSU, U of Utah, Westminster, bunch of other places, you get the idea. Curious to hear about your experience!!!
Nov 23 2017 8:50PM
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ConnorClayton
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AndrewGravesSVWhat are the most popular majors there?


They have a very unique major called Ski Business Resort Management that a lot of people come to the school for. The professor of the classes comes with a huge background in the ski industry and we have guest speakers from resorts all over Tahoe come to talk on the daily so its pretty neat. Outside of that there are the typical business majors- marketing, Econ and Finance, etc. And the school is very sustainability oriented so lots of great sustainability and environmental science type majors. Check out more detail here: http://www.sierranevada.edu/academics/
Nov 24 2017 1:53PM
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ConnorClayton
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SetteePrigWhat if your shit at park? ahah I've been looking at SNC for a little looks pretty sick, but I am shit at park, mainly ski big mountain stuff, would there be an opportunity to learn? Also i'm not sure if I could go to school with 500 people... All the other schools i'm applying to are places I can ski eg: MSU, U of Utah, Westminster, bunch of other places, you get the idea. Curious to hear about your experience!!!


Being good at park definitely helps for being on the freeski team- especially for receiving any scholarship to be on the team. But of course there is an opportunity to learn! People on our team are from all different skill levels. There is also a freeride club at the school that focuses on big mountain and big mountain competitions throughout the season. Totally understand the small school reasoning and skepticism but it's a pretty awesome community where everyone at the college gets stoked on winter and skiing and the amazing place that we live in. Hard to find such a connected school/ community at any of the bigger colleges. So it makes up for the small size I would say.
Nov 24 2017 2:00PM
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theabortionator
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tahoearmada20I have a degree in resort management from SNC.
I went to school mon-thurs afternoons and evenings, only ever had to take one class on fridays.
I skied 100ish days a year every year I was there and landed a high paying resort job before I even graduated.
Randomly finding SNC was probably the best thing that ever happened to me, my other option was a football scholarship to montana state in bozeman but scholarship athletes are required to sign a contract saying they wont engage in dangerous activities such as skiing... F That!


What job are you doing by the way? I'm always interested in peoples career paths that take that as a major.

Also the contract thing sucks. A couple of the guys that used to ride at one mountain I worked at years ago stopped snowboarding because they were doing pretty well in baseball and had to sign those. I'm sure they loved baseball but it kind of sucks to force that on people. I get it but it sucks.

That said one of the Ohio state players broke his arm on one of the sketch features at the first mountain I worked at.
Nov 25 2017 9:46PM
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tahoearmada20
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I was hired as the night/weekend manager at the olympic village inn at squaw shortly before I graduated.
I did that for a couple years before I saved up and bought a house, I work nights and ski everyday. Life is good.
I was offered a lodging manager position at kirkwood at the same time but didnt wanna move to south lake.
Theres so many options for someone with a degree in resort management, you can easily get a job and live fairly comfortably pretty much anywhere.
Nov 27 2017 8:05PM
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ShaggySuspect
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I am a junior here and I highly recommend it! I am taking a double major of ski business and marketing. Last season I was able to stack 19 credits on two days a week (one being an online class) and skied 124 days even though I took 2 months off from injury(TBI). Almost no free time outside of skiing and school with a double major though. Also, any service industry position in the summer is very profitable due to the high class people here in the summers. Plus large amounts of hiking, chilling at the beach, climbing and biking in the summers!
10/10 glad I go to school here!!
Nov 29 2017 11:58AM
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willyg0808
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SNC always throws down at nationals hahaha. ^Shaggy right above here rocked a blinged out watch chain two years ago. I told him I liked it, and he told me he did too but since he was so iced out his watch froze and didn't work. He showed me the watch and it was stuck on 4:20. Fucking legends attend SNC.

Forreal tho skiing in college is the shit. I go to school at the University of North Carolina and still get to ski regularly and be around other skiers. HMU if you're interested in how skiing works in the southeast and want to go to a pretty good school.
Dec 1 2017 11:05AM
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Ski.Palm
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Ok this thread is pretty dead but I’m a sophomore and just started to look into colleges. I am a freeride skier so I spend most my time in the bc and don’t get many days in at the park. I was wondering if SNC had any plans on expanding its ski team and adding freeride to its program in the near future.
Sep 25 2018 1:51AM
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Ryanvdonk
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TooMuchSauseOk this thread is pretty dead but I’m a sophomore and just started to look into colleges. I am a freeride skier so I spend most my time in the bc and don’t get many days in at the park. I was wondering if SNC had any plans on expanding its ski team and adding freeride to its program in the near future.


he said they have a freeride program that does big mountain comps. you'd be pretty close to squaw and alpine too
Sep 25 2018 10:59AM
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gak98
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TooMuchSauseOk this thread is pretty dead but I’m a sophomore and just started to look into colleges. I am a freeride skier so I spend most my time in the bc and don’t get many days in at the park. I was wondering if SNC had any plans on expanding its ski team and adding freeride to its program in the near future.


if youre looking for big mountain tahoes a good spot had some great days out there however im personally at MSU and coming from alaska I can promise you we got the goos here in bozeman
Sep 25 2018 11:17AM
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Whannena
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I read a lot about Sierra Nevada College. Crazy a lot of information and mostly all with positive reviews. I know it's a dream place for a skier. Soon after my dissertation, I'm sure I want to visit these places. In the meantime, I'd like to offload myself a little bit using a website https://ukessay.com/write-my-dissertation-for-me that significantly helps me with my graduation work. With this website, I can apply to write my dissertation for me. It's hard to combine work, study and your ski hobby. But at every convenient opportunity I try to go and enjoy skiing with friends.
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