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Skiing in college

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Jdunn3
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Right now a senior in hs and getting accepted into a few colleges. I’ve gotten into university of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Duluth which are probably my top two choices now. If I went to umn I wouldn’t have a car and none of my buddies would either. Wondering how hard it would be to get to those places with gear. Also how often I would even be able to. If I went to Duluth I’d have a car and they have some great places to ski around there. Let me know if anyone has any input!
Dec 12 2020 5:47PM
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Chrischi69
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Jdunn3Right now a senior in hs and getting accepted into a few colleges. I’ve gotten into university of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Duluth which are probably my top two choices now. If I went to umn I wouldn’t have a car and none of my buddies would either. Wondering how hard it would be to get to those places with gear. Also how often I would even be able to. If I went to Duluth I’d have a car and they have some great places to ski around there. Let me know if anyone has any input!

i mean you could go to hyland its like 15mins from campus but public transport doesnt really run there
Dec 12 2020 6:23PM
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Jdunn3
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Chrischi69i mean you could go to hyland its like 15mins from campus but public transport doesnt really run there


Yea I know that’s close and so is buck but I’m wondering about transportation and how often I’d even go. Especially freshman year living out of a small shared dorm
Dec 12 2020 6:35PM
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GunNARshredder
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I wasn’t able to ski much while at college. I wouldn’t prioritize it over anything or plan to go somewhere just cause you can have better skiing options or be able to. Yeah it sucks not being able to ski as much, but I’m sure you still could get out on breaks more than likely.

If you have a car and are close to a mountain then that’s dope- I just wouldn’t plan your college based on being able to ski
Dec 12 2020 9:41PM
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r00kie
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Don't go somewhere if you can't have a car with you. For me at least the independence of a car is a necessity.
Dec 12 2020 9:44PM
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WoFlowz
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Try UW Madison Tyrol has a dope ass park and in the past there has been rail jams with scholarship money plus why would you ever want to be a gopher.
Dec 13 2020 10:53PM
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PliesPush
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GunNARshredderI wasn’t able to ski much while at college. I wouldn’t prioritize it over anything or plan to go somewhere just cause you can have better skiing options or be able to. Yeah it sucks not being able to ski as much, but I’m sure you still could get out on breaks more than likely.

If you have a car and are close to a mountain then that’s dope- I just wouldn’t plan your college based on being able to ski


This is terrible advice. Go to the college closest to the ski hill you dream about. It'll be the best years of your life
Dec 13 2020 11:31PM
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GunNARshredder
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PliesPushThis is terrible advice. Go to the college closest to the ski hill you dream about. It'll be the best years of your life


I mean if that college has the program you want that’s perfect. I’m saying don’t just plan based on skiing. Great advice
Dec 14 2020 12:09AM
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HAMNATION
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Education is important but skiing is importanter
Dec 14 2020 9:08AM
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PliesPush
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GunNARshredderI mean if that college has the program you want that’s perfect. I’m saying don’t just plan based on skiing. Great advice


Yea but.... not skiing during college means you make a bunch of friends who don't ski and then you're already living a non-ski life in a non-ski world and the chances of you uprooting to a ski-friendly place are going down by the day. Or you could go to college where skiing is king, meet a bunch of like-minded people, and live the dream.
Dec 14 2020 11:28AM
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P-wurps
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PliesPushYea but.... not skiing during college means you make a bunch of friends who don't ski and then you're already living a non-ski life in a non-ski world and the chances of you uprooting to a ski-friendly place are going down by the day. Or you could go to college where skiing is king, meet a bunch of like-minded people, and live the dream.


OP is deciding between UMN and UMD...skiing is probably below book club in terms of popularity. Skiing is most certainly not king at either.
Dec 14 2020 1:58PM
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Jdunn3
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GunNARshredderI mean if that college has the program you want that’s perfect. I’m saying don’t just plan based on skiing. Great advice

That's my thing. At UMN I got into their business program which is very tough to get into but it is also super expensive to go there.
Dec 14 2020 2:04PM
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Jdunn3
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WoFlowzTry UW Madison Tyrol has a dope ass park and in the past there has been rail jams with scholarship money plus why would you ever want to be a gopher.


Ski u mah. Row the boat. go gophers ;)
Dec 14 2020 2:05PM
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WoFlowz
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Jdunn3Ski u mah. Row the boat. go gophers ;)


Ur just upset Bucky doesn’t want you
Dec 14 2020 2:14PM
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GunNARshredder
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PliesPushYea but.... not skiing during college means you make a bunch of friends who don't ski and then you're already living a non-ski life in a non-ski world and the chances of you uprooting to a ski-friendly place are going down by the day. Or you could go to college where skiing is king, meet a bunch of like-minded people, and live the dream.


I get that you right
Dec 14 2020 2:22PM
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codizzle
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If you take college seriously and go full-time, you'll be lucky to get two days/week on the slopes. Three at the very most.

Otherwise, you'll be in class, doing homework and maybe working a part-time job.

I guess if you live in Salt Lake City or Tahoe, then you could ski more. Otherwise, forget it.

CU Boulder or University of Denver? Forget it. Too far from the mountains to ski more than 3 days/week.

UVM, Middlebury or Dartmouth? You could probably ski several times/week.
Dec 14 2020 9:13PM
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michigang
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upperclassmen w cars at my school are going to try to take underclassmen on day trips this season, see if you can find a ski club, i bet umn has one
Dec 14 2020 9:16PM
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MiIfHunter
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Don’t go to Duluth, it’s bunk af
Dec 14 2020 9:36PM
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ScootSkiLyfe
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UMn twin cities is a better school for sure but UMn Duluth is fine. Duluth is my favorite “big city” in MN. I have 10 friends or so from hs that went to Duluth for college. Most of them like it. One of my close friends will probably be a spirit next year. Honestly though being at college is super nice, however it is a responsibility as well. Whichever school you end up going to don’t worry you’ll find a way to ski.
Dec 15 2020 2:52AM
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John18_6
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I went to UMD, just graduated. Best years of my life thus far
Apr 9 2021 4:38PM
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BackWoods420
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Freshman Year is a cake walk at most schools from what I have heard and from my experience given that you have a solid high school education. This a period you need to take advantage of if you want to ski. Some of my most successful semesters involved me skiing 1-4 times a week. Its all about time management and discipline. Anyone who told you taking your college education seriously means you won't be able to ski probably lacks one of the two if not both.

College is nothing like high school. If you work hard and manage your time properly you can set up periods of up to 7 days where you don't need to do any school work especially in lower level classes. A lot of intro classes have content you can learn by never going to class and purely online. Also depends highly on how difficult your curriculum is. A lot of kids are learning things that I learned freshman or sophomore year and they will ask me for help. I'm just like bro I learned this freshman year I don't remember it. There are college classes however where the class is worth 4 credits, but you have to spend literally 12 hours a week in the lab, not counting the prep work, lab reports, preparing for tests quizzes and on top of that hours of homework.

You shouldn't base what college you go to based off whether or not you can ski there or not. Whoever said this is 100% correct. You should pick the school that you think you will do the best at and set you up for success after school.

Also people who have some of the most successful careers consistently preach that after your first job, what school you went to is worthless.
Apr 9 2021 8:47PM
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AlexHallsEyebrow
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Is ur home hill still Welch... or do you still go to Welch?
Apr 9 2021 8:49PM
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BeNB
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Michigan tech in the same region, we have our own hill and Mt. Bohemia is an hour away. If you want to ski EVERY SINGLE DAY come to tech, its sick.
Apr 9 2021 9:54PM
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ConfinedAquifer
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Make friends that ski and have cars
Apr 18 2021 4:36PM
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crimeenthusiast
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BackWoods420Freshman Year is a cake walk at most schools from what I have heard and from my experience given that you have a solid high school education. This a period you need to take advantage of if you want to ski. Some of my most successful semesters involved me skiing 1-4 times a week. Its all about time management and discipline. Anyone who told you taking your college education seriously means you won't be able to ski probably lacks one of the two if not both.

College is nothing like high school. If you work hard and manage your time properly you can set up periods of up to 7 days where you don't need to do any school work especially in lower level classes. A lot of intro classes have content you can learn by never going to class and purely online. Also depends highly on how difficult your curriculum is. A lot of kids are learning things that I learned freshman or sophomore year and they will ask me for help. I'm just like bro I learned this freshman year I don't remember it. There are college classes however where the class is worth 4 credits, but you have to spend literally 12 hours a week in the lab, not counting the prep work, lab reports, preparing for tests quizzes and on top of that hours of homework.

You shouldn't base what college you go to based off whether or not you can ski there or not. Whoever said this is 100% correct. You should pick the school that you think you will do the best at and set you up for success after school.

Also people who have some of the most successful careers consistently preach that after your first job, what school you went to is worthless.


"most successful careers consistently preach that after your first job, what school you went to is worthless." this means go to school where you can ski your heart out
May 24 2021 2:49PM
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Diego_M
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r00kieDon't go somewhere if you can't have a car with you. For me at least the independence of a car is a necessity.

The ski clubs and ski community at U of U or Westminster and all those colleges.. Would I be able to rely on new friends and people to drive me up? or do I really need my own car?

**This post was edited on Feb 17th 2022 at 12:58:30am
Feb 17 2022 12:57AM
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