Best College for Skiing?

UVM is pretty sick for skiing/boarding, there is a HUGE scene, as the guy above explained
McGill is sick for skiing too, we have some great mountains nearby (MSS/Avila, Bromont, Jay Peak, Tremblant to name a few...)
UBC has some pretty amazing mountains near by.
Then obviously Denver University, Colorado College etc..
 
False, call me an asshole but after 2 years I've realized school sucks, as long as you go to a decent school you'll get a job, and skiing keeps me sane in the winter.
 
This is so far from the truth it is unbelievable. If you go into technical, skill oriented programs like engineering or nursing, then yes, you likely will get a job. If you focus on a liberal arts degree, you really have no directly applicable skill set and have to be creative and fall back on your resume.
That said, I wouldn't go anywhere I couldn;t ski as it keeps me sane in the winter. That said, there are a lot of school options with skiing reasonably close. Go to a school with a strong program in something you are interested in. If you have no idea, go to a decent school that you liked when visiting.
My 2 cents.
 
There's nothing wrong with Arts as such. It teaches you to learn and think in a completely different way to most other courses. I double majored in Politics and Geography in mine then started my Masters in Urban Planning. Now I'm about to start 3 years of law (if i get in..still waiting). Arts isn't useless at all, but I agree in part with you when you say that on its own it wont get you a job. But that's not a reason not to choose it.
 
Absolutely. I agree 100% as that is and always has been the point of a liberal art education. I'm about to finish a history/middle eastern studies/econ degree. Slightly marketable, but getting a job with a decent salary pertaining to you interests without additional education, connections, or unbelievable experience is challenging in this day and age
 
dude asked about colleges with the best skiing.

WHY IN GODS NAME IS ANYONE SUGGESTING SCHOOLS ON THE EAST COAST???????

thats like asking for a school with a good football team and naming schools who have won the DII championship.
 
Not thread-jacking here, just throwing in something else. What is the best college academically that also has great skiing?
 
its all relative. how close do you want it? Cause stanford, Cal, USC, and UCLA all have ski/snowboard clubs that have cabins up in tahoe or mammoth. but they are all 3+ hours away.

But UW is a really good school with mtns 1hour away.

 
haha you have no clue! it does NOT get tracked out the first run at all. i was on slushmans 4 days after a storm and was skiing blower pow. what the hell are you talking about?
 
I'd say Boulder because I went there, but it's a huge pain to drive all the up down I-70. The extra curicular lifestyle is legit

U of U would be a solid choice, ton's of options for skiing
 
haha whatever stay at big sky, you obviously don't know where ski at bridger keep more pow for the rest of us
 
hahahahahahahahaha.

bridger has some gnarly terrain, but its a junk-show on pow days. this really isnt debatable. slushmans lift just made things worse. not to mention whack locals who think they own the place.

to the kid considering both, if you can, come out here this spring and ride both for a day, find someone to show you around. youll decide which you like more. in my opinion, you have more options at big sky, especially when theres no snow for weeks. however if you are looking for some of the most tech inbounds terrain in the States, bridger has it. but be prepared to fight off ridge hippies and wait in line.
 
University of Utah is hands down the best college for skiing. There is not even a close 2nd place legit contender. 7 Wasatch resorts within 30minutes. Snowbasin, powder mountain etc up north. There are 12 Ski resorts within a hour and a half.

The campus is outstanding. Academically Utah far surpasses some of the other universities stated such as Boise, montana state, or Reno. Salt Lake City can actually be a pretty cool place and is a lot larger then a typical ski type town.

Next and best part in my mind is the cheap passes and hookups offered. Check out UofUonelove.com for some of the things they offer by joining the student group. We also have Utah freeskier society. Free premieres on campus during the fall is legit.

Currently you also get to see where Tom Wallisch and the 4bi9 crew lives as you drive to any Wasatch resort from the university. Special pro perk.
 
I never went to the U of U but I lived by it for awhile... my only gripe is that the U is a commuter school, there is almost no college neighborhood, even on U st there are still Utah families surprised that college kids like to stay out late and make noise...

Otherwise SLC is fairly legit, very cheap to live in, large group of shred buddies to hang out with, and the access to skiing is like no where else.

Its also kinda weird and cool, but you can definently escape the shred life in SLC if you wish too, lots of people that live down in the valley don't ski or snowboard, so you kinda have the two worlds down there, Ive found that more of the girls tend to be in the non shred world

 
I go to MSU Bozeman and can easily ski 4 days/week at Big Sky while taking 15 credits. Life ain't bad. A few students even get to ski 5 per week if they stack their schedules on Tuesday and Thursday.

But yeah... as others have already said, Big Sky's the best bet in the area. It wouldn't be a bad idea to ski Bridger mid-week, however.
 
one problem with boulder is the out of state cost. Its like $40,000 w/room and board for out of state.
 
wow, i just remembered freshman cant have cars usually....so how do people get to the mountain? do u have to be friends with the older guys?
 
no one has mentioned plymouth?
IMO UVM is crazy overrated. Burlington itself is an incredible city, but for skiing, not the best on the east coast. Plymouth is 30 minutes from loon and waterville. both of which have incredible parks, loon is such an incredible mountain for riding and you have the poma pass for 100$ at waterville. cannon is 40 minutes away with awesome tree skiing and steeps, 10 dollar lift tickets for PSU students. from there it is bretton woods, wildcat, and cranmore. i have never been to any of these mountains, but they all average an hour and a half away from school. and then Sunday River is included in your new england pass, opens in october, and is 2 hours away. for location to REAL mountains, Plymouth is superior. but if you want a school that has any semblance of a town and that extra 20 minutes in the car to get your turns, UVM is where you wanna be.
also, you can have a car on campus freshman year at plymouth
 
i cant believe ubc doesnt get mentionned more.

Whistler is 2Hr+ drive and is open from mid november to late may.

Seymour is 45 min drive from UBC campus and has nightskiing and a decent park.

UBC has 55% chicks.
 
dude. you have to be fucking high. big sky pwns bridger no question. vast amounts more terrain, better terrain, and much smaller lift lines. plus if you know where your goin you can ski some fresh quite awhile.

whenever it snows 4 inches everyone takes the fucking day off work and goes to bridger. shit gets tracked fast and has lines to boot.
 
^not denying bridger has sick terrain at all by the way. definitely has some gnar shit. but is a fucking convention of assclownery on days with any fresh snow
 
Gotta rep UBC here for sure. Students get passes to Whistler for $500 which isn't a total steal but still cheap. Haven't had a day there so far without any pow and their parks kick ass too. Then there's Grouse/Cypress/Seymour all in town with night skiing. Best park out of those is probably Seymour. And the kicker, Baker is still only a little more than an hour and a half away.
Honorable mention goes to Western State in CO. It's not that great of a college academically, but who needs school when Crested Butte is 20 minutes away?
 
Again, i dunno who you hang out with, but all of your statements about utah girls have been so wrong.
 
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