Best college for skiing?

Silver Star is 15 minutes from downtown Vernon, so 45 minutes is about right. From what I remember Big White is around 45 minutes from the highway 33 turnoff.
 
Ya thats 10 people out of 314 million. Also some of them have inherited a small company that became huge. You fucking stupid unless you have come up with a million or billion dollar invention then shut up.
 
my cousin's name is willy, is going to CMC, and is pretty baller. whaddayaknow.

The deferring enrollment/year off option is the way to go, for me at least. Why not take a break, do what you want for a year and live the ski bum lifestyle, while figuring things out? Who cares if you start school one year older. My sister did it and she said it was the best thing she could have done.

As far as schools go, I'm sorry but location is my #1 factor in where I'm applying. Skiing is way too big of a deal for me to say, ok, grow up, career time. My top choices are UVM and Westminster, both of which are decent schools and Westminster offers aviation classes.

 
msu is the best by far, 15 miles from Bridger 53 miles from big sky endless back country. epic cliffs everywhere, plus your in the center of the Rockies with every cool mountain you can think of under 12 hours away
 
Listen to him^.

I moved out west to attend college and ski and I really suggest you pick one or the other. Most mountains close at 4pm anyway and if you are taking college level classes you're going to have a ton of work/studying to do outside of class.

Why not get a couple friends, rent an apartment in park city or breck, try to get jobs working evenings at a restaurant or gas station (or bar if you're lucky), and ski every day... Do this for a year or two and then decide if you want to continue with that lifestyle or if you want to go back to school.

The other option would be to move out to Boulder or SLC and take summer classes at CU/UU to keep the spring semester open. This actually may be the best option, but only if you are serious about school.
 
Three places I would recommend:

University of Nevada, Reno - I am currently in my third year here, taking plenty of difficult courses, and still get to ski a ton. 3 and a half mountains within less than an hour of driving (I say 1/2 because one of them is boreal = NIGHT SKIING TILL 9PM). The ski team here is actually a club but incredibly fun nonetheless.

University of California, Berkeley - Kids on the ski team are crazy good and fun to hang with, plus they rent a cabin in Truckee for every weekend of the winter season = plenty of awesome resorts within 30 minutes.

University of California, Santa Barbara - Giant ski team, always skiing, it's just a looooong drive. Bonus points for going fucking insane at parties.
 
I go to Castleton State which is about 30 minutes from Middlebury and their both great schools. Killy offers any full time student a $320 anytime season pass, and i'm also so close to Okemo, Pico, Mad River, and Stowe. if your lookin to ride East Coast Crud, Vermon'ts where it's at.
 
can anyone that goes to middlebury or knows anything about it tell me how hard it is to get into? I know its exclusive but if you got in, i would be interested to hear your gpa/test scores
 
MSU Bozeman - Briger Bowl has awsome snow 30 min away and Big Sky is just huge with so many runs 45 min away, sweet town, semi cheap, good college, good skiing
 
nothin wrong with east coast crud...been skiing vt my entire life and became an amazing skier from the sometimes less that par conditions. When i go out west I kill it.

Anyways, no offense, castleton and middlebury are no where near the same level of schools. Castletons a decent school , but middlebury is top notch
 
Take some time off before school and just focus on skiing. I made the mistake of listening to my parents and going to college right out of high school. Skiing was such a huge distraction that I ended up dropping out after a couple years to become a ski bum anyway. Now, two years later, I'm back in school and way more focused than the first time around. IMO its better to just get it out of your system. Theres no reason to rush into college and try to graduate when you're 21 or 22 anyway. For me, college has been a much better experience going in a little bit older and with a more unique outlook.
 
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