Best colleges for skiing
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Rock_Inhabitant
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Haha I made a thread exactly like this a few months ago. Take a look at mine there is a lot of good info in there
midwestcoast
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If you want a good school, where you still get legit college-life experience, I'd recommend University of Utah or Montana State. I feel like Utah has more to offer, but Bozeman is a great spot too. CU Boulder is a great school but you're not as close to good skiing ~1.5 hours vs 30 minutes at the others....
SteezyYeeter
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14588274:profa_212 said:
if you on the east coast you should be hitting up middlebury, that way you're actually getting an education in addition to skiing
Farmville420
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UMass Lowell
ScootSkiLyfe
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Don't sleep on University of Minnesota-Duluth if you want to have easy-access to fun skiing. Three different ski hills within 25 minutes of campus. I try to get out 5 or 6 days a week.
Obviously it's not the same vibe as being out west, I highly recommend if you're from the Midwest to get out and explore different areas. But if you love skiing but want to have your focus be on graduating college it's not bad. If you love skiing and you just are going to college cuz your parents want you to/it seems like the best option, go explore!
I started my college experience out west at a place that felt like a good fit to me at the time (Lewis & Clark College) as they gave me a good scholarship and I didn't really want to be in school. I ended up dropping out for a while before I moved back to MN to finish my degree.
Obviously it's not the same vibe as being out west, I highly recommend if you're from the Midwest to get out and explore different areas. But if you love skiing but want to have your focus be on graduating college it's not bad. If you love skiing and you just are going to college cuz your parents want you to/it seems like the best option, go explore!
I started my college experience out west at a place that felt like a good fit to me at the time (Lewis & Clark College) as they gave me a good scholarship and I didn't really want to be in school. I ended up dropping out for a while before I moved back to MN to finish my degree.
isaacwrong
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East Coast Schools with freeski reps
Umaine Farmington- Loaf/SR 45min-1hr
Castleton University- Killington 40min
UVM/Champlain/Saint Mikes- Bush 1hr
Plymouth State- Loon/Waterville 30min
UMASS- 1hrish to mt snow
I'd suggest looking at schools first based on interests with their academic program offerings though. Unless you don't care and just are going to attend a massive d1 school with everything
Umaine Farmington- Loaf/SR 45min-1hr
Castleton University- Killington 40min
UVM/Champlain/Saint Mikes- Bush 1hr
Plymouth State- Loon/Waterville 30min
UMASS- 1hrish to mt snow
I'd suggest looking at schools first based on interests with their academic program offerings though. Unless you don't care and just are going to attend a massive d1 school with everything
Farmville420
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14588302:midwestcoast said:
There is literally a bus from Boulder to Eldora and the ride is almost exactly 30 minutes long hahaha
WoFlowz
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OP of you‘re into a liberal arts education I would suggest SLU. Very large ski culture, the Outing Club actually hosts multiple events on campus and just about every car has a ski box or roof rack on it in canton. Very affordable triple pass to whiteface, gore and bellyare. Not the closest but you will meet tons of skiers and also have the opportunity to live in the outing house (themed house of outdoors and partying) and not just meet but live with like minded people. The usually go on a few trips a year as well as weekly backcountry trips, weekends at whiteface and also hold intercollegiate tailgates at whiteface.
St Lawrence offers a pretty great education and even better connections and opportunities. The alumni network is sorta insane, you have to experience it. The school is also very generous with need and scholarships which makes it easier to attend than you’d think. Lots of kids who do attend however are private/boarding school kids and it shows. However, Canton is cute but not big or lavish so it forces everyone to mix and mingle on campus together, a wet campus encourages this in my opinion lol. Definitely worth looking into OP as i’ll most likely be attending their unless I am accepted to dartmouth.
St Lawrence offers a pretty great education and even better connections and opportunities. The alumni network is sorta insane, you have to experience it. The school is also very generous with need and scholarships which makes it easier to attend than you’d think. Lots of kids who do attend however are private/boarding school kids and it shows. However, Canton is cute but not big or lavish so it forces everyone to mix and mingle on campus together, a wet campus encourages this in my opinion lol. Definitely worth looking into OP as i’ll most likely be attending their unless I am accepted to dartmouth.
SteezyYeeter
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14588372:WoFlowz said:
holy cross too. do you know any specific reasons why people don't flip with middlebury?
isaacwrong
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14588372:WoFlowz said:
14588462:hi_vis360 said:
Also I feel like we should be assuming that the average ns user is probably not going to be able to attend a school with an acceptance rate of 6-12%, nescacs, ivy etc.
WoFlowz
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14588464:isaacwrong said:
i feel like you’d be suprised, ik three kids from public schools going to nescacs and only one from a obscure sport which is ski racing. Ofc lots of these schools r full of prep school kids but i’ve been told by admissions and coaches at a few being a public school kid can benefit you in admissions and aid. Esp since like 90-96 percent of kids that attended nescacs are prep school kids.
In Northern NY/VT specifically...
SLU
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Plattsburgh
Clarkson
UVM
All are fairly close to some good skiing. UVM probably has the most access to a bunch of different mountains and the best ski culture, but all the other NY colleges have a good ski culture but you have to seek it out
SLU
SUNY Potsdam
SUNY Plattsburgh
Clarkson
UVM
All are fairly close to some good skiing. UVM probably has the most access to a bunch of different mountains and the best ski culture, but all the other NY colleges have a good ski culture but you have to seek it out
isaacwrong
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14588466:WoFlowz said:
This is tru..I'm just sayin the majority of NS is most likely not making moves to nescacs/ivys. Sure I know of people that have but the rigorous academics don't really provide for a great school/play balance unless you're a fuckin genius and can just roll out of bed and ace exams. As someone who transferred from SLU to Farmington after a year I can attest to it somewhat. For example, no way was I going to be able to ski 4-5 times per week at SLU. Farmington/the other schools are for the tru ski bums lol
WoFlowz
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14588470:isaacwrong said:
SLU is sorta far from skiing, don’t disagree. Has a ski culture imo but not super close to skiing, however I have friends who have managed their work/life balance very well and ski 2-3 times a week, all while being athletes and upholding good grades.
I think you bring up a good point, OP I would not consider SLU, Dartmouth or Nescacs unless you have a really good academic standing, work ethic and time management. Definitely something I haven’t thought much about since it comes naturally to me.
ocklemmegetuhh
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any trade school that will get you a 6 figure union job in 6-8 months
SchizoSkier
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Colorado western, CU boulder, fort Lewis college
PresidentSkroob
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Put every dollar you have into cryptocurrency and skip college. What a fucking scam college is nowadays. You’re not paying tens of thousands for your degree, you’re paying tens of thousands to maintain top tier sports facilities for the student athletes who are attending on full scholarships. Young people are getting fucked so hard by universities, and everyone knows it, but it’s not gonna stop because kids are piling in anyways.
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Your best bet at success in today’s world is to make a YouTube channel focused around causing disturbances in Walmart and hope that you blow up.
brownetown
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Gotta shout out university of Washington, it’s a pretty underrated school if you’re into big cities and like to ski. Snoqualmie is 45min away and has night skiing until 10pm so you can sesh central park after class, and crystal, stevens, and baker are all day trippable. There are 4 skiing-related student clubs on campus (husky snow club is the best) and Seattle has a pretty big ski scene, albeit mostly crunchy touring heads. K2, line, outdoor research, and REI are also based out here so you could look into interning/ working at one of those
edollo_dredlocks
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I get this could be not the best fit for every nser..Dartmouth has a pretty strong skiing crew with a lot of people from the winter sports club skiing tuckermans ravine each year and club has 1/2 annual hut trips and ski touring equipment for free if your into that. Also killington, sugarbush, and mrg are all within 2 hours and the school has its own ski hill 15 minutes from campus. Also hella private school heads.
PussyFinder
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This screams “my parents paying for college, I want a 4 year ski vacation”
only advice is don’t go to Vermont unless you’re into aggressive liberal chicks that dress like a skateshop
only advice is don’t go to Vermont unless you’re into aggressive liberal chicks that dress like a skateshop
BayAreaJerry
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Fort Lewis is seriously a great one, freshman get a free ski pass too! Good park good snow. We have a rope tow on campus
blazer258
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Biased toward UVM, I did Sugarbush first two years, then Jay Peak, then Stowe. Plus you have Mad River Glen, Bolton, or Smuggs close by. Stowe and Bush are 45 mins to an hour, Jay was more like hour 20. I didn't do the freeski team but there is one, the ski club tries to do events regularly. My first year Henrik and Phil came on their movie tour for Road to Zion and Keynote Speaker, it was great, got to meet them, signed poster etc... On the Middlebury topic from above, I only knew one person who went there, I visited the campus once and would agree I didn't see much around it as far as the town goes but it's a much smaller school
arnie_grape
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probably CLOWN COLLEGE! ?
keagan.karstens
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As someone who goes to Utah. Go to Utah, we're so spoiled here you'll love it.
steez_apprentice
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I applied to CU Denver instead of Boulder since I didn't really want to be in such a big school, does anyone here have any experience there? Denver itself is a pretty sketchy city but I've only been there once
PussyFinder
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14588667:profa_212 said:
Enjoy that mid pussy pimp
Plymouthfreeskii
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14588335:isaacwrong said:
we are a little bias but, with 3 mountains within 30 min & so many more within an hour, we have it pretty good. Also have a great crew and culture here. Plus campus rail jam
14588466:WoFlowz said:
I assume you're using hyperbole, but this number isn't even close to accurate lol.
The bottom line is that the NESCACs/SLU/Colgate are completely different vibes than the larger state ski schools. There's almost no use in comparing them. I'd encourage the OP to talk with his parents, understand funding limitations (if any), and do some real soul searching. Research schools, talk with students, and try to stay overnight with a current student if you have existing connections there. Some people resonate with smaller liberal arts colleges and others want a massive state school.
I will encourage liberal arts colleges for the right kid. The connections, academics, and overall experience are truly unique. You just have to make sure it's what you want.
steezytangerine
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14588470:isaacwrong said:
never underestimate [tag=273397]@WoFlowz[/tag]
you never know what that man is up to
switchlip2
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14588295:weastcoat said:
This made me laugh out loud
SchizoSkier
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14588474:WoFlowz said:
you are so pretentious lmfao
