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luka.makhviladze

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I know there are many threats about this but I still have not found the answer I'm looking for. I'm graduating from Woodward Academy in Atlanta class of 14, I'm in intense look for colleges. I want to go somewhere where I will be able to combine ski/academics/good life. Money is not an issue. I have GPA of 3.71 and SAT 1800. Is there some good college with descent academics where I can drive 1-3 or 4 hours and get an amazing park?

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for big park places you mainly got those red circles (for well known parks)

Utah (probably your best option)

CO (more of a drive from what i've heard but you seem not to care)

Mammoth (just put it on there don't know much about schools around there besides maybe UFC?)

Hood (Which is the general portland area, I got a buddy going to community college up there and skis Timberline often as fuck)

Whistler (UBC ive heard isn't too bad to get to Whistler, while i could be wrong, and I've heard pass is affordable while in school not that money seems to matter to you)

locations might not be completely accurate but give general areas of interest that might be relevant to OP
 
I go to CU boulder and I got to ski 50 days this year, I also live in aspen so that helped during winter break and other breaks, but if you want to have a sick education, cheap cannabis, and the ability to ski every weekend that key/breck/abasin etc. are open then you should have a hell of a time, and you would get into CU with a 3.7 and 1800 for sure.

Best of luck dog
 
and if you want really good colleges you can circle some of maine, vermont, and pennsylvania.
 
i cant decide between MSU Bozeman and WSU Vancouver(basically in portland OR). the terrain and BC acess in Bozeman is amazing and the resorts are nice and close with only one solid jumpline however. i guess what im on here to ask is how is the skiing from a place like Vancouver washington? is the access close? are there busses? are there other resorts besides hood? is it park heavy and lacking in steeps? i might be on the wrong forum for this but il start here before i make my own....

 
You didnt even red circle your own college?!?!?!?! Was bridgers park not good enough?!!!?!?!!?!?!?!

jk it sucks, but really moonlight's is pretty good, and you could for sure get into MSU
 
Utah would be the best, we've got a lot of really good programs here and the drive is only like 30 minutes to every resort. As far as Mammoth goes you can go to their community college and it's a 5-10 minute drive to the mountain but it wont have the same programs as a real university.
 
Hood is an hour away from Vancouver WA, but why the fuck would you go to a little WSU branch campus there? It's practically a community college. If you're gonna go the community college route, go to COCC in Bend or a CC in Salt Lake or something like that.
 
Past suggestions are mediocre schools with some strong majors here and there.

If you want a good school, you want:

University of Denver

University of Washington

University of Puget Sound

Colorado College - But fuck colorado springs imo.

It also depends on what you want to go to school for.

Bozeman has an insanely good architecture program.

CU boulder has a pretty good engineering school.

That being said, really try to visit some schools if you can. That's the best way to figure it out.
 
CU Boulder seems like the perfect college.....i think they have a pretty good business school too. Also University of San Diego is a really good school near skiing. I wouldnt call it a college for skiers but its a pretty sweet location beach and skiing fer dayz
 
I go to UBC in Vancouver. It's dope. Whistler passes are $550, Grouse $350, Seymour $250. There's a bus that takes you roundtrip from UBC to Whistler if you have skrills, or people carpool too. It takes like 2 hours on the bus to get there or about 1.5 hours by car. You can take public transit to Grouse in about 1.25 hours. The Ski and Board club is huge, has mad parties, and a sick rail jam in the fall. There's also a UBC owned lodge at Whistler that's pretty cheap to stay at.

I've had like 15ish days at whis and 5 or 6 at Grouse this season and I got hurt for a bit. I found that you get really busy and then you can't go (same for everywhere)

Here's a sick video that the freeride guys just made:

 
Well Montana State is dope but people don't come here for park and if he solely wants a resort for park he'd be better off in Utah or CO then he would be coming here.

and yes I forgot tahoe, sorry.
 
Does anybody on here go to middlebury or Dartmouth? because they are my first and second choices. If so how's the skiing and balancing work with play and whatnot
 
UVM is about 45 min from stoweMcGill and Condcordia are about 45min from avila and 1:45 from tremblant

BIshops is 50min to Bromont and 1 1/2 hr from Jay peak
 
this thread is fairly relevant to myself, im looking into a bunch of schools right now, but lyndon state in vermont is looking like the best choice for me. anyone on here go there? i know that burke mountain is fairly close. (sorry to thread jack)
 
It may not be park mecca, but if you really want to become a very well rounded skier and enjoy college life, you need to go to Western State in Gunnison. I went there for 2 years and it was awesome. I skied practically every day for 6 months. Theres a rail park on campus, free bus transportation up to Crested Butte, and you can literally hike & ski just about anywhere you want. It will change your life
 
A lot of you are mentioning big schools. I'm just going to mention a few small schools in Colorado that I have had some experiences with. Keep in mind, I am pretty biased because I love Durango and the four corners area.

Fort Lewis College in Durango, CO:

FLC is a short ride from Purgatory, two hours from Telluride, Wolf Creek, and Silverton. Durango is in the four corners so you are also close to some epic places mountains, deserts, canyons, mesa, and buttes. Durango is an awesome town.

Western State College in Gunnison, CO:

Close to some amazing skiing, Crested Butte and Monarch. Gunnison is kinda isolated and the town doesn't have a whole lot to do.

Adam's State in Alamosa, CO:

About 1.5 hours from Wolf Creek and 2.5 from Taos Ski Valley. It sits in the middle of the San Luise Valley. There's a lot to do if you enjoy the outdoors, but Alamosa is not the most interesting town. Taos is an awesome town though and not too far away.
 
The guy is obviously smart and wants good academics and you guys are still mentioning mediocre schools where a 3.0 GPA gets you in.
 
It's not that it has a bed rep, it's just that it's a community college in all but name, and if you're going to go that route, why not do it somewhere awesome, like Bend?
 
Call me fucking crazy, but check you the University of Calgary, hours drive from Banff and maybe 2 to Lake Louise. Plus you get to live in Calgary! the worst city on earth!
 
yeah its that iv given to much of a fuck to go to community collage like some of my friends who basicaly slept through high school are going to do next fall. i mean i would go to CU or CU Denver (both of which i got into) but my mom wont let me attend collage anywhere within a hundred mile radius of my hometown Boulder. and before you mention U of U, Salt lake literally makes me puke. its ugly polluted, crawling with conservatives, and weed will put you in the electric chair.

 
This is legit except Denver and puget sound are much better schools than boulder. Also, CO school of mines is a top 5 engineering school in the country, so I'd move that up a bit too.
 
When I sat down and looked at my options, it was between Utah and Nevada (where I'm from). Both were relatively close to multiple resorts. I ended up choosing unr because of the $ and all of tahoe is right next door. So don't forget about that. We have northstar, squaw, and many other top of the line resorts
 
School of Mines is about an hour from keystone, breckenridge, and the rest of summit if you're interested in engineering. They're a very rigorous school academically and there is definitely the potential to get a high paying job coming out of there.
 
If you put cal poly on there, also include the Claremont colleges. Though I don't know how often the mountains near LA get enough snow to ski on. Mammoth is 5hrs, which is a slog

Whitman and UofIdaho are pretty close to skiing

Also include UVM, Middlebury, bowdoin, and countless other liberal arts colleges in the northeast

And in response to the people mentioning that this kid can get into better colleges than state schools with low requirements, know that college is more about finding a good fit and utilizing all the opportunities on campus than it is about a big name and a high ranking.
 
The only real criteria that OP gave was a mountain with a good park that was 1-4 hours away from a college.

key word is really good park it seems because that's what he seems to be looking for, thus why i honestly would think utah or CO would be the best option since there are a variety of schools near a variety of resorts that fit his needs.
 
But if you want good skiing, don't go to school in New England. Yes, they have some park, and some powder (kind of) but nothing in comparison to 2000+ miles west. If I could do it over, I would go to school on the coast of either North or South Carolina, especially if you are considering a Maine or Vermont school for skiing. I'd gladly trade ice and grey skies for sunshine and bikinis.
 
Westminster is actually a better school than most people give it credit for. It has some pretty unique majors in that it's a liberal arts college with strong business, nursing, aviation, and science programs. You get out what you put in, so if you come and apply yourself then you can get a great education while also skiing all the time. Class sizes are way smaller than the U, and there is much more of a community feel than with a larger state school. They actually give pretty good scholarships and it's really just 10-20% mormon, which doesn't really affect the vibe of the school.
 
If you're looking for a place to ski and get fucked up every day while skiing, LSC's the place to go. If you're looking for academics, go somewhere else. The only good programs at lyndon are atmospheric science, music business and industry, graphic design,or mountain rec. Everything else is pretty much comparable to community college in terms of quality. The people are great though, some of the best people I've ever met. Burke is a 10 minute drive away, Jay is 40.
 
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