Colleges Where I Can ski

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What up NS, I’m entering the college searching process and the most important thing to me is that I’d be able to maximize my skiing time lol. I live in the Northeast but I’m not a stranger to the Rockies . Any input would be appreciated, thanks. Suggestions??
 
Utah - Salt Lake City Community College, transfer to the U, Utah State in Logan

Colorado - Colorado Mountain College then transfer to Western, Fort Lewis, or Adams State. If you're doing engineering, School of Mines is unmatched.
 
WWU is in Bellingham and most of the students ski at Mt. Baker, I don't go there but I have lots of friends who love it
 
check out University of Maine in Farmington. Close to loaf, saddleback, and theres a tiny little hill in town called titcomb that has night skiing and very righteous and core vibes.
 
I did my first year at CMU in Grand Junction, CO and had an amazing experience... You're right by Powderhorn, which isn't the premier of skiing in Colorado but they get crazy dumps, and you're still within 2 hours of most of the other resorts in CO, and if you're ever looking at getting into touring, Old Powderhorn(where the resort used to be but is now public land) is right up the road, you can either skin up or run shuttles with your homies, best part is you dont have to pay for a lift ticket and there are some pretty sick pillow fields back in there. GJ generally has a big outdoorsy, mountain town vibe even tho its in the desert, you'll have no problem finding people to ski with.

Plus if you are into Rock Climbing, MTB, Hiking, Hunting, Off Roading, Camping, whatever else, there are 1million acres of public land around GJ, Trails and Crags everywhere. You will not get bored lmao

Also, the CMU Outdoor Program is probably the best perk, if you wanna try almost any outdoor sport, they can hook you up with rental gear, expertise and what not, they teach lessons on Avvy Safety, they do weekly outings for free where you can go out and hike, ski, climb or whatever else people wanna do, they do longer weekend or break trips you can pay for (its at a fraction of the cost of getting a guided trip through an agency)... I met some awesome people and been to some amazing places because of them, couldn't reccomend CMU any higher

Hope this rant helps

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14210334:CrunnchyVanMan said:
I did my first year at CMU in Grand Junction, CO and had an amazing experience... You're right by Powderhorn, which isn't the premier of skiing in Colorado but they get crazy dumps, and you're still within 2 hours of most of the other resorts in CO, and if you're ever looking at getting into touring, Old Powderhorn(where the resort used to be but is now public land) is right up the road, you can either skin up or run shuttles with your homies, best part is you dont have to pay for a lift ticket and there are some pretty sick pillow fields back in there. GJ generally has a big outdoorsy, mountain town vibe even tho its in the desert, you'll have no problem finding people to ski with.

Plus if you are into Rock Climbing, MTB, Hiking, Hunting, Off Roading, Camping, whatever else, there are 1million acres of public land around GJ, Trails and Crags everywhere. You will not get bored lmao

Also, the CMU Outdoor Program is probably the best perk, if you wanna try almost any outdoor sport, they can hook you up with rental gear, expertise and what not, they teach lessons on Avvy Safety, they do weekly outings for free where you can go out and hike, ski, climb or whatever else people wanna do, they do longer weekend or break trips you can pay for (its at a fraction of the cost of getting a guided trip through an agency)... I met some awesome people and been to some amazing places because of them, couldn't reccomend CMU any higher

Hope this rant helps

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Damn that sounds fun af..

I’ll check it out thanks for the info
 
14210324:Kyguyy said:
Castleton
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Carleton Ski Buss Gang and the park on campus plus its one of the most active club's in Canada. also lost of people that go there work in local ski shop. you Also can get icon pass with a discount W them

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Farmington is slept on so much and could be so much more...university needs to dump some marketing cash into it

14210330:pinkcamo1000 said:
check out University of Maine in Farmington. Close to loaf, saddleback, and theres a tiny little hill in town called titcomb that has night skiing and very righteous and core vibes.
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Western State in CO, Montana State, Michigan Tech, WWU, I guess the season at Liberty University never ends but don't go there.
 
6 years ago I was in the same position, I decided on Montana state university. But after looking at the cost of the classes I was going to skip anyway I just said fuck it and got a minimum wage night job at a ski area.

Drop out and drop in
 
14210396:r00kie said:
Western State in CO, Montana State, Michigan Tech, WWU, I guess the season at Liberty University never ends but don't go there.
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Love Michigan Tech area fucking hate the admin of the school. Have gotten an amazing engineering education and made great friends but I'm so happy I'm outta here in 5 months. Admin blows, having to deal with them regularly as Pres of ski and board club and working park crew whole time here, at this point I'm over it. Ripley is in the shitter cuz of a new President and CFO and Boho has terrible management. Beautiful area, cheap rent, cheap beer, and cool people. But fuck Tech.

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14210300:larilinesign said:
If you're doing engineering, School of Mines is unmatched.
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I’m an engineering student at Penn State and I’m looking to transfer out west after 2 years at my branch campus. Where in colorado is this school at and what makes this school so good?
 
University of Washington is like an 1:45 from crystal or stevens, 1 hour from snoqualamie which has a pretty decent park. There is a huge ski club on campus with plenty of die hards who ski 60+ days a year
 
14210411:Michigan_Sucks said:
Love Michigan Tech area fucking hate the admin of the school. Have gotten an amazing engineering education and made great friends but I'm so happy I'm outta here in 5 months. Admin blows, having to deal with them regularly as Pres of ski and board club and working park crew whole time here, at this point I'm over it. Ripley is in the shitter cuz of a new President and CFO and Boho has terrible management. Beautiful area, cheap rent, cheap beer, and cool people. But fuck Tech.

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I heard a few things about Riply going downhill because of school decision which sucks. And yeah, boho is great but super frustrating. If any other ski operated like them they would sink super quick. Also not a fan of making big investments in the party scene but jack shit for actual skiing there. Fix the damn lifts Lonnie.
 
I mean castleton, Vermont

14210374:SuckleBrick said:
Ski Buss Gang and the park on campus plus its one of the most active club's in Canada. also lost of people that go there work in local ski shop
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14210413:weastcoast said:
I’m an engineering student at Penn State and I’m looking to transfer out west after 2 years at my branch campus. Where in colorado is this school at and what makes this school so good?
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School of Mines is in Golden, the gateway to the Rockies.

It is exclusively an engineering school that has a reputation up there with MIT and Caltech. What makes it so special is that is more industry focused than research focused. When I went there, it was #1 for highest paid graduates. All my pals are making bank. People really perk up when they find out i went there, its very respected. Intellectual and financial liberty.

Excellent facilities, beautiful campus, next door to the coors brewery so you get 3 glasses of free beer a day. The outdoor rec center, backcountry club, ski club were freaking cool. Those guys who ran em have super cool engineering jobs in the ski industry now.

The curriculum was very rigorous.... But people with a Mines degree don't have to worry about money the rest of their lives. Would recommend.
 
topic:Jackwoods2 said:
What up NS, I’m entering the college searching process and the most important thing to me is that I’d be able to maximize my skiing time lol. I live in the Northeast but I’m not a stranger to the Rockies . Any input would be appreciated, thanks. Suggestions??
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I'm grew up on the east coast too and am now going to college in Colorado at Regis University. I don't know about other states but tbh if you wanna ski CO rockies any college around denver or boulder is gonna be around the same when considering skiing
 
14210380:isaacwrong said:
Farmington is slept on so much and could be so much more...university needs to dump some marketing cash into it
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So I’ve heard.. If I stay in the east that’s probably where I’ll end up , I was hoping someone mentioned UMF
 
14210330:pinkcamo1000 said:
check out University of Maine in Farmington. Close to loaf, saddleback, and theres a tiny little hill in town called titcomb that has night skiing and very righteous and core vibes.
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Fuck yeah
 
Would recommend UVM if you’re looking eastward

The skiing isn’t always the best but the people are

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Powderhorn was so fun. I lived in GJ for a year. Great memories at that resort.

OP, another one not mentioned is Sierra Nevada University. It’s on Lake Tahoe 5 minutes from Nearest resort, 15 minutes from next nearest resort, etc.. You’re literally in the middle of it all there.

14210334:CrunnchyVanMan said:
I did my first year at CMU in Grand Junction, CO and had an amazing experience... You're right by Powderhorn, which isn't the premier of skiing in Colorado but they get crazy dumps, and you're still within 2 hours of most of the other resorts in CO, and if you're ever looking at getting into touring, Old Powderhorn(where the resort used to be but is now public land) is right up the road, you can either skin up or run shuttles with your homies, best part is you dont have to pay for a lift ticket and there are some pretty sick pillow fields back in there. GJ generally has a big outdoorsy, mountain town vibe even tho its in the desert, you'll have no problem finding people to ski with.

Plus if you are into Rock Climbing, MTB, Hiking, Hunting, Off Roading, Camping, whatever else, there are 1million acres of public land around GJ, Trails and Crags everywhere. You will not get bored lmao

Also, the CMU Outdoor Program is probably the best perk, if you wanna try almost any outdoor sport, they can hook you up with rental gear, expertise and what not, they teach lessons on Avvy Safety, they do weekly outings for free where you can go out and hike, ski, climb or whatever else people wanna do, they do longer weekend or break trips you can pay for (its at a fraction of the cost of getting a guided trip through an agency)... I met some awesome people and been to some amazing places because of them, couldn't reccomend CMU any higher

Hope this rant helps

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Not necessarily a legit suggestion for you, but I ended up in southern california for college at U of Redlands, the last place you might expect for good skiing, however big bear being 45 mins from my campus was big motivation to attend. We could ride in the morning and be back in time for 1pm class, or get out early and ride after class. And bear mountain is basically spring park skiing all year round, it was such a prime party atmosphere on the hill especially with the multi car crews of friends that would ride together on weekends. It was fucking legendary. Fuck I miss college
 
Quest University Canada is an underrated ski university. Weekdays you get out of class at noon and be sitting on the whistler gondola by 1. Weekends you fuck off up the sea to sky and avoid the vancouver crowds. Is it 9 pm and you feel jazzed? Throw the headlamp on and go for a night tour up toward garibaldi, 3 hour round trip from campus and sick turns. This is the way op.
 
Go to CU Boulder you'll only be a mere 2 hours from the best skiing in the US (Keystone and Breckenridge) AND you'll make lots of friends who would rather party with their fraternity brothers and be hungover than go skiing.
 
14210666:207 said:
Go to CU Boulder you'll only be a mere 2 hours from the best skiing in the US (Keystone and Breckenridge) AND you'll make lots of friends who would rather party with their fraternity brothers and be hungover than go skiing.
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Accurate.
 
14210666:207 said:
Go to CU Boulder you'll only be a mere 2 hours from the best skiing in the US (Keystone and Breckenridge) AND you'll make lots of friends who would rather party with their fraternity brothers and be hungover than go skiing.
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don't forget - as an out of state student, you'll feel right at home with the hordes of texans and californians that make up 80% of the student population!
 
I went to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and it has everything. Hour and a half from Whistler and Baker, and really close to the local hills. Also instead of spring break in March or April you get "reading week" in mid Feb when conditions are prime. Not to mention summer break is 4 months, which does make courses a bit more rigorous, but it's worth it. Not sure what international tuition is now but when I was there it was about half the price of out of state for American schools, and the exchange rate is very favorable right now.
 
There are lots of threads about this on NS, most of the advice still holds true. If you're thinking about Montana State shoot me a PM. I did my undergrad and grad there.
 
14210374:SuckleBrick said:
Carleton Ski Buss Gang and the park on campus plus its one of the most active club's in Canada. also lost of people that go there work in local ski shop. you Also can get icon pass with a discount W them

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This sounds sick! How does the campus park work?
 
14210731:RIP_leos_shack said:
I went to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, and it has everything. Hour and a half from Whistler and Baker, and really close to the local hills. Also instead of spring break in March or April you get "reading week" in mid Feb when conditions are prime. Not to mention summer break is 4 months, which does make courses a bit more rigorous, but it's worth it. Not sure what international tuition is now but when I was there it was about half the price of out of state for American schools, and the exchange rate is very favorable right now.
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UBC jacked up the international tuition prices. It used to be about the same price as going to college in-state where I live. Now, international tuition there is between $40-50k.
 
Missoula and the University of Montana. Missoula is basically a hidden ski Mecca. 4 mountains within 1.5 hours drive (snowbowl is literally 20 minutes away from center town), with White Fish, Bridger and Big Sky all around 3 hours away from the zoo. On top of this basically unlimited backcountry.
 
14210785:asparagusfriend said:
This sounds sick! How does the campus park work?
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show up and hike laps. they have a facebook groups where they plan to run a rope toe. Somethimes they host little park jam events and stuff
 
Then you can tell the summit county folks you’re local

14210693:cyphers said:
don't forget - as an out of state student, you'll feel right at home with the hordes of texans and californians that make up 80% of the student population!
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You also have to be a genius to go to CSM

14210300:larilinesign said:
Utah - Salt Lake City Community College, transfer to the U, Utah State in Logan

Colorado - Colorado Mountain College then transfer to Western, Fort Lewis, or Adams State. If you're doing engineering, School of Mines is unmatched.
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