How often do you really get to ski in college?
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cobra_commander
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I skied less than 5 days in 2013...
Of course I was focused on school, not skiing...
If you want to pay several thousands a quarter/semester to go skiing, that is your business. It was not my plan.
Of course I was focused on school, not skiing...
If you want to pay several thousands a quarter/semester to go skiing, that is your business. It was not my plan.
.squirrely.
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13058872:TCummings said:
hell ya beans
caucasian_chad
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I lived 15 minutes from my home mountain and skied a minimum of 4 times a week. Then again my home mountain was a giant pile of shit.
Jahoe_Stuyve
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13058865:UOSnow said:
These guys are fuckin raddest fools at bachy!!!
Download-My-Apps
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13058623:yoski said:
Thats not really realistic financially for most people. Ski families have their limits.
SirFryanator
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I skied zero days this year and last, as I was saving up for school tuition and couldn't afford to spend money on anything but textbooks and rent.
I know people who are easily getting 50-100 days in, they do, however, have sponsor support, parental support, and/or a crew of friends who are consistently driving up to the mountain and sharing gas costs.
I know people who are easily getting 50-100 days in, they do, however, have sponsor support, parental support, and/or a crew of friends who are consistently driving up to the mountain and sharing gas costs.
13058382:jpastor said:
Was there my freshman year had a car and skied 3 days a week. Went to Stratton (house there also) so I was there on weekend as well. Definitely get a car if possible ...lot closer than you think and I remember it was super easy getting a parking spot / permit
617freeskier
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If skiing is a major priority in deciding where you go to school (as it was for me) check out Colorado Mountain College in Steamboat Springs Colorado. I moved here for school in 2009 because I was sick of driving 3 hours from Massachusetts to Maine to ski on ice. The campus here is 10 minutes from the gondola. depending on your major and how much you REALLY want to ski you can easily get 75-100 days wile going to class. It's alot easier to sit through a 3 hour lecture when you were skiing tits deep powder all morning.
CheddarJack
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13058915:lIllI said:
let me guess, a liberal arts degree? I know plenty of engineers, myself included, that ski around 50 days in a season.
Time management is all you need to be able to ski 50+ days in a season and still do well in school. I don't expect to get well over 50 days in all four years in college but I'll take failing a class over skiing three times in one winter... and I'll most certainly try to get as many days in as possible.
ndye
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13058884:cobra_commander said:
That's unfair. I spend thousands of dollars a semester to go to school, I also get to ski a lot. That's like going on vacation and swimmin in the hotel swimming pool while you were there. They didn't spend all that money on vacation to swim in a shitty pool, but they did do that along with enjoying the vacation.
OregonDead
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I probably didn't even ski 10 days in the 4 years I was in college. It was a very lean time. On the upside someone did give me a set of XC skis and boots when I was in college. For a couple of years after college I pretty much only skied XC or on canned food day. Very lean times but good memories.
SirFryanator
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13061755:ndye said:
Not many people can afford to spend thousands of dollars, plus some. It's perfectly fair to assume that going to school is 'paying your dues' for the work world so to speak.
Nothing wrong with enjoying yourself, but don't feel entitled to ski whatsoever in college, it's a huge luxury.
cobra_commander
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13061755:ndye said:
This is up there in analogies that don't make much sense.
Skiing is an expensive activity. College is generally a place where you don't have the time to be earning additional income. It is also when most folks in the US are living in the red.
Skiing takes time and energy away from focusing on school. You get out of college what you put in. If you're allways up skiing, you might as well be pissing your tuition money away because you are likely getting out less than you could.
I didn't ski much in 2013 because most of the time I was putting in 18-24 hr days at school, 7 days a week. When I wasn't, I was catching up on sleep.
ndye
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13062497:cobra_commander said:
Maybe if you go to engineering school which I believe you do? And theres a difference between always being skiing and skiing a lot. I ski a lot, I maintain a real good GPA and ski usually 3 to 5 days a week. Plus breaks which are longer. Yeah I could probably do better if I ONLY studied, but thats not me. And thats not a good way to live for many people.
Has there ever been something you have done in life where you couldn't be better if you were always on it?
You get that engineering degree and you will get a better paying job than me, and live a much more comfortable life probably, but thats not the calling I have for myself.
13062624:ndye said:
Your basically selling yourself short then and wasting your money / your parents. If you admit you can do better...why dont you. You have your whole life to ski, only 4 years to do as good as possible in school..not to mention the huge cost of tuition. When you graduate and make 40k..enjoy a nice life on a small budget. The 3.5+ kids in engineer, etc will enjoy 65k+.
Skiing is a rich persons sport. Want to ski more? Either make a lot of money and buy a ski house...or become a ski bum.
CheddarJack
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13062929:KravtZ said:
But everyone ALWAYS has room to improve. Say I were to devote my ski time next year entirely to studying, I'd probably do a lot better (if I stayed sane). I still can guarantee you I wouldn't have a 4.0. So what's next, never go to parties and study all night, every night of the week? Still probably wouldn't have a 4.0 and I'd definitely go crazy.
You say you're "wasting your money" if you aren't doing your absolute best in your studies while you're at school - I disagree. College for most people is mostly about getting a good education but the experience is still a major factor. For example, I could have gone to Cornell and gotten a super good education and come out rolling in money (exaggeration), but I chose to go to UVM and study engineering because I hated the atmosphere at Cornell. Cost would have been very comparable. UVM is so much better for so many reasons, disregarding education, and for me, that outweighs the better schooling.
Another reason why I don't regret skiing as much as I did last year in school is that when I'm busy, my work ethic is 5 times better than when I'm not. Give me 5 hours to do a 1 hour assignment and I'll take 5 hours to do it. Give me 1 hour, hell, even 45 minutes, and I'll crank it right the fuck out. My GPA was even .2 points higher spring semester (35+ days skiing) last year than fall semester (5+ days). I understand this is me though and it doesn't apply to everyone, but I know it applies to a lot.
ndye
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13062929:KravtZ said:
Theres actually a lot of middle ground in there just so you know. You can always do better in everything you do. I could eat better, I could be in better shape, I could work more, but at some point you have to think, hmm, maybe I can enjoy some of the smaller things in life, and still be very proud of what I have accomplished.
Youre argument is that if you are doing one thing, you should only do that one thing and ignore everything else, because if you aren't dedicated to the prior you are wasting your time/money. And that's wrong.
SirBuckles
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13061649:617freeskier said:
Wait did you leave one college to go to CMC or are you doing 2 years at CMC first then moving colleges? Or are you just doing 2 years at CMC?
A^frame
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Use College as your time to have as much fun as possible. This doesn't mean not working hard in school. If you treat College like a job, your life will always be that way. Work to Live! You kids are way too responsible these days. I tried to ski 4 days a week and still graduated in 4 years with decent grades. I am employed and work in a place that respects people with lives outside of work.
Now I skip on deep pow days and it is not frowned upon. Set your own personal boundaries in life and as long as you are getting your job done (AKA school for you college kids) people will respect your lifestyle.
NEVER TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUS or you are doomed!
Now I skip on deep pow days and it is not frowned upon. Set your own personal boundaries in life and as long as you are getting your job done (AKA school for you college kids) people will respect your lifestyle.
NEVER TAKE LIFE TOO SERIOUS or you are doomed!
Bastardito
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13056899:RazzDan said:
Or, you could go to a real college. UNR is maybe 20 minutes farther from everywhere, but the loads of hot sluts makes up for it.
CheddarJack
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CheddarJack
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13065444:lIllI said:
So you're essentially saying that if you don't graduate with a 4.0 you might as well not even go to college and that you're tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours of hard work were completely wasted?
Let me retract my statement you quoted though and clarify - rather than fail, I'd take doing sub-par in a non-important class if it means I can ski a lot. I'm perfectly willing to take however many days off it takes to bring up or maintain my grade in an important course. However, skiing only 3 times a season would never happen. If that becomes the case, the only reason for it would that I'm not managing my time efficiently.
13066193:CheddarJack said:
I never said anything about a 4.0, just that it isn't worth spending an obscene amount of money taking some bullshit classes and then slacking for the purpose of skiing. Nothing wrong with putting a small dent in your GPA to have some fun, as long as you are still getting a quality education.
Having said that, it seems we agree with each other.
CheddarJack
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13066402:lIllI said:
I'm glad we could see through each other's exaggerations haha
TheSkiingBlader
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Hey homie its all about time management and your willingness to put skiing first over other stuff. For me as a Psychology major/neuroscience minor, I always had a decent amount of work along with extra curricular stuff I'm involved with, but during ski season I would stack my classes on certain days to be on the hill by 1230-1. I go to school in central NY about 10 mins from a small hill called Greek Peak and went about 50 days this year. Its totally possible, but it all comes down to what you really see as the priority. If your major is a bit more rigorous, I'm sure you'll get less days, but don't make the mistake of fucking up to get the most days in. Skiing will always be there brother I promise.