Im from fargo so i can tell you that there isnt much skiing in the area. there are a few shit places like an hour from fargo and there is a place that sometimes has a decent park that is like 2hours, but im not sure how far from grandforks. The school is supposed to be pretty lazy if you play your cards right. I know a few people that are there and say its a breeze. The town is a huge party town because its almost all college kids that make it up. I hope that helped a little. If you need to know anything else let me know and ill see what i can find out.