NSers up at UNR/Reno?

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hey guys, I'm gonna be a freshman up at UNR this school year and was wondering if any of you on newschoolers are reno or at the university. it seemed a freeski club was nonexistent, and I figured it'd probably be better to ask on here. so yeah, if any of you are up in reno and wanna ski hit me up.
 
Hit up tanner deegee, casey berry, Jason Groffman, Eric Kliener, Garret Balin.

All true homies that rip tahoe and live in reno/go to UNR
 
Fifth year here, you're going to have a fun time. We need more connections in the dorms though for dorm storm parties so hit me up when you get here.
 
13080503:I.B said:
Hit up tanner deegee, casey berry, Jason Groffman, Eric Kliener, Garret Balin.

All true homies that rip tahoe and live in reno/go to UNR
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This is true. Come shred and party with us anytime.
 
13081216:I.B said:
Who da fuck are you
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13674054:.lencon said:
How is it? Haha heavily interested...top choice rn..
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UNR? it's not bad at all, I enjoy it here. college anywhere is gonna be what you make of it. the school itself is decent, the campus looks like a college, and they are putting a shit ton of new buildings on campus which should be done by the time you get here (assuming you're a HS senior right now). the newer dorms are pretty nice and if you do a little bit of research on rate my professor you can find really great/easy teachers. the city itself isn't bad either, it grows on you for sure. the people are generally pretty nice, and finding parties/hook ups and shit isn't really an issue if you meet the right people. idk if you're looking to join any sort of greek life, but we do have that here. I'm personally not a fan of the greek system at all, but if that's your thing you can find it here.

have you or are you planning to visit reno?

I think the coolest thing is being like 40 minutes to 1.5 hours away from like 6 huge resorts. if you get the vail tahoe/epic pass, you get access to northstar, kirkwood, and heavenly. there are rumors they might buy mt. rose as well, so that's 4 resorts you can potentially have unlimited access to. northstar had one of the best park setups I've skied, they have a ton of stuff for every skill level. boreal is kinda whack but can also be fun, passes there are cheap and they do a $15 friday deal for college students. we got a lot of decent snow this season so things are looking up around the tahoe area, it probably would be a good time to be in tahoe/reno if it keeps up.
 
13674054:.lencon said:
How is it? Haha heavily interested...top choice rn..
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also, tahoe is one of the most year-round beautiful places in the country IMO. nothing beats going to the lake in the spring and getting to see snowcapped mountains while you swim and grill.
 
13674064:hughlorin said:
UNR? it's not bad at all, I enjoy it here. college anywhere is gonna be what you make of it. the school itself is decent, the campus looks like a college, and they are putting a shit ton of new buildings on campus which should be done by the time you get here (assuming you're a HS senior right now). the newer dorms are pretty nice and if you do a little bit of research on rate my professor you can find really great/easy teachers. the city itself isn't bad either, it grows on you for sure. the people are generally pretty nice, and finding parties/hook ups and shit isn't really an issue if you meet the right people. idk if you're looking to join any sort of greek life, but we do have that here. I'm personally not a fan of the greek system at all, but if that's your thing you can find it here.

have you or are you planning to visit reno?

I think the coolest thing is being like 40 minutes to 1.5 hours away from like 6 huge resorts. if you get the vail tahoe/epic pass, you get access to northstar, kirkwood, and heavenly. there are rumors they might buy mt. rose as well, so that's 4 resorts you can potentially have unlimited access to. northstar had one of the best park setups I've skied, they have a ton of stuff for every skill level. boreal is kinda whack but can also be fun, passes there are cheap and they do a $15 friday deal for college students. we got a lot of decent snow this season so things are looking up around the tahoe area, it probably would be a good time to be in tahoe/reno if it keeps up.
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Yeah senior in HS. I'll probably just stay in a normal dorm, not about the Greek life at all, at least some of what I've seen. Id probably get a squaw pass. And Idk about visiting. I think I'd like it from what I've read/heard but being 8-9 hours away it's kinda hard to get out there.

What's the best way to find someone to room with? Also what are the best rooms/cheapest options? I have to stay in a dorm my fresh year with the scholarship but if I wait a year then transfer. Also how's the fly fishing scene? Cause that's gonna be my new sport.

And also I'm probably taking the pre Med route or something very similar.
 
13674087:.lencon said:
Yeah senior in HS. I'll probably just stay in a normal dorm, not about the Greek life at all, at least some of what I've seen. Id probably get a squaw pass. And Idk about visiting. I think I'd like it from what I've read/heard but being 8-9 hours away it's kinda hard to get out there.

What's the best way to find someone to room with? Also what are the best rooms/cheapest options? I have to stay in a dorm my fresh year with the scholarship but if I wait a year then transfer. Also how's the fly fishing scene? Cause that's gonna be my new sport.

And also I'm probably taking the pre Med route or something very similar.
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okay good, fuck greek life lol. it's like what you've seen but way more gross. the squaw/alpine pass wouldn't be bad, though I'd personally probably go with the tahoe local college pass from vail, as it's around the same price for way more skiing. it's honestly whatever if you don't visit before you come. I was in the same boat as you, I didn't see reno or the campus until I was up here for freshman orientation and I liked it just fine.

as far as finding a roommate, they'll assign you a random one (or more, depending on the dorms you stay in) unless you specifically ask otherwise. I ended up rooming with someone from my high school, so that's how I got my roommate. if you really don't want a random roommate, and there is someone you don't hate from your HS then you could request them as a roommate.

as far as the dorms go, I'd recommend argenta or peavine. both are 3 to a room instead of 2, but you get your own bathroom and they have AC and heat, and are all around newer. idk what they are calling the new dorm, but I'm sure that wouldn't be a bad place to stay once they get it built, if it's even done by next year. the LLC isn't terrible either. basically it's 3 rooms linked to one hallway with a bathroom and sink and some closet space, with 2 people in each room. my cousin and his friends are in the LLC right now and they seem to like it. I'm pretty sure all the dorms are around the same price anyways. the meal plan is what's gonna be pricier. I'd take a look at those and decide how much you really eat as far as the price goes.

I haven't fly fished since I've been in reno, but I'm sure there is some decent stuff in the truckee river/lakes around here. a quick google search on it looked pretty promising, and I've definitely seen people out fly fishing and stuff around tahoe/truckee. it wouldn't be a bad place to fly fish by any means.

UNR's pre med is pretty good as far as I understand, and you'll definitely have some work cut out for you. college chemistry and biology are no joke, so you'll have to be able to balance school work with your free time. you should still have plenty of time to ski on the weekends, though.

will you have a car? cus having a car in reno is a definite benefit.
 
Yeeeee right here.

There is a freestyle team here. It's getting re-vamped next year though from what I hear. Hmu man
 
13674148:Profahoben_212 said:
Yeeeee right here.

There is a freestyle team here. It's getting re-vamped next year though from what I hear. Hmu man
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where do you usually ski at? I feel like I don't see a ton of guys on NS in reno/tahoe.
 
13674155:hughlorin said:
where do you usually ski at? I feel like I don't see a ton of guys on NS in reno/tahoe.
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There is actually quite a few of us around. I mostly ski squaw/alpine. But I have a vail pass too so I go to northstar/kirkwood sometimes.

13674157:hot.pocket said:
That's cuz we stay in the shadows...
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Truuuu
 
13674157:hot.pocket said:
That's cuz we stay in the shadows...
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you must, it's the only explanation

13674159:Profahoben_212 said:
There is actually quite a few of us around. I mostly ski squaw/alpine. But I have a vail pass too so I go to northstar/kirkwood sometimes.
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ahh gotcha. I did most of my skiing at boreal the past two seasons, gonna try to work at northstar next season for that epic pass though.
 
13674140:hughlorin said:
okay good, fuck greek life lol. it's like what you've seen but way more gross. the squaw/alpine pass wouldn't be bad, though I'd personally probably go with the tahoe local college pass from vail, as it's around the same price for way more skiing. it's honestly whatever if you don't visit before you come. I was in the same boat as you, I didn't see reno or the campus until I was up here for freshman orientation and I liked it just fine.

as far as finding a roommate, they'll assign you a random one (or more, depending on the dorms you stay in) unless you specifically ask otherwise. I ended up rooming with someone from my high school, so that's how I got my roommate. if you really don't want a random roommate, and there is someone you don't hate from your HS then you could request them as a roommate.

as far as the dorms go, I'd recommend argenta or peavine. both are 3 to a room instead of 2, but you get your own bathroom and they have AC and heat, and are all around newer. idk what they are calling the new dorm, but I'm sure that wouldn't be a bad place to stay once they get it built, if it's even done by next year. the LLC isn't terrible either. basically it's 3 rooms linked to one hallway with a bathroom and sink and some closet space, with 2 people in each room. my cousin and his friends are in the LLC right now and they seem to like it. I'm pretty sure all the dorms are around the same price anyways. the meal plan is what's gonna be pricier. I'd take a look at those and decide how much you really eat as far as the price goes.

I haven't fly fished since I've been in reno, but I'm sure there is some decent stuff in the truckee river/lakes around here. a quick google search on it looked pretty promising, and I've definitely seen people out fly fishing and stuff around tahoe/truckee. it wouldn't be a bad place to fly fish by any means.

UNR's pre med is pretty good as far as I understand, and you'll definitely have some work cut out for you. college chemistry and biology are no joke, so you'll have to be able to balance school work with your free time. you should still have plenty of time to ski on the weekends, though.

will you have a car? cus having a car in reno is a definite benefit.
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Will probably have a car, and also wondering about what parking pass to get.

I'll probably stay with the squaw pass. It's been a dream to ski there, but who knows I got time and research to do.

No one from my high school is going there, so maybe I'll find a fellow nser or Facebook group idk.

And yes the pre med route is serious but I should be able to do it, just need focus.

I'm still looking at dorms like a standard double, not sure what hall but on the website it said "standard double" and it was the cheapest. The Sierra and juniper halls look nice tho, not sure if freshman can live there tho. And for meals I'd probably get the C plan, since that's what I've been recommended. Then just have snacks and what not besides that.

I emailed UNR tho and asked about the scholarship deadline so we'll see if I will even apply this year. If not I'll do a year at home then transfer.
 
And I wouldn't get the college pass id get the teen pass cause it's cheaper and I'm glad I'm young for my age:)
 
13674162:.lencon said:
Will probably have a car, and also wondering about what parking pass to get.

I'll probably stay with the squaw pass. It's been a dream to ski there, but who knows I got time and research to do.

No one from my high school is going there, so maybe I'll find a fellow nser or Facebook group idk.

And yes the pre med route is serious but I should be able to do it, just need focus.

I'm still looking at dorms like a standard double, not sure what hall but on the website it said "standard double" and it was the cheapest. The Sierra and juniper halls look nice tho, not sure if freshman can live there tho. And for meals I'd probably get the C plan, since that's what I've been recommended. Then just have snacks and what not besides that.

I emailed UNR tho and asked about the scholarship deadline so we'll see if I will even apply this year. If not I'll do a year at home then transfer.
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Get your parking pass as soon as possible. Yellow 1 is for the dorms. Sierra has its own parking.

I live in Nye, all dorms next year are good for freshman except Canada. Canada is the only upperclassmen dorm. Apply for standard doubles or triples...pretty sure they are all the same anyways.
 
13674162:.lencon said:
Will probably have a car, and also wondering about what parking pass to get.

I'll probably stay with the squaw pass. It's been a dream to ski there, but who knows I got time and research to do.

No one from my high school is going there, so maybe I'll find a fellow nser or Facebook group idk.

And yes the pre med route is serious but I should be able to do it, just need focus.

I'm still looking at dorms like a standard double, not sure what hall but on the website it said "standard double" and it was the cheapest. The Sierra and juniper halls look nice tho, not sure if freshman can live there tho. And for meals I'd probably get the C plan, since that's what I've been recommended. Then just have snacks and what not besides that.

I emailed UNR tho and asked about the scholarship deadline so we'll see if I will even apply this year. If not I'll do a year at home then transfer.
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yellow would definitely be the most convenient pass to have. I had green, which is at the north end of campus and is pretty far from the dorms. kinda inconvenient but a lot cheaper, and there is a shuttle that goes around campus that you can take.

you can always do a squaw pass first year and try out the other mountains to see what you like. that's basically what I did.

sierra was a hotel before the school bought it. like someone said, it has its own parking garage and the rooms are pretty decent (think of a smaller standard hotel room and that's what they are). nye isn't bad either. I lived in juniper my first year and... it's something lol. the rooms are pretty small and it's a lot older than the other dorms. it's not BAD by any means, and if you end up in juniper it's not the worst, but there are better first options as far as the dorms go. that being said, I had a lot of fun in juniper. only lame thing is the floors were all single sex, so you didn't get to mingle with ladies in the dorms as often...

C is what I had, and it was more than enough food per week for me. you'll probably end up eating out or eating snacks a lot if you have a car.

I THINK you should be good for the scholarship deadline? but honestly I don't have a clue about that lol.
 
So I came from Alaska and didn't know what to expect, besides I just came here to mainly get out of state for college, live close to good skiing, and not pay alot for tuition. Last year I lived in Argenta with a friend of mine from Alaska. It was such an awesome experience for me. My room as a kid was like 4 times the size of the dorm and had it's own bathroom connected. So going to such a small room shared with a close friend and shared bathrooms amongst the floors was totally new to me. But I loved every second of it and made really good friends from living in Argenta.

Education wise I feel UNR is your typical university education wise. I'm a business student right now and can't complain about the quality of the classes, its what you make of it. The only thing I can complain about is once you hit the 300 level courses its a pain in the ass to get the classes you want without them filling up. I bet this issue is typical at every school though.

You can't beat the skiing here for how close it is. Last year I got a Squaw/Alpine pass and only probably got 12 days the whole season lol. So this year I decided to get a Northstar pass incase the season wasn't that good snow fall wise. I loved Northstar's park considering I'm coming from Alyeska Resort in Alaska. Probably got like 40 days in if you count Boreal(Bought a night pass). If you wan't real terrain though, you are going to have to visit Kirkwood or get a Squaw/Alpine pass. This upcoming season I've decided I'm gonna get a Squaw/Alpine pass since I know so many people getting them.

If you got any other questions let me know.
 
13674182:T.O. said:
So I came from Alaska and didn't know what to expect, besides I just came here to mainly get out of state for college, live close to good skiing, and not pay alot for tuition. Last year I lived in Argenta with a friend of mine from Alaska. It was such an awesome experience for me. My room as a kid was like 4 times the size of the dorm and had it's own bathroom connected. So going to such a small room shared with a close friend and shared bathrooms amongst the floors was totally new to me. But I loved every second of it and made really good friends from living in Argenta.

Education wise I feel UNR is your typical university education wise. I'm a business student right now and can't complain about the quality of the classes, its what you make of it. The only thing I can complain about is once you hit the 300 level courses its a pain in the ass to get the classes you want without them filling up. I bet this issue is typical at every school though.

You can't beat the skiing here for how close it is. Last year I got a Squaw/Alpine pass and only probably got 12 days the whole season lol. So this year I decided to get a Northstar pass incase the season wasn't that good snow fall wise. I loved Northstar's park considering I'm coming from Alyeska Resort in Alaska. Probably got like 40 days in if you count Boreal(Bought a night pass). If you wan't real terrain though, you are going to have to visit Kirkwood or get a Squaw/Alpine pass. This upcoming season I've decided I'm gonna get a Squaw/Alpine pass since I know so many people getting them.

If you got any other questions let me know.
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Yeah. Northstar has a killer park, but you just can't compete with squaw on a terrain level except for driving all the way to kwood. Which is a hell of a drive to do each day haha. I think I'm around 70ish days now with all my passes combined. Most of my buddies are going squaw next year too. And now that the freestyle team isn't going northstar...I am not going to get a vail pass.
 
13674185:Profahoben_212 said:
Yeah. Northstar has a killer park, but you just can't compete with squaw on a terrain level except for driving all the way to kwood. Which is a hell of a drive to do each day haha. I think I'm around 70ish days now with all my passes combined. Most of my buddies are going squaw next year too. And now that the freestyle team isn't going northstar...I am not going to get a vail pass.
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Ya the park at Northstar is dope. But I can only take so much park. Especially since I grew up making the whole mountain your park.
 
13674185:Profahoben_212 said:
Yeah. Northstar has a killer park, but you just can't compete with squaw on a terrain level except for driving all the way to kwood. Which is a hell of a drive to do each day haha. I think I'm around 70ish days now with all my passes combined. Most of my buddies are going squaw next year too. And now that the freestyle team isn't going northstar...I am not going to get a vail pass.
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You ride Surface skis with 3 stage rocker? I think I saw you at Boreal couple weeks ago.
 
Usually some Rossi Slats. Usually wear all black, which is hard to spot somebody haha. I'm really short though so that helps distinguish me, I'll say whats up if I see you skiing next time.
 
btw what happened to the campus rail jams? it seems like they used to have them a few years back, now it seems like the skiing scene at UNR is kinda dead.
 
13674201:hughlorin said:
btw what happened to the campus rail jams? it seems like they used to have them a few years back, now it seems like the skiing scene at UNR is kinda dead.
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Michael was trying to set one up but I geuss it didn't go through.
 
13674212:.lencon said:
So does squaw not usually get good snow?
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Last 4 years really fucked everything here. This year was much much much better....it snowed a fuck load more...which is a good...hopefully leaving the drought behind.
 
13674212:.lencon said:
So does squaw not usually get good snow?
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13674214:Profahoben_212 said:
Last 4 years really fucked everything here. This year was much much much better....it snowed a fuck load more...which is a good...hopefully leaving the drought behind.
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last year was shit. absolutely. but this year was fantastic. apparently squaw is going to be open pretty late into the year this season.
 
Well I'd like to go squaw if it's good snow. But yeah I need to worry about housing/parking/getting in before I worry about skiing haha.
 
13674225:.lencon said:
Well I'd like to go squaw if it's good snow. But yeah I need to worry about housing/parking/getting in before I worry about skiing haha.
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Good idea haha. You always got a ride with me. If my schedule works I'll be skiing 5 days a week again....yeet
 
13674237:Profahoben_212 said:
Good idea haha. You always got a ride with me. If my schedule works I'll be skiing 5 days a week again....yeet
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What year are you? Also do your pre med friends find the time to ski? Or do they not get out much?
 
13674240:.lencon said:
What year are you? Also do your pre med friends find the time to ski? Or do they not get out much?
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I'll be a sophmore. And it's your freshman year...you'll be doing pretty much the same shit as everyone else.

I'm a CHS public health major. Not the hardest major in the world. Lol. But all my pre-recs are the same. I could ski Tuesday thursday Friday saturday sunday this semester. It Kicked ass
 
13674240:.lencon said:
What year are you? Also do your pre med friends find the time to ski? Or do they not get out much?
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really though, freshman year classes are super easy and general. it's not really until sophomore/junior year that you'll start taking harder classes.
 
13674245:Profahoben_212 said:
I'll be a sophmore. And it's your freshman year...you'll be doing pretty much the same shit as everyone else.

I'm a CHS public health major. Not the hardest major in the world. Lol. But all my pre-recs are the same. I could ski Tuesday thursday Friday saturday sunday this semester. It Kicked ass
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13674248:hughlorin said:
really though, freshman year classes are super easy and general. it's not really until sophomore/junior year that you'll start taking harder classes.
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Alright, thank you both so much. I think that's all the questions I have for now but if you have anything else to say I'd love to hear it. UNR should be contacting me tomorrow about the scholarship and if it's still open then I'll submit the app. Stoked and hopefully I can be down there this fall or next!
 
13674266:.lencon said:
Alright, thank you both so much. I think that's all the questions I have for now but if you have anything else to say I'd love to hear it. UNR should be contacting me tomorrow about the scholarship and if it's still open then I'll submit the app. Stoked and hopefully I can be down there this fall or next!
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no worries man!! always happy to help out. the only other thing I'd say is don't stress out about what college you end up at (though it doesn't seem like you are). you'll have fun wherever you end up.

feel free to PM me if you have any other questions, and let me know if you come to reno! I'm always down to shred tahoe with fellow NSers.
 
Well I'm going through with the application because they said if I apply they should be able to give me the WUE still if I qualify, which I do! So hopefully I'll be down there this fall.

Also if any incoming freshmen see this HMU so we can room.
 
13675071:dkirse said:
Wait, since when? Is everybody doing Squaw now?
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Well....I heard that there isn't going to be an actual freestyle team...it's gunna be joined kinda with the alpine team. But we're still gunna do hoodrat shit. Lol
 
13675082:Profahoben_212 said:
Well....I heard that there isn't going to be an actual freestyle team...it's gunna be joined kinda with the alpine team. But we're still gunna do hoodrat shit. Lol
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Alright wait wait wait, i'm gonna PM you. We've got a plan.
 
13675082:Profahoben_212 said:
Well....I heard that there isn't going to be an actual freestyle team...it's gunna be joined kinda with the alpine team. But we're still gunna do hoodrat shit. Lol
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13675087:dkirse said:
Alright wait wait wait, i'm gonna PM you. We've got a plan.
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I feel so lost
 
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