Reno vs Bozemen

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steezerampage

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I know I have asked this before, but this decision is killing me. I have to decide by 7:00 tomorrow morning. Any last thoughts would be cool.
 
Small town, light snow>city, heavier snow

What are you looking for? They both have way different things to offer.
 
why do you have to decide so soon?

I might be going to MSU next year, i should probably start making some decisions
 
I believe there is a resort called Squaw Valley which has plenty of big moutain stuff. Shane McConkey says he would rather have a powder day at Squaw than ski ANYWHERE else.
 
really? reno may be a little dirty, but montana produces the most crystal meth out of anywhere, goes to show the culture with each
 
well, two days ago, i went down to the basement with my skis to wax them in our SKI WAX room. but i walked down there and there was already someone there, but, this time they turned to me and asked me if i wanted them to wax my skis. found out our local board shop (2002 transworld shop of the year) was down in our basement giving complimentary wax jobs. one reason i love msu is cause every loves skiing as much as i do
 
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Alright. Take this from someone who has skied tahoe all his life, but has checked out Bozeman for a week.

About 3 years ago, I went up to Bozeman for a week to check it out. I was seeing if it was sufficiant for me to go to college there. After a week, I was pretty much sold. Huge mountains.. (big sky, bridger) lots of snow, pretty fun college atmosphere (half the town is college aged, very down to earth) about 4 national parks nearby.. including Yellowstone... Jackson Fucking Hole is a bit of a drive away, but closer to bozeman than any other town with a college that I know of... crazy weather.. (chinook winds = rapid temperature loss/gain like nowhere else in the world) lots of wilderness, lots of nature. Really cool.

However, the rest of my life, I've been skiing in Tahoe, and staying at places in South Reno for weeks at a time. The town is large, another college town, but with the gambling element. Theres almost ALWAYS something to do there, and there is rarely any huge traffic congestion or other big city things that you would find in other larger cities. It is half an hour from tahoe, which is in my opinion the most beautiful place in the world to ski.. (nothing like the feeling you get when you think you're about to ski into a giant blue lake) and when it dumps in tahoe.. it DUMPS in tahoe.. (we had a 13 foot week earlier in the season, and are about to get a 5.5 foot dump this weekend) something that it really doesnt do in MT. There ARE more people that are up there... many many more gapers, but much much better parks, and many more ski areas to choose from. Skiing on weekdays, you can ussually avoid the crowd anyway, so its all good. There are also plenty of wilderness areas nearby if you NEED to get away from everyone and go exploring, so thats always a goodie. Plenty of BC terrain too, which is definitely a good thing.

Reno is mini-vegas with skiing nearby...

Bozeman is a town between Calgary and Denver.

If you want to go to a town, JUST to ski, and ski primarily big mountain stuff, chill with mainly college people and get away from all the dimwitted city people, go to Bozeman...

If you want to go to a town to ski all different types of terrain, AND party? BUT, deal with a lot of lame people along the way, while still having the ABILITY to get away from them if you try hard? Go to Reno
 
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