Member of the Month

JalmarKalmar
April, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

UW skiing?

profile picture
BE..
Posts: 1185 - Karma: 81
I'm considering going to UW next fall and I'm worried that the skiing may be limited. I know it's sort of close to Stevens Pass but how close? Would be a good idea to bring my car with me? Any insight is much appreciated.
Jan 31 2013 10:59PM
3 0
profile picture
*ninja*
Posts: 2108 - Karma: 1,143
Stevens 2 hrs crystal 2 hrs snoqualmie 45 mins and alpental 45 mins go to uw!!!!
Jan 31 2013 11:02PM
0 0
profile picture
BE..
Posts: 1185 - Karma: 81
how's alpental? and I've heard it's really expensive for parking at the university, is this the case?
Feb 1 2013 12:10AM
0 0
profile picture
vandersteeze
Posts: 2650 - Karma: 1,511
not as good as stevens
Feb 1 2013 1:04AM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
Yes, parking is kinda expensive. I go there and I ride Stevens with my car. I'm trying to get a job to pay off my parking pass but this hiring shit is slow as hell. It's a super ill college academically, but the dorms are kinda bunk. The ski clubs here are kinda weird, but there are homies around who ride.
Feb 1 2013 4:21AM
0 0
profile picture
JASTEW206
Posts: 568 - Karma: 117
who has a ride for me tommorow to stevens?! im located in u-district
Mar 3 2013 1:30AM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
I can vouch for this cat. Has gas money and is extremely entertaining.
Mar 3 2013 11:42PM
0 0
profile picture
SHampson
Posts: 2355 - Karma: 1,180
Dude don't pay for parking. Park in greek system area. It's free and you can usually find spots. Just move you car every now and then (about every 3 weeks) and you won't get a ticket.
Mar 4 2013 1:46AM
0 0
profile picture
JASTEW206
Posts: 568 - Karma: 117
That's pretty clutch   ^ patrick...
Mar 7 2013 2:11AM
0 0
profile picture
papermache
Posts: 1096 - Karma: 616
do yourself a favor and pick a school for the school and not for the skiing. think about it, your gonna be on campus 7 days out the week, the mountain you'll only see at most 2-3 (thats if you care about educating yourself atleast). besides, once your done, you got all your life to live wherever you want.
Mar 7 2013 9:52PM
0 0
profile picture
*Bird
Posts: 1895 - Karma: 316
bumpin dis

ill be attending my first year at uw next year. Pretty stoked! Havnt decided to dorm or go into the greek life. Ive rushed at tkes and sigma chi to party but i havnt really seen any at a regular time. Any knowledge on this stuff would be great.

chea
Apr 25 2013 8:41PM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
Greek system here is pretty chill. I'm a freshman rushing right now. Try to get into Alpha Delts. It's like the skier house here. A Sigs and Chi Psi are also chill. They limited the current freshman they're signing (except Chi Psi), so I'm not gonna be a part of that. Such is life.
TKE is gonna party all the fucking time, and that's what they're about, so explore more. Dorm life here sucks, and most of the skiers head to the Greek system anyway. Alpha Delts is tight as fuck, so I can't recommend them enough. I.Dahl on here is a member there. He's a homie. And I ride Stevens with David from that house too. I forget his NS name.
That's my expertise.

Really though, I want to know who had class in BAG 130 last quarter and replied to me writing THALL on one of those beat ass desks. You wrote ankles beneath that, so you know what the fuck is up. IDENTIFY THYSELF!
Apr 26 2013 3:53AM
0 0
profile picture
Ian.D
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 1,093
Yeah pretty much what pat said, skiing at UW can be dope if you make the time and find the right people to go with. Stevens is about 2 hours away, Snoqulamie/Alpental is 1 hour, Whistler and Mount Hood are about 5 hours. Not a bad place to be. Trying to get a little more organized in terms of making a ski club, we have a facebook group called "Husky Freestyle ski team" but it kinda sucks. I can add you to it anyway.

Definitely rush around and see if you like it, the worst that can happen is you get really fucked up and get tons of free shit. I can give your name to our rush chairs and you can come take a house tour/ come to a party. The greek system isn't for everyone but it can be a ton of fun and really rewarding if you find the right house.

But yeah, tons of shredders have come to UW recently. Check out the new snoqulamie edit on my profile, all UW shredders
Apr 26 2013 3:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Ian.D
Posts: 1254 - Karma: 1,093


All UW kids
Apr 26 2013 3:13PM
1 0
profile picture
*Bird
Posts: 1895 - Karma: 316
Much appreciated guys Ill for sure check out alpha delts it sounds great. My friend gave the rush chair my number not to long ago so hopefully I get a call!
Apr 27 2013 3:42PM
0 0
profile picture
bardissono
Posts: 443 - Karma: 213
I committed to the UW yesterday and I've been looking at seasons passes, the price is the same for stevens and snoqualamie (both of which have a special college student discount) so I was wondering which one would be easier to get a ride to... I'm local so I know Stevens is better for skiing overall but theres no point in having a pass there if I can't get up to the hill
Apr 30 2013 10:02PM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
I go up there pretty much every weekend. Just toss me some gas money. Most other people hit Snocompton because it's closer.
Apr 30 2013 11:19PM
0 0
profile picture
bardissono
Posts: 443 - Karma: 213
Sick, you're saying you go up to Stevens every weekend right?
Apr 30 2013 11:59PM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
Yep. I try to get in at least one day in every weekend.
May 1 2013 1:53AM
0 0
profile picture
Free_Haven
Posts: 185 - Karma: 12
If your looking at joining a frat at UW let me know cause i'm a current freshman at Lambda Chi Alpha and its so sick. Everyone there is chill plenty of people ski making it easy to get a ride and you may be able to get a spot for your car. Let me know if your interested and i'll be sure to get you out and check it out.
May 2 2013 12:29AM
0 0
profile picture
bieberhole69.
Posts: 654 - Karma: 1,387
If you're in to the backcountry scene Alpental has a ton of terrain, and at like 45 min away its pretty hard to beat
Jun 2 2013 5:22PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)