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Best East Coast skiing??? +K for good posts

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SkeechyD
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hey sorry if this is a repost but my searchbar on my iphone isn't working.

So i dont know crap about east coast anything but my girlfriend is planning on going to college in the east coast and i was thinking of going with her

im from idaho so i was wondering what state, city, mountain, etc is your guy's personal favorite place to ski.... park or big mountain

go :)
Sep 19 2010 7:36PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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well what colleges is she looking at?
Sep 19 2010 7:37PM
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SkeechyD
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dont know. but her plans are the east coast. ( doesn't know where yet) i can make influence on her decision. so i need to know a bit about skiing over there
Sep 19 2010 7:38PM
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skeet-shot
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unh, usm, ucon
Sep 19 2010 7:38PM
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Funkadelic
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University of Vermont
Sep 19 2010 7:38PM
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grilledsteezeyo
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vermont is pretty great, killington, okemo, mt.snow, stowe ect.
Sep 19 2010 7:38PM
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worldwideweapon
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go to the poconos for big boulder for park of blue mountain for semi big mountain. u of scranton isnt bad good partying, but only mountains close r sno mtn(kinda sucks) and elk(super expensive)
Sep 19 2010 7:38PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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UVM stowe, smuggs, sugarbush, JAY PEAK, mad river, night skiing at bolton.......and Burlington is the shit

oh yeah and hour and a half to Montreal
Sep 19 2010 7:39PM
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SkeechyD
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how close is the University to any good mountains?
Sep 19 2010 7:40PM
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ski@jaypeak2
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less then an hour
Sep 19 2010 7:41PM
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SkeechyD
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siiiick.

keep em commin!
Sep 19 2010 7:42PM
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Aton.Jones
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mount snow has a good park, so does okemo but i havnt been there in a while. sunday river is decent all around mountain. it would help to know what schools she is looking at because these could potentially be a long drive.
Sep 19 2010 7:43PM
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Funkadelic
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Yeah, it's mad close to a bunch of places. Plus everyone I know that goes to UVM loves it there.
Sep 19 2010 7:44PM
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Benhamine
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Jay Peak for best/most snow in the east. Killington is where my heart is. I grew up there and it is absolutely a great mountain with plenty of challenging runs if you know where your going. Stowe is also really awesome with options to go into the "back country" but Smugglers Notch has by far the easiest and best "back country" the east offers. Never really have been a big fan of any skiing other than VT on the east coast. As for colleges close to the mountains UVM, Champlain, St Michaels, Green Mountain, Castleton,and Johnson are all within reasonable distances from Mtns.
Sep 19 2010 7:45PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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yeah PA and Nj have ok skiing. parks are good. Lots of ice, but it's easy to ski on once you learn.
Sep 19 2010 7:46PM
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J-Evs
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saint mikes if you want a smaller school
Sep 19 2010 7:46PM
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SkeechyD
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so vermont and massachusetts sound like my best bet so far?

can i get a bit of info on massachusetts?
Sep 19 2010 7:53PM
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jamodeo
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this, this, this, this, is where you should go and if you do and you should get a stowe pass i've heard it's easier to get to then some of the triple major places
Sep 19 2010 7:55PM
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b-ladd
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You should probably just break up with this chick.

But, if you're real set on following her out east, going to school in VT is definitely your best bet. Burlington's a real fun town, and Stowe and Jay Peak probably get the most snow out of all the mountains on the ice coast.
Sep 19 2010 7:57PM
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Benhamine
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Im gonna be straight up with you here. Mass blows. There are no mountains and no snow. Go north and try as hard as possible to stay away from southern new england.
Sep 19 2010 7:57PM
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Lemuel
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LOLmassachussetts. Probly don't want to go to school in Mass if you want to ski. VT, NH, and ME are the places you want to look in. PSU, UNH are close to waterville and Loon. UVM/ surrounding area is where I am. Burlington is a fun town and there are tons of options for skiing.
Sep 19 2010 7:58PM
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BWalmer
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that's not really happening...just saying.

UVM is probably your best bet, Burlington is a pretty sweet town, and you're really close to some of the sickest East Coast mountains.
Sep 19 2010 7:59PM
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b-ladd
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Mass has got lots of schools to choose from, but the skiing in MA pretty much sucks, so you'll be driving out of state (either VT or NH) to get to the goods. If skiing is a top priority but you want to be on the east coast, don't bother looking at schools in MA or CT.
Sep 19 2010 7:59PM
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steezbox
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Go to University in Montreal. Great city and school costs next to nothing. On top of that you have more access to the skiing in Canada as well as Vermont. Not that east coast skiing in Canada is any good in general, but still you can find good mountains.
Sep 19 2010 8:00PM
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no_steeze
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MA has no skiing except like wachusett and berkshire east. idk what your academic profile is but dartmouth and middlebury are unreal schools both very close to skiing. uvm is good if you're not too concerned with school, most people get in there, and it's like 45 mins from stowe which is one of the best places in VT

besides burlington is a sick place to live
Sep 19 2010 8:01PM
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steep
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UVM
Sep 19 2010 8:08PM
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.frenchy
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CT actually has a decent mountain- Ski Sundown.

But its not worth going if you have the option to go to Vermont- probably your best choice for skiing in the east, best mountains in Vt are probably- Mt snow, stratton, and killington. I may of forgoten some.

Sep 19 2010 8:08PM
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binturong-qwerty
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Pennsylvania!!!!!!!!!!!!!

or vermont
Sep 19 2010 8:09PM
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Dwight_Schrute
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Wachusett
Waterville valley


Cranmore, North Conway (I think) NH
Sep 19 2010 8:11PM
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JRullo
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whiteface has some really dope tree skiing, and 7springs has some of the best parks in the east.
Sep 19 2010 8:12PM
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00_Koda
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appalachian state

been said to be the best park in the south east
AM rider Charlie Owens is from here
Snowboarder Cam Pierce is from here
and a bunch of diggers and riders at windells are og locals here
Sep 19 2010 8:14PM
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JRullo
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oh whoops, whiteface is in new york, and 7springs is in PA like an hour away from pittsburgh.
Sep 19 2010 8:14PM
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Benhamine
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Everyone gets into UVM my ass. Thats a pretty tough school. And to Frenchy who said CT has a good MTN. If thats true my mother is a beaver. It doesnt snow in CT and there are no MTNs Ski Sundown is an ant hill.
Sep 19 2010 8:15PM
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Rumi.
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vermont. within about and hour you drive to okemo, mount snow, killington, and many other resorts.

i'm not sure were UofV is but that would prob be the best

Sep 19 2010 8:15PM
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pbandj
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UMass amherst is the closest school in massachusetts to any decent skiing (mt snow about a 75 minute drive) but to be honest, go to burlington. dope little city and jay peak and stowe are close by. Plus the colleges run free shuttles to the mountains and your season's pass will be cheap as hell.
Sep 19 2010 8:18PM
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hauser
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OKEMO!
Sep 19 2010 8:20PM
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.jersey
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killington. ive been skiing there for years and i never get tired of the place
Sep 19 2010 8:21PM
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.frenchy
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Ok dude, keep hating.

By any chance have you ever gone to ski sundown?

Sep 19 2010 8:21PM
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Charlie_Kelly
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UNH. Premier party school and close to some decent skiing
Sep 19 2010 8:21PM
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lineskier10
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ski sundown blows, maybe it has a decent park but thats about it
Sep 19 2010 8:22PM
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pbandj
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i have, and in comparison to jay peak stowe killington mount snow etc.. actually there isn't really comparing ski sundown to those mountains.
Sep 19 2010 8:23PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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oh yeah i forgot about vermont. but i'm at UDEL and I can still go skiing in PA really easily. And in NJ (where i'm from) too.
Sep 19 2010 8:23PM
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Benhamine
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Used to live in Ct way back. Been to both Ski Sundown and Powder Mtn(?) I think it was called. Both of them are not Mtns and both of them have an absolutely no challenge. So yes I have been to Ski Sundown and yes it does suck.
Sep 19 2010 8:24PM
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SkeechyD
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she was talking about going to amherst. what schools are good in burlington?
Sep 19 2010 8:25PM
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Benhamine
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Also wasnt meaning to Hate I was just trying to tell this kid the truth. I wouldnt want to send him to CT expecting to get good skiing.
Sep 19 2010 8:25PM
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.frenchy
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You ever think that there park has changed since "way back"?

Yea its not really a mountain, but its the closest thing we got in Ct.

Sep 19 2010 8:25PM
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pbandj
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Amherst College? or University of Massachusetts Amherst? Or Hampshire?. Smith and Mount Holyoke are also really close to amherst, but they are girl's schools.

There's literally about 17 schools within 30 minutes of each other in western mass, it's a little crazy.

and UVM and Champlain are both in Burlington.
Sep 19 2010 8:28PM
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Benhamine
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Im gonna be completely honest with you I could give two shits about a park. Im sure there parks have changed dramatically. But so have I and I no longer care about who has the best park. I want to be challenged not bored. I also like vertical.
Sep 19 2010 8:29PM
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.frenchy
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well yea haha, CT has nothing on vermont. its just a chill mountain to go to after school and stuff.
Sep 19 2010 8:29PM
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timC
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Vermont and New Hampshire are your best bets. Killington, Stowe, Jay Peak, Waterville and Mt. Snow are the best mountains on the east coast with the most snow.
Sep 19 2010 8:32PM
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.frenchy
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Haha yea, by no means at all am i telling him to come to CT. Just dont want everyone to think that ct sucks is all.
Sep 19 2010 8:32PM
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