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Best college for skiing?

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Nate_B
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Just thinking about the best places to go to school and ski, any kind of school is fine, suggestions?
Sep 5 2012 7:06PM
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Piste.Off
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If you're going to school to ski, and you don't care at all about the type of school, why even go to school? Why not just ski bum?
Sep 5 2012 7:08PM
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Good_Deed
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Sep 5 2012 7:41PM
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ktd619
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Iowa State.
Sep 5 2012 7:52PM
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DERS.
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Sep 5 2012 7:53PM
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Nate_B
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i meant public or private
Sep 5 2012 7:55PM
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edai
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Still doesn't change the fact that you're a fucking idiot and should kill yourself to prevent the creation of further idiots in the future.
Sep 5 2012 7:59PM
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Piste.Off
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Regardless, your priority seems to be ski first, school second. I would recommend taking a year off after high school. Ski bum, or just work for a year, then decide what you really want to do. There's no point of paying 20k a year for college if your'e not going to be 100% committed to it. However, on the flip side, you could ski bum for 5 years or whatever, then realize you don't want that lifestyle anymore. So your flat broke, with no education, good luck. Go to school for school, not just to ski.
Sep 5 2012 8:09PM
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SickStickz
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Western State. I went the DU route and it worked out well skied several days each week, but spent an arm and a leg on gas to the mountains. I would say don't pay for college unless you are committed to doing the work.
Sep 5 2012 8:16PM
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BMohrSteeze
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Maybe that Sierra Nevada in Tahoe but its a college
Sep 5 2012 8:16PM
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STAUSS
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fuck college bro waste of time and money. 
Sep 5 2012 8:24PM
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Neggar
Posts: 23 - Karma: 15
Be a hood rat and go to the Univeristy of Utah like 4bi9.
Sep 5 2012 8:37PM
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purplejumpsuit
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Any idea what you want to go to school for?... Sounds like you should potentially take a year off. If you are set on school though there is the SROAM (Ski Resort Operations and Management) program at Selkirk College in Nelson. You can use the two years towards a tourism or commerce degree if you like, and you get to ski a bunch and meet a ton of other people that want to ski. If you like it and want to stay in the industry they can hook you up in good positions building resorts in China too.
That being said right off the bat if you use it to get into the ski industry you wont be making much money. So if you're going to school to get a really high paying job right away, dont go there, (although im not sure of any programs right now that can guarantee a high paying job when you graduate.)


Consider taking a year off though if you are just going for general studies and really want to ski.
Sep 5 2012 8:37PM
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yourthemannowdog
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CU sucks for skiing. Sorry but the I-70 corridor sucks. You can ski Silvertron, Telluride, CB, Wolf Creek and ALL the San Juan back country if you go to Western State or Fort Lewis. If you want to ski nothing but park and chopped up powder, then ya go to CU.

CU is a balance of skiing and city. You can't get away from the crowds, but you can ski something
Sep 6 2012 2:15AM
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BigSteve69
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utah is the best. the U is 30 miles from every resort and everyone here is dope. sick parties too but FUCK DA 5-0
Sep 6 2012 3:28AM
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JacheOReally
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I mean honestly, the school isn't the greatest school, but I can get 7 days a week at Sierra Nevada College
Sep 6 2012 4:02AM
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KravtZ
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middlebury....top notch academics and very close to some decent skiing. Granted when you get to college you will find out you can't ski 7 days a week. Maybe 2 , 3 TOP if your lucky depending on work, etc
Sep 6 2012 7:46AM
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uosdwiSrjewoH
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Sep 6 2012 9:25AM
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DERS.
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yeah but i live in telluride.... soooo ill take cu. better school, better partys (#1 in nation), and still pretty damn good skiing a little drive away.
Sep 6 2012 11:41AM
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jayo.
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repost university
Sep 6 2012 11:54AM
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Randy_Quench
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best parties and skiing around.
Sep 6 2012 11:56AM
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Finkle
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don't waste your money going to college for 4 years. do community college. You wont be in debt up to your ears. And there are multiple 2 year degrees that can set you up with more money in the long run than some bachelor degrees....like nursing.... an Education is not always the way to go though. Live life first have fun.
Sep 6 2012 12:23PM
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jshrawd
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The University of Utah ftw
Sep 6 2012 1:02PM
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willy_baller
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Heres what I am doing.
Going to Colorado Mountain College in Breck for fall semester, taking a full load of classes, then taking spring semester off to ski. Over the summer I will either take another full load of classes or work a shit ton to pay to do the same thing next year.
Sep 6 2012 2:00PM
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yourthemannowdog
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Maybe it works for you. I don't like crowds, drinking, or park, so I chose accordingly
Sep 6 2012 2:41PM
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b_r_tregs
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Dude if your gonna go to college (good choice) then choose a bunch of colleges you like for you want to learn then see with ones are near a good ski resort
Sep 6 2012 6:31PM
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Funnel
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Cerro Coso Community College in Mammoth. You're guaranteed to ski from early/mid-November all the way through the school year to June. If you like mountain biking you can ride until early October. Then transfer to the University of Utah or Montana State University.
Sep 6 2012 7:38PM
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mseward
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UBC kelowna campus? like 10 mins from big white and 45 minutes from silverstar
Sep 6 2012 7:39PM
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Vitiligo
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Ya bro fuck it....dumbass I'm sure your getting far in life.
Sep 6 2012 7:50PM
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KravtZ
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lolz strong academics.....

in before strong excuse of but dude its the #1 resort program.....ski resort management sounds like an absolute joke and excuse of a college degree
Sep 6 2012 7:54PM
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yourthemannowdog
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Go to forbes.com
Go look at the 10 richest men in the USA. How many of them have a College degree?

You don't need a good education to get far in life, you need wisdom and insight. I am not saying all people who speak out against formal education are going to make it places, but it is something to consider
Sep 6 2012 7:56PM
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Spiri7o
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University of Utah
Sep 6 2012 8:06PM
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alev
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first step: use the search bar




but because you didnt here are a few:
UVM-great location, within an hour of the majority of the best skiing in the east, and some great parks too
UofUtah/Westminster-within an hour of 7 mountains, 5 of which will have what youre looking for and more
The U is bigger and therefore has more options for academics
Sierra at Tahoe-go to school to ski, and take some classes on the side
UBC-close to Grouse and Tahoe
U of Washington-look it up because I dont know

All of the big Colorado schools (CC,CSU, DU) arent that close to skiing, not as close as you would like and you have to deal with i70 traffic.

just use the searchbar
Sep 6 2012 8:06PM
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Magnetic
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so true, going to college for most people is like putting their life on standby in an imaginary world, so that when they get out they will have a piece of paper which says they are qualified to work an entry level job.
When really they should put on that degree the gallons of alcohol consumed during said college experience. And show their employer how "qualified" they really are.
Sep 6 2012 8:14PM
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idskithat
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are U of Utah and the U good schools?
Sep 6 2012 8:15PM
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baconbeast
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[IMG]459689 go to somewhere in maine its got good schools and OK mountains
Sep 6 2012 8:44PM
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hot.pocket
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Ehh, it gets a little repetitive at times.
Sep 6 2012 9:01PM
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fennjack
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HAhahaahahahahaah ^ thats funny
Sep 6 2012 10:55PM
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td*
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UBC
Sep 6 2012 11:56PM
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Funnel
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But college can open a lot of does for you too, especially if you're involved during a college. Joining a fraternity not only gives you connections, but shows employers you have social skills, your GPA can show you worked hard, if you're in student government you can show you were very involved, etc. It's what you make of that piece of paper.
Sep 7 2012 12:30AM
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yourthemannowdog
Posts: 4541 - Karma: 313
If you have enough insight, compassion, and energy, formal education may not be for you. It take a lot of hard work and wisdom to be successful(on a cognitive or level, not financial). The intellect gained from College are generally not primary to success.
Sep 7 2012 1:38AM
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Funnel
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Oh definitely. I wasn't disagreeing with you, there are tons of successful people who didn't attend college. Just stating the other side. My bad.
Sep 7 2012 2:55AM
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ski4fun420
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University of Davis in California. They have the best ski club.
Sep 7 2012 11:23AM
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yourthemannowdog
Posts: 4541 - Karma: 313
Okay then. Case closed. All parties have reached an agreement.

*Gavel Sound*
Sep 7 2012 2:31PM
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LDV
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It might be ten minutes if you're in a helicopter.

I still agree it would be a good school to go to if you want to ski. You get not that bad of a city with Revelstoke a few hours away plus some the Okanagan's resorts.
Sep 7 2012 3:06PM
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Download-My-Apps
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man NS makes the biggest exaggeration of proximity of ski hills and universities.
Sep 7 2012 4:35PM
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Ducky.
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Western Washington University.
Sep 7 2012 4:41PM
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john7elway
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Yeah go to U of U if you wanna hang out with a bunch of fucking squares and go to boulder if you wanna hang out with a bunch of bros and hippies. school is overrated!
Sep 7 2012 4:44PM
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Thenowhereman42
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For straight skiing its easily Utah but Boulder is supposed to be mad fun. Thing with Utah is its half an hour from the resorts, pretty much any other college is going to be a couple hours.
Sep 7 2012 7:29PM
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Thenowhereman42
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I did a semester full time while working full time and still got two days in a week. If you were only a full time student man I would ski probs 5-6 days.
Sep 7 2012 7:30PM
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keimel
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UVM no questions asked
Sep 7 2012 9:14PM
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