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I used to make my schedule to have an empty day mid week then poach the local hill. Not proud of it, but got the job done. Many places don't check passes mid week.
I would agree about the summer, work your ass off so that you don't have to work much during the school year. This will be good for both your ski days and your grades. Many mountains have college passes so hopefully you can get one that is not too pricey. If your school is a long way from the mountains that will make it tough.
hot.pocketGo to class Monday through Friday in the morning and afternoon, work at the local grocery store during the evening, ski Saturday and Sunday.
Class every day? How does one even do that? In the winter I used to go to class tues and thursday and like one evening and have a full time schedule, I had 5 days a week I had nothing to do but ski.
Hey man I got into CU and Denver but I realized the parents would not let me take a car and I'd be too broke to ski. So I went to a better school I went to Syracuse that was closer and way better.
Didn't get back into the sport full time until mid 20s.
You get long winter breaks no matter where you go. Try and negotiate your parents taking you out west once a year if you go somewhere they want and get a scholly or something. Get into a good grad program near skiing and take a year off in between to ski then do it a lot in grad school just take a lesser class load. Just be resourceful and think of shit like this. They are probably cool people just be real with them and hype up a nice family ski trip.
I mean fuck me its still a bitch to get to the mountains from Denver or Boulder and Summit CO is overrated.
The real school to go to is Nevada-Reno though. If you wanna live West coast go there bomb school I know like 40 alums all doing well and mad chill. I couldn't go there though Im a huge sports better needed to avoid Nevada until I was over 21 moved to Reno when I was 23 instead. I wish BYU who I love in sports didn't have that honor code I wanted to go there. UU is a community college.
Some colleges have ski clubs that have partnerships with local mountains to sell you season passes for much cheaper. Can't think of anything specific but I know it's definitely a thing.
eheathClass every day? How does one even do that? In the winter I used to go to class tues and thursday and like one evening and have a full time schedule, I had 5 days a week I had nothing to do but ski.
Any job in college all of the money you make goes to groceries, utilities and rent anyways. So just cut back on the useless stuff (eating out, buying bullshit and girlfriends) and you should be able to shred as much as you want.
eheathWork in the summer/fall stack cash, go to class and ski when you don't have class. I skied 4 times a week in college, closer to 5 my freshman year.
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itzkialso sell your hair
Rparrget that hustle on son, lots of money to be made out there slangin
yo eheath did you not have alot of school work? i thinking pre med so i might be fucked
and respect to grocery workers, was a bagger myself for one year and it was straight ass
ill ask my mom if i can start slangin
but real talk, i live about 25 minutes away from the ski place ill be at. I own a moped so fuck did not think of transportation oops
i can make about 5 to 6 grand this summer but prolly will have to spend it on text books , room and board and computer and jamba juice smoothies
Hey man I'm in the same boat as you. I'm just tryna go to school out west because of the skiing and other outdoor activities, but they think I won't have much time (like 1x a week if I'm lucky). Anyways some places you can get a student season pass for like 400$, and as far as skis goes try and maybe switch up your skiing to avoid that...
If you do break something tho there are killer deals on ns just look at _salty_ for example.
That place looks super clean and nice compared to the recycling wast plant that I worked at in Glenwood, OR. I sorted cardboard and people constantly put all sorts of garbage in the bins so our line was covered in all sorts of nasty.
Anyways around that time in my life skiing was so expensive I even convinced myself that I was a XC skier and I only ever hit the lifts on canned food day.
Skiing is a lifetime sport and they don't give out the free passes until you get to be about 72 so remember to look at the big picture OP.
MGKHey man I'm in the same boat as you. I'm just tryna go to school out west because of the skiing and other outdoor activities, but they think I won't have much time (like 1x a week if I'm lucky). Anyways some places you can get a student season pass for like 400$, and as far as skis goes try and maybe switch up your skiing to avoid that...
If you do break something tho there are killer deals on ns just look at _salty_ for example.
I got two season passes and a mountain collective for 650 bucks this year. One local mountain (bogus Basin) charged 150, and then another (tamarack) charged 100. Student deals man
my mom is confident i wont be able to ski in college
mainly because i wont have the cash money even with a job
problem is shes prolly right
im a broke boi who breaks alot of skis
so how can i not @stopskiing in college
without resorting to prostitution or selling my teeth
thanks for your wisdom ns
i would say skip college but i went on a field trip to day to a recycling waste plant
and that shit motivated me to go to college
this does not look fun
My mom thought the same thing. I moved down here to Tahoe and she thought it was all about skiing and no school. She's kinda right. Skiing Squallypine is an upgrade for sure, but UNR is still a great school, better than other places I applied to. I think she was just upset I moved so far away.
But yeah everyone's right on cash in college unless mommy and daddy pay for everything. Stack cash this summer, but a durable pair of skis. My ON3Ps are going strong into and I got them end of the year a few years ago. I bet they last me another few years. Just tune your skis regularly and you'll be all good.
Carpool to save money.
Its doable for sure OP. Just have to put in the work to have the time and money to go skiing. If you have an easy major you should be good.
OregonDeadThat place looks super clean and nice compared to the recycling wast plant that I worked at in Glenwood, OR. I sorted cardboard and people constantly put all sorts of garbage in the bins so our line was covered in all sorts of nasty.
Anyways around that time in my life skiing was so expensive I even convinced myself that I was a XC skier and I only ever hit the lifts on canned food day.
Skiing is a lifetime sport and they don't give out the free passes until you get to be about 72 so remember to look at the big picture OP.
damn b your right, this is a stock image, defiantly set up, the real place was a shit hole! it seemed like more pants and other shit than paper and plastic.
feeling lame as fucko
cuz im going to college down the road from me casa,
prolly better cuz i wouldnt graduate if i lived next to real mountains
Main thing is money tho- dad works at the college so 80% discount
room and board is a bitch tho
lencoln you got me wishing i was adventurous and applied elsewhere
eheathNo, but I had plenty of friends who did and skied just as much as I did...
hot.pocketAh, I meant if you go to school for engineering you have class every day. At least I did over at UNR.
Still plenty of time to go skiing, especially if you have a night skiing option available.
Im taking 5 classes a semester and that means ill finish in 4 years with the exact amount of credits needed. With 5 classes the only day i really have off is friday with one class from 11-12. But i also finish my other days at 3 or 5 pm so i could still night ski a bit but add some homework in and im looking at skiing one day a weekend and two weeknights at the most. Im also floating a 3.5gpa which isnt the best but maybe eheath did less hw more skiing= lower gpa?
.otto.yo eheath did you not have alot of school work?
SKRockiesIm taking 5 classes a semester and that means ill finish in 4 years with the exact amount of credits needed. With 5 classes the only day i really have off is friday with one class from 11-12. But i also finish my other days at 3 or 5 pm so i could still night ski a bit but add some homework in and im looking at skiing one day a weekend and two weeknights at the most. Im also floating a 3.5gpa which isnt the best but maybe eheath did less hw more skiing= lower gpa?
First two 1/2 years of school i was studying business, pretty decent work load, i studied comm for the remainder of school which i had barely any school work, but my first two years of school i still skied more....
PeppermillRenoReal truth. Be the sketchy guy selling fire blow in a ski town who skis 150 days a year and is rich and drives a nice car and has a smokeshow gf.
Beats any fucking job. You can do it. THe world is full of pussies there is just not that many people who throw down like that.
Every ski town needs at least one ore fire blow guy, no doubt.
Skiing ain't that expensive.... I don't get it. I mean how much cash does it really take to ski? You can be totally geared up with say 1500, and that's good stuff, and a season pass where I work is a little less than 400. If you can't come up with 2000 by hustling some shit job, you've got bigger problems than not being able to ski.
People make it out that skiing is impossible to do unless you're rich, and it just ain't so.
What? You don't need money to ski.. Just hit urban and if you live near a mountain hike the mountain and ski down. :) A pvc rail is better than no skiing
Work at a mountain. I'm a instructor and I make decent money and good tips. Also you get a free season pass which saves you a lot of money. You will be able to get pro deals on almost all ski gear which can save you a good amount of money.
eheathClass every day? How does one even do that? In the winter I used to go to class tues and thursday and like one evening and have a full time schedule, I had 5 days a week I had nothing to do but ski.
Im at 4 courses and i have lectures/labs running from 9-4 Mon-Fri +90 min commute. Lifes gr8
VAPEOREONIm at 4 courses and i have lectures/labs running from 9-4 Mon-Fri +90 min commute. Lifes gr8
Well the commute is something you could change, but I understand if you're taking science/engineer/med courses then yeah you've got labs, which fuck everything up really.
I still had friends who had labs and shit, but they'd still ski 3-4 days a week. Most people i knew, many different majors included, usually had class max 3 days a week, usually could do tues/thurs classes if you signed up right when they opened it up for the next semester and if you register late then you're just blowing it. But, each school is different, each major is different.
OP i think you're overestimating how much you will choose to ski over studying in the middle of the day, 4pm-12am is a completely acceptable time to study as well.
eheathWell the commute is something you could change, but I understand if you're taking science/engineer/med courses then yeah you've got labs, which fuck everything up really.
I still had friends who had labs and shit, but they'd still ski 3-4 days a week. Most people i knew, many different majors included, usually had class max 3 days a week, usually could do tues/thurs classes if you signed up right when they opened it up for the next semester and if you register late then you're just blowing it. But, each school is different, each major is different.
On that note, many universities base enrollment date on GPA, meaning the higher grade the earlier enrollment date, and thus being able to choose classes that arent starting at 8am or 6pm every day. The more you ski the less you study, which would lead to a lower gpa, and worse class times to choose from. I was lucky and got a good enrollment time, but all my lectures were mid day, and all my labs were the day after. Also my campus is 90min away, but my mountain is only 10min away. Currently taking UX/computing.
For OP, if your college has random enrollment for first years, or priority seats for your program, then (if youre prepared to) swoop in on as many classes as you can in each day. I dont reccomend online classes for anything that matters. Also dont ski during finals week, bad move.
VAPEOREONOn that note, many universities base enrollment date on GPA, meaning the higher grade the earlier enrollment date, and thus being able to choose classes that arent starting at 8am or 6pm every day. The more you ski the less you study, which would lead to a lower gpa, and worse class times to choose from. I was lucky and got a good enrollment time, but all my lectures were mid day, and all my labs were the day after. Also my campus is 90min away, but my mountain is only 10min away. Currently taking UX/computing.
For OP, if your college has random enrollment for first years, or priority seats for your program, then (if youre prepared to) swoop in on as many classes as you can in each day. I dont reccomend online classes for anything that matters. Also dont ski during finals week, bad move.
The U was based on year, ie freshman last seniors first but usually it didnt make a difference cause most of the time the same years are registering for the same classes. I think, at least, its been like 6 years since i registered for a class haha.
Anyway, it completely depends on your school, when i went to u of u, definitely were less students then there are now, so its probably more difficult now. The beauty of college though is if you can manage your time correctly, you can do whatever you want. If you're lazy or careless then you will suffer, but i think its unfair to say you will have a lower gpa if you ski more.
Even if you're going the pre-med route, start with easier general courses your first 2 yrs, and try to stack everything on t/th or m/w/f to give yourself full days to ski. You'll have less time in yrs 3 and 4, but you can still get 1-2 per week if you're efficient and live close enough to the resort. Girlfriends take more time away from school than skiing. Just choose skiing.
eheathWork in the summer/fall stack cash, go to class and ski when you don't have class. I skied 4 times a week in college, closer to 5 my freshman year.
OP go to Alaska work on fishing boat make bank go back to school party buy unlimited amounts of Keystone Light an Top Ramen
.otto.yo eheath did you not have alot of school work? i thinking pre med so i might be fucked
Not sure how useful this is since everyone is different but I'll throw it out there anyways!
I started off in Biomedical Engineering/Pre Med. First year is the hardest, not necessarily the most work, but definitely the hardest to manage time and everything. Each year is more work and "harder" in that sense but easier because you learn how to manage yourself better.
Anyways, first year I worked all day Friday-Sunday at my hill and skied a few hours before/after work. I also was able to ski at least 2 other nights during the week. I had class 3 or 4 days per week ( I don't remember if it was MTWR or MTW) but I was in 17 credit hours and still got 70 days in a short east coast season. I also maintained a good GPA. So it's definitely possible for any major to do. I've since discontinued BME/Pre med but all my friends in the major have said it's been easier since so that's all I can really say.
Don't forget college breaks are so much longer too. You can get a season's pass worth of skiing over break alone. Each school is different but we get 6 weeks during winter and most schools have at least a month off. You can use this time to work and ski a ton and make it work!
My parents are saying the exact same thing to me and as a result don't think I should bother trying to go to U of U, Boulder, or leave the "better options" on the east coast behind because of it. I'm just gonna figure it out when I get there because not skiing isn't an option for me and I'd way rather go out west than north to Vermont or something. It isn't even just the skiing either, I think I'd just be way happier out west and wanna move out there either way. I've got 2 more years but I still don't know how I'm gonna convince them to let me go considering it's a lot of money for them to pay.
I went to a school that was 3 hours away from any ski hill.
Freshman year I took 18 credits of ME every semester, skied like 15 days. Had time to ski more, but I had to drive 3 hours to go skiing, which slowed me down a lot.
Sophomore year I still took 20 credits of ME every semester but I bet I skied closer to 35 days. Still driving 3 hours to ski every day
Halfway through my junior year I swapped from ME to Journalism, had four day weekends every week. Skied a bunch of days, started working seriously for NS, did a bunch of trips, still had to drive 3 hours every weekend.
Senior year I went online and moved 9 hours away from my school so that I was 20 minutes from Targhee and 30 minutes from Teton pass (and an hour from Jackson Hole) Skied so many days, did a bunch of trips. I didn't keep count, but I bet I had well over 100, considering I toured a bunch pre and post season too.
I guess the takeaway is:
1) You don't need to go to school close to skiing to ski, but it helps a lot.
2) You can figure out a way to ski if you really want to, even if you have a high course load.
I've been financially independent since I was 18, car insurance, health insurance, paying for school, etc but by going to a cheap college and working my butt off every summer I was able to afford school and plenty of skiing. Student passes are cheap and you always need less new gear than you think you do.
It's not that hard to be able to ski in college. I worked a ton during the summer (like 2 jobs), sacrificing time to do hood rat shit with my friends almost every day. I'm also planning on working a ton over break after my fall semester finishes up.
Currently a freshman in college taking a boatload of gen-ed classes to get my requirements out of the way. My schedule for this semester and next semester consists of morning classes, which opens up opportunity to ski after classes and put off studying for after skiing. For example, today I got done with classes and had time to drive to Whiteface and ski all afternoon.
.otto.yo eheath did you not have alot of school work? i thinking pre med so i might be fucked
get a job after school and ski on the weekends med school is hard af respect to people that go and become doctors and stuff ,smart people but your going to be at school for a long time and med school isn't cheap $ i bet.
whats so cool about spending a bunch of money on school, going to school for a long ass time to work shity schedules probs not going to do the things you enjoy nearly as much whats so great about that? good luck with school hope you get to ski
mmccarthy81My parents are saying the exact same thing to me and as a result don't think I should bother trying to go to U of U, Boulder, or leave the "better options" on the east coast behind because of it. I'm just gonna figure it out when I get there because not skiing isn't an option for me and I'd way rather go out west than north to Vermont or something. It isn't even just the skiing either, I think I'd just be way happier out west and wanna move out there either way. I've got 2 more years but I still don't know how I'm gonna convince them to let me go considering it's a lot of money for them to pay.
I didn't look anywhere east of the Mississippi. I chose the University of California in Santa Barbara, so I did not choose skiing, but I still got to ski about 30 days a year, most of them at Mammoth, when I was in college. If you want to live in a mountain town out west your whole life it won't matter quite as much where you go to school, but if you want to live in a big city and ski on the weekends it damn well will matter. If you go to school in the east and move west to work in Denver, or somewhere like that, you won't know a big group of people where you move. I lived in the mountains for 5 years between college and grad school and I would not know nearly as many people as I do if I had gone to school in the east. Where you choose to go to school will have an effect on your overall life, so if you want to live out west I would go to school out west.
Go to a trade school so you can actually make good money when you're done. And then after a few years of learning the business, start your own company and you control your own hours. Electrical, plumbing, hvac, whatever you want. I would tell that to 17 year old me.
dan4060I didn't look anywhere east of the Mississippi. I chose the University of California in Santa Barbara, so I did not choose skiing, but I still got to ski about 30 days a year, most of them at Mammoth, when I was in college. If you want to live in a mountain town out west your whole life it won't matter quite as much where you go to school, but if you want to live in a big city and ski on the weekends it damn well will matter. If you go to school in the east and move west to work in Denver, or somewhere like that, you won't know a big group of people where you move. I lived in the mountains for 5 years between college and grad school and I would not know nearly as many people as I do if I had gone to school in the east. Where you choose to go to school will have an effect on your overall life, so if you want to live out west I would go to school out west.
Yeah, I have absolutely no desire to stay anywhere on the east coast. I need to live in the more western United States at the very least and would love to go as soon as possible. Just in skiing out there for a week, so many people offered me places to stay, unknowing that I was in a condo there with my dad and brother while skiing at Vail. Everyone was super friendly and I'd love to get out there for college and make friends and connections. Thinking that I'll get stuck in New Jersey or hesitate too long to make the move is my biggest fear. Moving after living there for 4 years during college seems much easier and far more desirable.
