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Jdunn3Right now a senior in hs and getting accepted into a few colleges. I’ve gotten into university of Minnesota and University of Minnesota Duluth which are probably my top two choices now. If I went to umn I wouldn’t have a car and none of my buddies would either. Wondering how hard it would be to get to those places with gear. Also how often I would even be able to. If I went to Duluth I’d have a car and they have some great places to ski around there. Let me know if anyone has any input!
Chrischi69i mean you could go to hyland its like 15mins from campus but public transport doesnt really run there
GunNARshredderI wasn’t able to ski much while at college. I wouldn’t prioritize it over anything or plan to go somewhere just cause you can have better skiing options or be able to. Yeah it sucks not being able to ski as much, but I’m sure you still could get out on breaks more than likely.
If you have a car and are close to a mountain then that’s dope- I just wouldn’t plan your college based on being able to ski
PliesPushThis is terrible advice. Go to the college closest to the ski hill you dream about. It'll be the best years of your life
GunNARshredderI mean if that college has the program you want that’s perfect. I’m saying don’t just plan based on skiing. Great advice
PliesPushYea but.... not skiing during college means you make a bunch of friends who don't ski and then you're already living a non-ski life in a non-ski world and the chances of you uprooting to a ski-friendly place are going down by the day. Or you could go to college where skiing is king, meet a bunch of like-minded people, and live the dream.
GunNARshredderI mean if that college has the program you want that’s perfect. I’m saying don’t just plan based on skiing. Great advice
WoFlowzTry UW Madison Tyrol has a dope ass park and in the past there has been rail jams with scholarship money plus why would you ever want to be a gopher.
Jdunn3Ski u mah. Row the boat. go gophers ;)
PliesPushYea but.... not skiing during college means you make a bunch of friends who don't ski and then you're already living a non-ski life in a non-ski world and the chances of you uprooting to a ski-friendly place are going down by the day. Or you could go to college where skiing is king, meet a bunch of like-minded people, and live the dream.
BackWoods420Freshman Year is a cake walk at most schools from what I have heard and from my experience given that you have a solid high school education. This a period you need to take advantage of if you want to ski. Some of my most successful semesters involved me skiing 1-4 times a week. Its all about time management and discipline. Anyone who told you taking your college education seriously means you won't be able to ski probably lacks one of the two if not both.
College is nothing like high school. If you work hard and manage your time properly you can set up periods of up to 7 days where you don't need to do any school work especially in lower level classes. A lot of intro classes have content you can learn by never going to class and purely online. Also depends highly on how difficult your curriculum is. A lot of kids are learning things that I learned freshman or sophomore year and they will ask me for help. I'm just like bro I learned this freshman year I don't remember it. There are college classes however where the class is worth 4 credits, but you have to spend literally 12 hours a week in the lab, not counting the prep work, lab reports, preparing for tests quizzes and on top of that hours of homework.
You shouldn't base what college you go to based off whether or not you can ski there or not. Whoever said this is 100% correct. You should pick the school that you think you will do the best at and set you up for success after school.
Also people who have some of the most successful careers consistently preach that after your first job, what school you went to is worthless.
r00kieDon't go somewhere if you can't have a car with you. For me at least the independence of a car is a necessity.
