Ski Colleges

[SnowRider]

What do you think the best colledges in the East are best for skiing/riding and snow amounts? (NY included)

SnowRider

 

[maplevalleymaster]

Well, Middlebury and Datmouth have its own ski areas and UVM is close to Stowe and Smuggs.

 

[TwinTips21]

Lyndon is really close to Burke and they have a little hill right by the school. Jay isn't too far either.

 

[thetrailboss]

Middlebury. I'm biased though :wink:

 

[meat]

Johnson State College, in the heart of the northern greens.
approx times: Smuggs: 15 mins, Stowe: 30 mins, Jay: 45 mins

Lyndon SC: Burke, 10-15 mins, jay less than 1 hour, Whites aren't too far either

 

[thebigo]

The only time you are going to be able to ski in college is on the weekends or fridays if you are lucky enough to clear the day. With that said anywhere in northern New England is well within a day trip of many excellent ski areas. I would chose a school that offers your major and is low in cost. Looks like youre from MA, there are plenty of ski areas within a day trips range on UMASS and you can get an excellent education at a reasonable price.

Doenst realy answer the question but just the input of a late 20s guy still paying off his loans.

 

[skibum9995]

The only time you are going to be able to ski in college is on the weekends or fridays if you are lucky enough to clear the day.

Not neccasarily true. The past four years I've been able to ski Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in addition to the weekends. Also being at Lyndon State the 10 minute drive to Burke is shorter than the lift ride to the summit which makes it very convienient to make some turns between classes.

As for drive times:
Burke - 10 mins
Cannon - 40 mins
Jay - 50 mins

 

[Geoff]

Burlington, Vermont also has Champlain College. St Mikes is over the river. When I was at UVM, I had Stowe passes and midweek Mad River passes. I worked NCAA races once in a while at Smuggs in exchange for day tickets and taught skiing at Smuggs for UVM phys ed courses. Bolton Valley used to have night skiing and was fun for parking lot keg parties. A lot of people also picked Sugarbush. Jay Peak is something of a haul from Burlington.

Middlebury isn't all that far from Mad River (40 minutes) and Sugarbush (45 minutes) via the App Gap.

Dartmouth is an hour from KMart and Burke, 90 minutes from Sugarbush.

Colby College in Waterville, ME is 60 miles from Sugarloaf.

Castleton State is about 30 minutes from Killington

Green Mountain College has a ski resort management program at Killington

Plymouth State is quite close to Waterville, Loon, and Cannon.

 

[SnowRider]

The only time you are going to be able to ski in college is on the weekends or fridays if you are lucky enough to clear the day. With that said anywhere in northern New England is well within a day trip of many excellent ski areas. I would chose a school that offers your major and is low in cost. Looks like youre from MA, there are plenty of ski areas within a day trips range on UMASS and you can get an excellent education at a reasonable price.

Sorry, but I still got 4 years until college. :roll:

This was mainly for my brother who is in 11th grade and has been looking around the East for colleges. He really wants UVM for skiing and a pro defensive player from the Boston Cannons in now UVM's lacrosse coach.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Plymouth State is quite close to Waterville, Loon, and Cannon.

Plymouth State is also VERY close to Tenny Mtn. (~10 minutes). It may not be a huge ski area but there is definitley some interesting terain there. I don't know if they still do it but I believe they used to have a program to ski free if you were a student at PSU.

 

[thetrailboss]

Not neccasarily true. The past four years I've been able to ski Monday, Wednesday, and Friday in addition to the weekends. Also being at Lyndon State the 10 minute drive to Burke is shorter than the lift ride to the summit which makes it very convienient to make some turns between classes.

As for drive times:
Burke - 10 mins
Cannon - 40 mins
Jay - 50 mins

I agree. Law School has killed my skiing career....midweek at least. I still hit 43 days last season, 2nd all time highest, but that was because of breaks.

When I was at Midd, I was able to pull a great GPA, take classes I wanted, and ski at least one or two midweek afternoons a week. It is not too hard to do. Sugarbush was 31 miles door to door and a 40-45 minute ride.

 

[AHM]

Let's see, skiing and undergrad.............

All the schools mentioned will get the job done. Middlebury, although costly (lots of financial aid though), has a January term, and if you schedule the J-term course correctly, you can ski the whole month pretty easily, even if you don't take a total blow off like............the cult of Bridgette Bardot.

To ski in college midweek, just takes dedication to study at night, when your friends are goofing off. I found with good planning, I could notch 100 day seasons throughout my undergrad, with plenty of tucks time in the spring.

 

[Grassi21]

Sorry, but I still got 4 years until college. :roll:

pro defensive player from the Boston Cannons in now UVM's lacrosse coach.

Which one is coaching at UVM? I'm a lax-head. I know a couple of guys that are currently playing for UVM.

 

[ChileMass]

University of Maine - Farmington. Less than an hour to Sugarloaf, Saddleback and Sunday River.

Paul Smith's College - outside Saranac Lake, NY. Specializes in forestry and hotel mgt majors right in the middle of the High Peaks.

SUNY Plattsburgh - if you need a backup school.

North Adams (MA) State - in the Berkshires. A much cheaper alternative to Williams.

 

[thetrailboss]

All the schools mentioned will get the job done. Middlebury, although costly (lots of financial aid though), has a January term, and if you schedule the J-term course correctly, you can ski the whole month pretty easily, even if you don't take a total blow off like............the cult of Bridgette Bardot.

To ski in college midweek, just takes dedication to study at night, when your friends are goofing off. I found with good planning, I could notch 100 day seasons throughout my undergrad, with plenty of tucks time in the spring.

Yep, gotta love J-Term!!!!

:beer:

 

[ctenidae]

...........the cult of Bridgette Bardot.

Sounds like my kind of course.

 

[CUontheslopes131]

Cornell in central New York is only 25 minutes from Greek Peak with its incredibly cheap season pass deal ($110 when I was a freshman 3 years ago) - not the greatest place, but convenient enough to ski all the time. Plus, like Dartmouth, you get to balance skiing with an Ivy League education.

 

[The Sneak]

University of Maine - Farmington. Less than an hour to Sugarloaf, Saddleback and Sunday River.

I went to UMF and got over 80 days a season for 2 seasons... all at the loaf :beer:

I did transfer, but it was not grade related - had a 3.9 cumulative.

 

[SnowRider]

Which one is coaching at UVM? I'm a lax-head. I know a couple of guys that are currently playing for UVM.

Couldn't tell you know...Ill ask my borother when he comes home. My brother definitly wants to play there and I know he could. He's going to some college scouting thing this weekend or the next. Who knows!

 

[smootharc]

Roger that.....

Cornell in central New York is only 25 minutes from Greek Peak - not the greatest place

...Greek Peak, like all CNY areas, distill down to mind numbing laps on minimal vert. Then again, the lake effect days can choke these places with pow-pow, making for memorable days. GP does have a very nice gladed area, and a couple of nice shots stashed in the nooks and crannies.