After finishing their junior year of high school, skiers and snowboarders alike are plagued with the everpresent question of “Where are you going to college?”. Students obviously long for a school where the least amount of classes can e taken in the winter, while the most amount of time can be spent shredding lines and finding pow stashes. Here is the top to colleges/universities where you can earn a degree in the field of your choice, but more importantly students can get their Shreducation. College: where students can grow to be come ski bums.
1. Sierra Nevada College~ now available for summertime courses in Argentina!
Web site: http://www.sierranevada.edu
Nearest resort from campus: 17 ski areas with (45 mins) Squaw Valley Resort, http://squaw.com
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
2. University of Utah
Web site: http://www.utah.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Solitude (26 miles), http://www.skisolitude.com
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
3. Quest University Canada
Web site: http://www.questu.ca/
Nearest resort from campus: Whistler Blackcomb Resort (36 Miles), http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com
Ski/Snowboard club: Yes
4. Montana State University
Web site:www.montana.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Bridger Bowl (16 miles), http://bridgerbowl.com/
Ski/Snowboard club: No
5. University of Colorado at Boulder
Web site: www.colorado.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Eldora (20 miles), http://www.eldora.com/
Ski/Snowboard club: Yes
6. Western Washington University
Web site: www.wwu.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Mt. Baker (54 miles), www.mtbaker.us/
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
7. Western State Colorado University
Web site: www.western.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Crested Butte (30 miles), http://www.skicb.com/
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
8. Westminster College
Web site:http://www.westminstercollege.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Solitude (26 miles), http://www.skisolitude.com
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
9. Fort Lewis College
Web site: http://www.fortlewis.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Silverton (48 miles), https://www.silvertonmountain.com/page/home
Ski/Snowboard Club: Yes
10. University of British Columbia
Web site: http://www.ubc.ca
Nearest resort from campus: Grouse Mountain (9 Miles), https://www.grousemountain.com/
Ski/Snowboard club: yes
Honorable Mention if you cannot get out of the East Coast:
1. University of Vermont
Web site: www.uvm.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Stowe Mountain Resort (37 miles), http://www.stowe.com/
Ski/Snowboard club: Yes
2. Plymouth State College
Web site: www.plymouth.edu
Nearest resort from campus: Waterville Valley (18 miles), http://www.waterville.com/
Ski/Snowboard club: Yes