I'm headed to Colorado to look at colleges. Not the best student but live to ride down hill. Want a school that has more hands-on curriculum and the ability to ride a lot. where should I look?
Colorado colleges
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Save your parents out of state tuition and just burn your money. The Front Range does not have that great of riding. I lived there for a while and think the schools are really expensive for what they are. Utah has better riding and the schools are just as good. Plus you can live ride and ski or snowboard within 20 to 30 minuets from SLC. From Denver to Vail is an hour and half or three on a Sunday in the winter. There is no DH riding on the Front Range but on XC trails and that’s not very fun.
But that’s me.
But that’s me.
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Lies. The riding is great and you are within two hours of the best lift accessed DH riding in the summertime, Solvista and Keystone. Plus there is a TON of good XC stuff, which as most racerboys will tell you is the best type of training for downhill. CU-Boulder is where I currently attend and the riding scene is great. We also have a good engineering school (apparently ranked higher than mines, whatever that means) but we don't quite have the world recognition they do. I'd recommend CU for sure. Great riding and a pretty good education.
I'm going to be attending CU-Boulder most likely, as well... I hope it's worth it.
No lies. I worked in Bromfield and had lots of friends at CU. Ya like you said 2 hours from keystone or Solvista.
So put the bong down and think. We can ride 10 minutes from anywhere in utah. DH in less than 30.
So now take another hit.
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It's true our off season dh is poor, but if you are a dirt jumper there probably isnt a better place to be in the country. I hate school in general, so I wont make any recommendations regarding that.
Last time I checked, you can ride to just about any trail on the front range in about ten minutes granting you are in its same general area. Boulder has a few trails, Golden (20 minutes from Boulder) has a ton, Littleton has a TON...I won't go making ridiculous assertions like "If you are anywhere in Colorado, you can ride anywhere and be to a trail in ten minutes." That's a pretty elaborate trail system... Spanning across the entire state of Utah and all. And Like the Hulk said, our dirt jump scene is unmatched.
Hands-on curriculum? What type of education are you trying to get? I'd say most bachelor degrees are theoritical and not hands-on. I know the engineering program at CSU lets you build stuff and blow stuff up (I'm an alumni). Not sure if that's what you mean. But really any school in CO is going to be "near" trails and lift served terrain. Pick a school that fits you, and the riding will come. Trust me. Here are some schools that come to mind (any other local feel free to chime in to add more color):
Fort Lewis, Durango - Always seems to dominate the colligiate racing scene. Only a two year school and is in a fairly small town.
University of Colorado (CU not UofC), Boulder - Decent school, expensive and crowded city (I'm biased). Great location, great riding.
University of Denver, Denver - Always up there in the school ratings (I think). You'll have to drive to get to any real trail. Living in D-town does have its perks.
Colorado State, Fort Collins - Probably the furthest away from lift-served terrain, but make up for it in "down to earth-ness". Cool town, great riding, but mostly XC in nature. Lots of potential for FR/DH in the future. The gnar is there, you just have to find it.
Colorado School of Mines, Golden - Already mentioned in this thread. For the brainiacs among us. Probably is the school closest to trails (generally speaking).
Others:
Mesa State (Grand Junction)
Western State (Gunnison)
Regis U (Denver)
Metro State (Denver)
Colorado College
Colorado Mtn College (located at various ski towns. Powder days = no school)
Air Force Academy (good luck!)
Also worth a look is CU @ CO Springs or Denver. Basically the same CU education but in a different city. CO Springs has great riding and pretty decent town with a pretty big airport.
I think it's kind of like that for a lot of the country, not just CO. It seems like every 2 months there's another "where should I go to college so I can ride my bike" thread. The same places always come up. Plus, I can't believe that people want to go to college to ride their bikes.
Fort Lewis is a 4 year school.
Oh yeah, go to CSU in Fort Collins. Great place to ride and drink beer.
Oh yeah, go to CSU in Fort Collins. Great place to ride and drink beer.
I have 3 ski areas within 45 minutes of my campus.. MSU.
They're up there in road rankings, but their mountain team needs some attention/more racers . . .