So it's that time to begin to look at where to go to college. Yes, I am going to get an education but reality is, I'm looking for a school with a great downhill team. Any suggestions? Are there even such things as any scholarships for dh?
I think thats a reason not to go therealso, I go there
gives you a reason to step upIf you want to race the big races (nationals, etc) go to a smaller school - teams are limited and unless you are damned fast you'll miss out on a lot of fun!
for instance, mr. dawson, were you able to go race at the ncca nationals in angel fire?gives you a reason to step up
That's fn' awesome!Lindsey Wilson, and Union College both in KY offer scholarships and all the events are paid for to DH riders...Both teams are ranked high in their respective divisions and both have full time coaches...Lindsey Wilson has a super nice Dual Slalom and 4X course along with a ton of Dirt Jumps and the Lousiville BMX is not far away either....
Lindsey is basicly in BFE, which has its Pros and Cons. I went there as an XC rider, but hung with the slalom crew. You will improve a ton just by riding with those guys. That and the team is as big as anyother team on campus, which is nice. The Cons, its BFE Ky. You get bored, which means getting into a lot of trouble. There are very few trails close by, but Pisgah is only 5hrs away which is nice for spring break and non-race weekends.Lindsey Wilson, and Union College both in KY offer scholarships and all the events are paid for to DH riders...Both teams are ranked high in their respective divisions and both have full time coaches...Lindsey Wilson has a super nice Dual Slalom and 4X course along with a ton of Dirt Jumps and the Lousiville BMX is not far away either....
Not at a real school. Go to UConn.can being fast help you get into a school? sayyyy for example you have a 2.7 gpa and win the occasional jr x race. can that give you any pull?
Silver is great; Schweitzer has only one trail - - the old NORBA Nats course. Beacon is not a resort - -it's two (albeit very cool) 2-minute DH runs and a lot of great regular trails.University of Montana. Great local riding, 4 big resorts within 2 hours (big sky, silver which is plain nasty mc tit sauce, schweitzer, and beacon) and tons and tons of freeride and dh trails all over the place
. . . except the West Coast.you should go to UMass, nothing beats the east coast
can being fast help you get into a school? sayyyy for example you have a 2.7 gpa and win the occasional jr x race. can that give you any pull?
University of Florida has the #4 ranked gravity team in the country.
seriously......
if youre looking for scholarships though check out lees mcrae, in banner elk NC (down the road from Sugar ski resort where the NORBA national is). They offer scholarships and recently were trying to recruit a bunch of gravity guys (because the coach couldnt handle his boys losing to UF kids). They have a DS and DH cuorse on campus, sugar is down the road, and theres a buch of decent riding within a couple hour drive. the downside is that the school only has 800 some odd students (the cycling team is like 10% of the entire school), is also in BFE (something like a 35+ minute drive to boone, which is the closest thing to a city up there), and their coach is kind of a douche. but if youre looking for college money for riding bikes its one of the few options.
Im going to MSU Bozeman and im stoked about bigsky and bridger being within 45 min away.big mtn blows as of now. they can only have trails on the part of the mtn they own which is like the bottom 1/4 mile. the top is great training 16 miles of turns and fast sections to pedal and tuck. silver is plain out the best place i have ridden hold for whistler. beacon has expanded a bit and has a more trails. also the guy who is trying to open the lolo ski resort has had us cutting bike trails up there all last summer and this summer
Effing boulder gd transientsyou know where to go....
....no discount, fat girls and no riding- awesome!