University of Utah with the Wasatch Mountains in the background. Utah was named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the best colleges for winter sports enthusiasts.
Looking for a college where the average GPA is less important than the average snowfall? U.S News and World Report has your number.
Famous for helping students pick colleges through its yearly rankings, the magazine has released a college list for snow enthusiasts – skiers, snowboarders, mountaineers – of schools in close proximity to world-class mountains.
Here’s the round up:
University of Colorado—Boulder
Boulder, Colorado
Dartmouth College
Hanover, New Hampshire
Middlebury College
Middlebury, Vermont
University of Montana
Missoula, Montana
Sierra Nevada College
Incline Village, Nevada
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
Williams College
Williamstown, Massachusetts
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Hmmm. That’s just a few. What other schools deserve to be on the list? Please share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Flagstaff az!
The secret here, Dave, is that it’s better not to be on the list. U.S. News and World says your a ski school and next thing you know a fresh crop of powder hungry youths shows up on your local slopes. Better to be known as a study school. Attracts indoorsy types.
No University of Vermont? Travesty