A week of partying, skiing, riding, and partying some more. Sounds like an awesome Spring Break, but who can wait for that? Good thing College Week is coming up for many east coast mountains. The ski bum lifestyle is one of the perks of going to college in the northeast, and it only comes this cheap once a year.
Check with this list to see which of your favorite mountains are offering cheap getaways. Just as with the college season passes, you must present a valid student ID with a picture to take advantage of the prices.
PS. I’ll be at the Killington collegiate extravaganza and would be happy to meet up with anybody who needs a ski buddy.
College Week Roundup 2012!
Hunter Mountain (Hunter, NY)
Jack Frost Big Boulder College Week (Blakeslee, Pennsylvania)
Dates: January 2-6
Price: $15 “snow pass,” $10 rentals, and drink specials at local pubs to top it off.
Mount Snow College Week (West Dover, VT)
Dates: January 2-6 and again January 9-13
Price: $282 for five days of skiing or riding, lodging, parties, and more.
On Thursday, lift tickets are $29.
Learn to ski or ride for free at 9:30 and 11:30 all week long
Sugarloaf Mountain Snowfest Week (Carrabassett Valley, ME)
Dates: January 1-6, 2012
Price: $299 for a five nights of lodging, skiing, and events.
Sunday River College Week (Newry, ME)
Dates: January 1-6
Price: $309 for five days and nights of skiing or riding, lodging, parties, music, and more.
$89 for one day of skiing or riding and a one night stay
$39 lift tickets for a day of skiing or riding
*Sunday River’s College Week is sponsored by Red Bull, so it should be pretty awesome!
Killington Resort Collegiate Snowfest and Collegiate Winter Games (Killington, VT)
Snowfest dates: January 1-13
Winter Games dates: January 2-6
Price: Lift tickets are sold at a regular rate. However, the Collegiate Winter Games are free to participate in, restaurants along the Killington Access Road will be offering discounts, and bars will have free cover.
*Collegiate Winter Games is a part of the Collegiate Snowfest and is a chance for college students to go toe warmer to toe warmer in a series of competitions like Mountain Ops, King of the Mountain, and the Sledding Derby.
Smugglers’ Notch College Adventure Break (Smugglers’ Notch, VT)
Dates: January 1-6 and again January 8-13
Price: $69 for a day of skiing or riding, team challenges, races, entertainment, and more.
Tremblant CollegeXBreaks (Tremblant, Quebec, Canada and Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
*CollegeXBreaks sounds like a few of the wildest parties on the east coast. They have a few different options to check out.
Dates: January 1-5
Price: $484 for lift tickets, lodging, and party access.
Dates: January 5-8
Price: $414 for lift tickets, lodging, and party access.
Dates: January 8-12
Price: $484 for lift tickets and party access.