tmarine253 0 #26 November 13, 2011 University of North Florida-Palatka or Deland Jacksonville University- Palatka or Deland UF- Mainly jumps at Palatka Embry Riddle- 10 min. away from Deland I went to Jacksonville U. it was about 1.25 hours away from Deland where I jumped most of the time. Did a little bit at Palatka, both great dropzones, and who the hell doesn't want to live in Florida. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #27 November 14, 2011 Skydive San Marcos - Texas State, UT Austin, UT San Antonio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyh2omedic 0 #28 November 14, 2011 KSUPC Kansas State University Parachute Club."You can't teach what you don't know and you can't lead where you won't go" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mchamp 1 #29 November 14, 2011 University of Virginia-----skydive Orange 30min driveFor info regarding lift ticket prices all around the world check out http://www.jumpticketprices.com/dropzones.asp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #30 November 14, 2011 QuoteI have to support my skiing habit as well ! Hahaha. Check out any school in western washington. there are two turbine DZs in the Seattle area, and we have some of the best mountains (mt baker, crystal, stevens), too. plus, whistler is drivable. We ALSO have great universities. You could go to UW, Western, Seattle U. All great schools. edited to add: we also have a brand new 14 foot tunnel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hokierower 0 #31 November 14, 2011 QuoteUniversity of Virginia-----skydive Orange 30min drive UVA...booooooooo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IronEddie42 0 #32 November 14, 2011 Here in MA, we have UMass Amherst and Fitchburg State - both are about 30-40 minutes from Jumptown (www.jumptown.com) and you're just a couple of hours away from the big skiing mountains in Vermont. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #33 November 14, 2011 KSU Parachute Club ~ Kansas State University Parachute Club is the only collegiate parachute club to own their own dropzone... =========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BMichaeli 1 #34 November 14, 2011 QuoteI'm hoping for somewhere in Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, Utah... Somewhere near the Rockies. I have to support my skiing habit as well ! Hahaha. But seriously, the school doesn't matter, thanks to Uncle Sam I'll be attending free of charge. I went to CU (university of colorado at boulder) it was AWESOME! I loved it. the school is walking distance from the foothills with amazing hikes and scenery. also it is a meca for climbing. it takes 15min to longmont i have ridden my bike from my house to the boulder dz after class and fort morgan is about 1hour 15 min away or so and for skiing it's a little over an hour to Abasin 1.5 hours to brek and keystone and about 2 hours to vail/beaver creek. and they are all on the same pass for about $450 for unlimited to the first 3 and 10 days to the second two plus you get some days to heavenly and it's about 1.5 hours to copper and winter park/ mary jane. they are on a different pass Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrizZ 0 #35 November 15, 2011 QuoteQuoteUniversity of Virginia-----skydive Orange 30min drive UVA...booooooooo UVA girls are WAY hotter than VT girls :p ASU is 45 from Eloy. One of many perks... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #36 November 15, 2011 QuoteWhats the name of the turbine DZ? CU-Boulder is at the top of my list! Mile Hi Skydiving. Super Otter, King Air (I think they've added a second one), and Turbo 206 (there's a swoop pond). Some people don't like the vibe (Frank's emphasis on tandems grows each year) although you can arrange to meet your skydiving friends out there and bring your own fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #37 November 15, 2011 QuoteQuoteI have to support my skiing habit as well ! Hahaha. Check out any school in western washington. there are two turbine DZs in the Seattle area, Not within an hour drive when it's sunny (although theoretically an 80 mile 1.5 hour drive I once took three hours to get between Shelton and Seattle. While willing to pay speeding tickets it's usually not physically possible to speed on nice sunny days) and when it's cloudy (much of the year) you'll be doing hop-and-pops from a Cessna. The weather is something like this [URL]http://www.komonews.com/weather/blogs/scott/119421644.html[/URL] where the headline is "Seattle at 41 days (and counting) since last official sunny day." except for a few short months in the summer when it's very nice like much of California is nearly year round. [QUOTE] and we have some of the best mountains (mt baker, crystal, stevens), too. plus, whistler is drivable. [/QUOTE] Moisture from the Pacific ocean and low altitude means the snow is heavy, wet, and quickly skiid off compared to the Rocky Mountains. I made the mistake of living on the East Side for six months and in Seattle the following 1.5 years and suggest that you look elsewhere unless coming from someplace with worse weather (people from Boston seem to do OK). The music and restaurant scenes are good, the local BASE jumpers and skydivers are a nice crew, but they don't make up for the rest of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #38 November 16, 2011 QuoteI have to support my skiing habit as well UC Davis and Sacramento State are both within 2 hours drive of Lake Tahoe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
3mpire 0 #39 November 16, 2011 QuoteThe weather is something like this http://www.komonews.com/...scott/119421644.html where the headline is "Seattle at 41 days (and counting) since last official sunny day." Don't believe the hype, lol. "sunny day" there is defined as 30% or less cloud cover. I don't know about any of you, but if I said "want to jump today" and someone said "no, only 70% of the sky is blue" you'd laugh your ass off on jump run while they sat on the ground. to each their own. If I were you (original poster) I'd skip college for a year and spend a month or two in a few of these areas to see what the scene is like. visit schools while you're at it. work odd jobs, be a DZ hobo, and pick up school the next year. figure out what YOU want, fuck what any of us say about where you should live. Or maybe that's just me being 30 and wondering why the hell I didn't take a few years off between high school and college. c'est la vie! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eannm3760 0 #40 November 21, 2011 University of Cincinnati! About 1/2 hour from www.startskydiving.com. Not only are there several students and alumni who jump regularly, we also have our own skydiving club (www.ucskydivingclub.com) which offers discounts through the DZ for UC students, as well as kick ass trips paid for by the school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #41 November 21, 2011 Quote Embry Riddle- 10 min. away from Deland This is why, when I graduated, I knew hardly anyone I had gone to school with. However, I knew plenty of jumpers at DeLand. Kevin K._____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
