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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Absolutely loved Stanford.

-Mediterranean weather
-Spanish architecture
-proximity to San Francisco, Lake Tahoe
-palm trees galore
-non football sports culture
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Stanford is very close to SF but not that close to Tahoe.  It's 4 hour drive without traffic.[/quote]

It’s not even that close to SF. It’s like 45 mins if you have a car? [/quote]

Caltrain goes from Palo Alto to SF in 30 minutes- no need for a car.
As for Tahoe, it’s indeed a 4 hour drive but I can’t think of any peer college that can get you that close to alpine skiing (sorry Vermont doesn’t come close) [/quote]

um Dartmouth has it own ski area.[/quote]

Not in the least bit comparable to skiing in the Sierras[/quote]

DP.  Agree Sierra skiing way better than northeast.  That doesn't make Stanford a good school for skiing though.  Round trip to Tahoe is 7-10 hours on the road depending on traffic.  Dartmouth hill is tiny but it's is a 15 minute shuttle ride from campus.  It's very easy to ski a couple hours with friends.

Of course best school for skiing is University of Utah.[/quote]
yes, but most people don't go up for just a day to Tahoe.   But, if you go to the closer ski resorts, you could do a day trip to Tahoe. We've done it a few times.

CA really can't be beat in terms of outdoor activities.   The weather is gorgeous pretty much year round.[/quote]

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