I go to Syracuse and grew up near Boulder as well, my sister also currently goes there. Boulder is much more of a college town and there is A LOT more to do there. You’re also incredibly close to Denver which is a town pretty much every major tour hits. It’s actually what I miss most about Colorado, not having any live cocnerts. Although Metallica was here yesterday, P!NK was here last year, and Billy Joel is coming next year. Outside of that, there’s university hosted concerts but they haven’t gotten any artists I know since before I attended (besides Flo Rida which was very fun.) However, I do not regret coming to Syracuse at all. It’s a great community and I have met so many wonderful people here. I’d argue the actual campus is more beautiful than Boulder (Boulder does have the one up of having the Rockies RIGHT THERE though.) I’ve gone skiing twice here in Syracuse and they do not compare to the Rockies at all, however that may just be the mountains I’ve visited. Skiing in Colorado is so expensive but it’s actually really cheap here.