I went to Syracuse for undergrad, and you applied for admission to a specific college, I believe… although I was a Musical Theatre major in the Drama Department in CVPA, so that may have had something to do with it. We did have students who switched out of Drama into different majors in different colleges at the university, so movement is possible.
I teach at James Madison. You apply to the university and can indicate a major, or enter undeclared. There are some majors where you need to complete requirements to be fully admitted to the major, but changing majors is definitely possible, as are double degrees and double majors. Not big skiing, but we have seasons, and small ski resort near by. We are about 2 hours from Washington DC.