Missed DOC winter weekend? Went on a winter wekend trip and want MOARRRR?? No biggie - there are plenty of awesome CnT trips going out during this week, and this weekend! It's the perfect time to get outdoors, because you know you'll want to be on campus for Winter Carnival weekend! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY Dinertopical! 6:40 AM, Chelsea Station, South Royalton Vermont Rsvp to [log in to unmask] Forgive me Dartmouth for I have sinned. I have failed to engage in "serious debate" about the "issues" "afflicting" our "college" (including excessive quotation marks). I have deleted D-article re-posters from my newsfeed, and I have failed to understand why the administration discusses things besides providing the best possible undergraduate education and career options upon graduating. I can redeem myself, though! I shall take thy students to Chelsea Station in South Royalton, Vermont (weather permitting). We shall turn greek systems into greek salads, scrambled dreams into scrambled eggs, and bodily fluid omelettes into regular edible omelettes. We shall sit at a table and know in our hearts that one day we will not have to travel far for that utopian social space. One day Dartmouth itself will be a diner. The ride is free, bring small bills. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRIDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY ---WINTER SKILLS WORKSHOP--- This workshop will include sections on steep snow travel (ice ax and crampon use), snow shelter building, winter route-finding, winter trip organization (gear and food), and other related topics. We are leaving on Friday after 2?s and hiking up to Hermit Lake shelters, at the bottom of Tuckerman Ravine on Mt. Washington. We will spend Saturday practicing skills, either in the ravine or while hiking up to Lion?s Head, depending on conditions. We?ll hike down in the late afternoon, and aim to be back to campus on early evening Saturday. **Important**: This workshop will also include a mandatory classroom session sometime on Wednesday, either 4-5:30 PM or 9:30-11 PM (when you sign up, blitz me your preference). This workshop (besides being fun!) is a requirement for being a winter- certified Cabin and Trail leader, and also one of requirements to become a basic Winter Sports Club leader. So we especially encourage aspiring or current leaders to sign up. TO SIGN UP: Blitz Matt Pickart ([log in to unmask]) your DASH number; the cost is $15, and includes food and lodging at Hermit Lake. Also include in your sign-up blitz your preference for the timing of the Wednesday classroom session. There will be a limited number of spots on this trip, so we will not be able to take everyone who signs up?so **sign up by Tuesday (today) night** if you want to go. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SATURDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY Hike and Sled - Mt. Washington Edition! DESCRIPTION: Are you ready for the best winter trip of your life?? You had better be, because this Saturday we're going to go sledding on Mt. Washington! We'll hike 2.5 miles up the Tuckerman's Trail to the Hermit Lake Shelter, where we'll eat a hearty lunch before embarking on the greatest sledding experience New England has to offer! We'll be taking the Sherburne Ski Trail down, a 3 mile long, 25- foot wide trail featuring a mix of curves, straight aways, and even a few jumps. If the sledding isn't enough to convince you to come, this trip will feature the legendary Matt Dahlhausen '11 (sledding expert), Eric Ross '11, Kevin Miller '10, and Jen McDonald '11, all of whom are totally awesome people! Basically this is the trip of a lifetime - don't miss out! LEVEL OF DIFFICULTY: The hike up is relatively strenuous, and the sled down is pretty extreme. Some experience in both winter hiking and sledding is recommended. COST: $8 DOC, $15 non-DOC TIME: Meet behind Robo at 7:15AM, get back to campus at around 6:00PM QUESTIONS: Blitz Max Deibel PEMIGEWASSET SKI TRAVERSE Description/Difficulty: Come (cross-country) ski through 21 miles of gorgeous wilderness, from one side of the Pemi Wilderness to the other! The Pemi has it all -- brooks, rivers, evergreen and deciduous forests coated in snow, ups and downs ... (This traverse avoids major mountains -- i.e. is skiable.) Think soft snow through pine trees ... However, this trip is challenging and is *not* for first time skiers. When: Saturday, 6am - 6pm. Breakfast AND lunch will be provided! Cost: $10 for DOC members Blitz Annie Laurie Mauhs-Pugh with DA$H, shoe size, and dietary restrictions to sign up! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY THE BEST SUNDAY MORNING: Feb 5th Leaving at 6:30 from Robo, this will be a short hike up Gile to see the sunrise with breakfast (and hot chocolate!) once we reach the fire tower. If the snow stays we can cross country ski on the unmaintained road close to the trailhead. Return time depends on if we end up skiing, but it definitely won?t be later than 12. Yaaaaaaay winterfun! $3 for DOC, $5 non-DOC Blitz Alexa Krupp to sign up ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Come hang out at CnT meetings, 10pm on Mondays in the Basement of Robo, to get first dibs on signups for trips during that week If you've a trip suggestion, and would like to make it happen, come to the planning meeting at 9:30 in Robo 110, so you can find a CnT leader to lead it with you (anyone can co-lead a trip!) If you're part of an organization and want to take a whole group on a CnT trip, blitz our outreach chair, Vipul Kakkad with questions!