Updated Weather Report, Tuesday 2/13 6:00pm

Just in time for the carnival....


HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EST THURSDAY

Tonight...A slight chance of snow this evening...Then snow after midnight. Snow heavy at Times after midnight. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Cold with the low around 3 above. East wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Wednesday...Snow with a chance of sleet. Snow May be heavy at Times. Additional snow accumulation of 10 to 20 inches. Windy and cold with the high around 16. East wind 15 to 25 mph... Increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation near 100 percent. Wind chill values as low as 17 below in the morning.

Wednesday Night...Snow in the evening...Then a chance of snow showers after midnight. Total accumulation of 15 to 30 inches. Very windy and cold with the low around 3 above. Northeast wind 20 to 30 mph...Becoming northwest 30 to 35 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 80 percent. Wind chill values as low as 22 below.

Two Carnivals to Go!

Two more weeks left of carnival season!
Williams Carnival February 16--17
Middlebury Carnival February 23--24

After finally getting enough snow to train at Prospect, we're so psyched to host our home carnival this coming weekend. Races begin at 10am on Friday with the women's 10K freestyle race, followed by the men at 11:30am. That evening we'll christen our brand new student center--the Paresky Center, opening on Friday--with the annual winter carnival ceremonies and ski team skits on Friday evening at 6:30pm. Hope to see lots of friends, parents and alums there!


Pictured: Greg Rahmlow '07 (top left), Jack Nelson '07 (top right), Tucker Sawin '07 (bottom left)

WILLIAMS WINTER CARNIVAL '07!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Schedule of Events:

Friday, Feb 16: 10am Women's 10k Skate
11:30am Men's 10km Skate
7:30pm Carnival Ceremonies, Paresky Student Center
Saturday, Feb 17: 9:30am Men's Classic Sprint Prelims
10am Women's Classic Sprint Prelims
10:30am Sprint Heats
1:00pm Sprint Finals
7:00-9:00pm Parents/Alumni Reception at the Faculty Club

Carnie Crushes: Dartmouth Carnival at Stowe

(Below) Christina Perron starts the uphill climb on the second leg of the skate relay

Friday's long, mass-start classic race was Brutal with a capital B: windy and cold, the purple cows put their noses toward the snow and charged ahead, putting 4 in the top 30. Alice Nelson and Fiona Worcester were 13th and 16th, respectively, while Sam Kapala and Mark Johnson were 24th and 25th, respectively.

Saturday arose with little wind and warmer temps to give the course at Stowe fast and firm tracks. Even with two of the starters home with sickness, the relays did well and brought home a women's 4th and a men's 7th place.

And then the fun REALLY began: serenading, cards, kisses (candy and real), and cookies were the basis of the carnie crush madness that ensued. Perhaps Most Worth Mentioning was an acoustic guitar serenade - "Be my Carnie Crush, Girl, On Classic Skis" - that was belted out over the loud speaker to our very own Katie Craig.

The Women from Maine show their love for our men's team(right) Katie Craig gets serenaded

ALUM INVASION!

(Above pic: Alums Gillian Sowden, Elissa Rehm, Joel Bradley, Amelia Bishop, and current skier Katie Craig reunite)

'Twas the UNH Carnival and all through the team,
the focus on that first day was only on skiing,

The skis were all base-prepped and ready to wax,
In hopes of racing on the perfect tracks

The skiers were nestled in parkas and wool socks
While visions of victory pranced on their thoughts

Bud rubbed in fluoros and I tested skis,
We were on schedule and of that were pleased

When from ‘cross the stadum arose such a clatter
We stopped in our tracks to see what was the matter

The sun on the lot that was wind-swept and bare
Made us squint to see what it was that was there

When what to our wondering eyes should appear?
Six ski team Alums, ready to cheer!

With voices so lively and faces a-glowing
They ran up with hugs and whistles a-blowing

Go Williams! Go Ephs! And Go Purple Cows!
They shouted lively and they shouted LOUD!

They spread ‘cross the course, extra poles in their hands
Cheering louder than a death-rock-punk-heavy-metal band

They helped with the feeding for both men and women,
Never quieting, their energy seemed unlimited!

The racers responded with vigor and speed
They put in that extra for their Alum team

And when all was over, was said and was done
There were more hugs and expressions of love

I heard the Alums exclaim, as they drove out of sight
"Good Job to All Who Skiied with Greatness and Might!"


Thanks so much to the ’06 Alums that came and cheered for the team at the Stowe races:
Tim Stickney, Sarah Torkelson, Elissa Rehm, Amelia Bishop, Joel Bradley, Gillian Sowden

NEXT WEEKEND: February 15-17th is our hometown Williams Carnival!! For those who can make it, please come and help cheer on your Alma Mater and join in the FUN!!

Drifters Weekend!

My favorite part of the weekend was getting a bunch of sunny ski days that ended in REALLY good food and REALLY fun games!! I loved the beautiful morning we had for our O.D., and even though the skiing wasn't perfect I had so much fun with Ben Byrne, Sam Sterling, and ATay. Coming down Maple Mountain was fantastic!!!

I am also very proud of the fact that I made it to the semifinal in Around the World Ping Pong and that I made it through the Lemon Squeeze cave with all my limbs intact, and that I found a really good hiding place for Sardines! Smiles!!

Drifters Weekend

My favorite part of the Drifters weekend

My favorite part was exploring the ridge behind the house and finding icicles, caves and animal tracks. It felt like being 10 years old again and just going outside to wander for the afternoon. Plus being with really cool people who were all so happy was also a plus.

WOMEN'S RELAY TEAM TAKES THIRD!

This picture is of Morgan Goodwin, blasting to the finish line for the men's relay team: what a stud!!

On this chilly morning which made the ski tracks soft and slippery as a snotty Kleenex, Alice Nelson woke with the determination of a power ranger. She blasted out of the start like a hat out of a bell, her eyes shooting sparks like a nail gun. Watching Alice come into the exchange zone in the lead pack, her teammates Christina Perron and Fiona Worcester knew that they would have to step it up and join in the fight, like the two musketeers did for the third musketeer. By the end of their second laps, the team was in the lead group of six teams, gapping the rest of the field as long as the distance between gate A4 and gate E25 in the Detroit International airport.
On her third and final lap, Alice charged past the fourth place Middlebury team and tagged off in third place to Christina. Christina double poled out of the start like a warrior ant on the charge to lead the army toward an unsuspecting caterpillar. And it was a good thing she did, because standing at the top of the first steep uphill was the entire Dartmouth men's team, chanting her name the way a crowd roars at a gladiator for a kill. Flustered, Christina tripped and fell flat, the way the next-to-last Twister player falls after not being able to hold the twisted position for one second longer than their remaining competitor. But, quick as a bat, Christina sprang up and sprinted toward the stadium, finishing her final lap and tagging off to anchorwoman Fiona still in a 3rd place that was as solid as the pavement on a warm July afternoon. But Fiona wasn’t going to give up the width of a melting snowflake – she bolted out of the gate and sizzled down the tracks the way a wax iron does when it falls off the bench and into the snow. Faster than instant mashed potatoes she came ‘round the bend toward the finish line, still ahead of Middlebury and crossing the line in a third as solid as crazy glue 24 hours after it is applied.
Soon after, William’s second relay team consisting of Liz Kantack, Emily Olsen, and Katie Craig crossed the line to finish off a victory sweet as Bud’s birthday Baked Alaska.
The team was happy as clams that haven’t been harvested for consumption in an Olive Garden ‘Pasta with red clam sauce' dish and are instead living happily in the ocean.
This ended a weekend of good skiing on snow as real as Bud’s stories are not, and the drive home was a happy, if not quiet, one. :)

To get results of the sprint race for men and women visit: http://www.eisaskiing.org/BART/Results07/smc07.htm

First Day of First Carnival!!

A tough day of skiing for a team who has had only three days on snow at their home turf, but the Cows fought the good fight today for the first race of St. Michael's carnival. For a few, it was the first time racing this year. For others, it was the first-ever college carnival race. For all it was a good day of white stuff and more white stuff!For results visit: http://www.eisaskiing.org/BART/Results07/smc07.htm

P.S. A Very Merry UnBirthday to Bud!!