Over the past few days, the campus had been buzzing about Winter Carnival. I even watched a Loch Ness Snow Monster come to life. You know, typical Dartmouth for you.
Diana D'Souza
2023
Snow is the stuff of invention at Dartmouth
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Winter at Dartmouth
Dartmouth students share how they push the very limits of the season with rich traditions that couldn’t happen at any other time of year—or anywhere else on the planet.
As a southerner, my biggest concern about Dartmouth was how I was going to cope with the cold. Luckily, I have a lot of friends that are also excited to embrace the snow with me, so I wanted to share how we've been enjoying winter term so far!
Abbi Fralick
2023
I've taken to sitting and watching, treating myself to the slowness of green tea and silence of an uninterrupted morning. But that's one of the best things about college—it offers ample moments for reflection.
Estelle Stedman
2023
Being in West House means Tuk-Tuk dinners and fun house events almost every week, but this month it also means having the opportunity to join West House's Intramural (IM) basketball team.
Gabriel Gilbert
2023
With an action packed itinerary, temperatures below zero, and a fresh half-foot of snow on the ground, I couldn't have asked for a better way to destress in the heart of #midtermszn than Winter Carnival.
Gabriel Gilbert
2023
The idea of Dartmouth's unlimited snow used to be intimidating, but the past two weeks have been full of peaceful coexistence between students and seasons like no other. Winter's here and we love it.
Gabriel Gilbert
2023
As cliché as it sounds, students walking in small hat-topped flocks, laughing through brisk air, is a sport we take seriously around here. And it's one of the best ways to stay warm.
Estelle Stedman
2023
This term, I stacked my schedule, so all my classes meet on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. In this blog post, I will take you through a typical day of classes for me at Dartmouth.
Diana D'Souza
2023
I am a creature of habit animated by twenty hobbies and a continuous supply of mocha-infused espresso drinks, armed with the sleep schedule of a demigod. That being said, I've yet to step foot inside a Greek house.
Gabriel Gilbert
2023
Campus in Winter
During Winter Carnival, The Green hosts a variety of events, like this friendly game of Broomball between House Community teams
In winter, the experience of crossing the Green under the hush of a blanket of snow is magical
The puck (above left) in the net is just one of the exciting winter sports moments! Dartmouth is competing on the ice, the court, the slopes, and in the water all winter long.
Winter Traditions
Winter Carnival
Think of it as three days of icecraft and blizzardry. Dartmouth Winter Carnival means ice-sculpture contests, human dog-sled races, and sofa sprints across frozen Occom Pond. It means whacky broomball tournaments and serious ski racing. It also means state-of-the-craft hot chocolate and roasted marshmallows. Students, faculty, staff, and their families can be heard recounting their hijinks well into spring.
Dartmouth's 110th Winter Carnival is scheduled for February 6-9, 2020. This year's theme celebrates folklore and mysterious creatures around the world with "A Blizzard of Unbelievable Beasts."
Campus in Winter
Earth Science professor Meredith Kelley helps her class extract 13,000-year-old sediments from nearby Occom Pond, a short walk from her indoor lab.
In January, the campus pauses to honor Reverent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Students and community walking as part of a candlelight vigil procession celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr.
Learn more about this campus celebration
With a view for miles, and a fresh blanket of snow, Dartmouth students who visited Mount Moosilauke over winter break enjoyed a special hike down the mountain.
Winter Newsfeed
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Dartmouth's 110th Winter Carnival is scheduled for February 6-9th, 2020.
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Three new assistant professors study ice, the human microbiome, and disordered proteins. -
Two novelists and Thomas Mann's grandson are among this year's fellows.
