Getting outside at Dartmouth has always done wonders for my happiness, and this time was no exception.
Isabel Burgess
2020
Snow is the stuff of invention at Dartmouth
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.
Known as the DMC, the mountaineering club offers instruction, recreation, and community to novice and experienced climbers. Its Mount Lemmon trip is an annual week in Coronado National Forest...
Sarah LeHan
2020
Andie Conching is a senior neuroscience major, my tripee (a student who was on the same first year trip as you), and one of my first friends at Dartmouth.
Manny Howze-Warkie
2018
In less than eight hours, my wonderful course on electricity and magnetism will come to a close, and so will my winter term. I'll be done before noon, spend a couple of days at home, and then finally fly off to Las Vegas to climb with the Mountain
Brian Drisdelle
2021
A few weekends ago, Dartmouth’s campus was embroiled in cold war. No, it had nothing to do with Putin, nothing to do with Russia; nothing, in fact, to do with diplomacy (that is, unless you count negotiating due dates).
Sarah LeHan
2020
Today was the first day in weeks that it's snowed in Hanover, and it's been an adventure to say the least.
Brian Drisdelle
2021
Sometimes the best views on campus are the ones that are rarely documented! Here's some of my favourite views from the last week.
Jul Thomson
2020
Okay. That's an exaggeration. It's not as grandiose as Elsa's castle, and you cannot wear Elsa's dress there without freezing, but it's actually a castle made of ice (perks of living in New Hampshire)!!!
Autumn Dinh
2021
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.
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 candlellight 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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“Snow Wars: May the Frost Be With You” is the theme of this year’s celebration.
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Dartmouth’s celebration of the Rev. King focuses on social justice and positive change.
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The Hood director talks about what to expect when the renovated museum opens in January.
