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Feb 11

Want a Date for Winter Carnival?

Winter CarnivalTo continue the tradition of the oldest student-run Winter Carnival in the country, Middlebury kicks off its 90th annual Winter Carnival on Thursday night! Thursday also marks one of the most fun/dreaded holidays of the year: Valentines Day. But whether you have a steady beau or are just making eyes at your proctor crush, I think that this year’s Winter Carnival events can work to your advantage.

Lets start with Thursday: as Winter Carnival gears up, what better excuse to hang out with that special someone, than to enter as a team into the Snow Sculptures Competition on McCullough Lawn. Any sculpture of Cupid will have my vote this year. And as the night falls, what could be more romantic than a kiss by the bonfire under a sky full of fireworks! Oh, and don’t forget to show off your stellar dance moves at Orange Crush (remember, there’s no school Friday so you can stay out all night!)

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Feb 20

Winter Carnival Photos!

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(Bonfire at Ross Quad)

2/19: Winter Carnival kicked off last night with a gigantic bonfire on the Milliken-Hadley Ross Quad. Students gathered in the then still snowing weather to warm up and watch the soaring flames. The lengthy fireworks show also was a hit bringing applause at the end. Orange Crush was packed later in evening with student dancing the night away to 80s music.

(Nordic Skiing at Rikert)

2/20: Ski races kicked off today at the Snow Bowl and Rikert/Breadloaf. Frost Mountain Nordic gives us a wrap-up of today’s Nordic skiing: “Not the greatest outing for the Middlebury nordic team, but some fine performances nonetheless. Excellent forerunning by Will Earle, Sophie McKibben and Eliza Carver.  Simon Thomas-Train was back as emcee–check out his tail.  Tony Clark saved the day by driving his groomer over from Blueberry Hill after the Midd machine died on Battell.” Photo by Frost Mountain Nordic. Middlebury Nordic Results. The Wood Brothers performed in the evening in the newly renovated McCullough Social Space. Students danced and sang along to the chill jazz/folk tunes.

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(The Wood Brothers)

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(Acappella Summit: Vermont Vocals 2009)

2/21: Saturday of Winter Carnival tradition continues with the Winter Ball which features fantastic food, drink, music, and more. As the big formal event of the year, students stayed well into the evening dancing first the Project DCQ, then to DJ Ben Schiffer, and lastly to Milkman. Earlier in the evening, many went to Mead Chapel for the Vermont A cappella Summit Concert featuring Cadence, Duwende, and Midd Graduate Philip Hamilton ’82…

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(Winter Ball 2009)

Got photos? Send your photos in to mcab [at] middlebury [dot] edu

Feb 16

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Winter Carnival Full Schedule

Winter Carnival Schedule

Some exclusive updates:

  • Tickets for the Winter Ball have not been lower in price since 1989.
  • There are just over under 100 tickets left for Orange Crush on Thursday night (UPDATE: now sold out). Even fewer remain for the Wood Brothers on Friday night (UPDATE: now sold out).
  • ACTR shuttles to the snowbowl on Saturday will run on a 35-40-minute interval. Really, there’s no good reason not to get up the SnowBowl.
  • 2 teams are still needed for the snow sculpting contest. Interested? Contact Josh Chan (jchan at midd)
  • Saturday marks more than one carnival! The downtown Middlebury carnival is happening on the town green. Think chili fest, snowshoeing, sleigh rides. Get down there.
Time Event Location
Thursday, February 19
4:00 PM Classes End Middlebury College
5:30 PM Snow Sculpting McCullough Lawn
7:30 PM Acoustic Performance: Chris Myers McCullough Grille
8:00 PM Bonfire Ross Hill
8:45 PM Fireworks Ross Hill
10:00-2:00 AM Orange Crush McCullough Social Space
Friday, February 20
All Day Snow Sculpting McCullough Lawn
9:00 AM Men’s Slalom-First Run Snow Bowl
Immediately following Women’s Slalom-First Run Snow Bowl
10:00 AM Men’s 10K Freestyle Rikert Ski Touring Center
11:15 AM Women’s 5K Freestyle Rikert Ski Touring Center
12:30 PM Men’s Slalom-Second Run Snow Bowl
Immediately following Women’s Slalom-Second Run Snow Bowl
12:00 PM Broomball Prelims McCullough Lawn
2:30-5 PM Northern Lights Mead Chapel Hill
7:00 PM Women v. Wesleyan Hockey Game Kenyon
10:00 PM The Wood Brothers McCullough Social Space
Saturday, February 21
9:30 AM Women’s Giant Slalom-First Run Snow Bowl
Immediately following Men’s Giant Slalom-First Run Snow Bowl
10:00 AM Women’s 10K Mass Start Classical Rikert Ski Touring Center
11:00 AM – 2:00 PM Broomball Finals McCullough Lawn
11:30 AM Men’s 15K Mass Start Classical Rikert Ski Touring Center
12:30 PM Women’s Giant Slalom-Second Run Snow Bowl
Immediately following Men’s Giant Slalom-Second Run Snow Bowl
Immediately following Nordic Sprint Relay Snow Bowl
3:00 PM Snow Sculpting Final McCullough Lawn
3:00 PM Women v. Hamilton Hockey Game Kenyon
3:00 PM Men’s Basketball vs. Connecticut College Pepin
8:00 p.m. Vermont a cappella Gala Concert Mead
7:00 PM Ice Show Kenyon
10:00-2:00 Winter Ball Pepin
Sunday, February 22
1:00 p.m. Ice Show Kenyon
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