Bates ski season opens with the Bates Winter Carnival
The Bates College ski season opens this weekend, January 23rd-24th, with the Bates College Winter Carnival. The Bobcats will host and compete against ski programs from all over the Northeast. The alpine teams will compete at Sunday River in Bethel, Maine while the Nordic teams will race at Black Mountain in Rumford, Maine.
To learn more about the 2009 Bobcat racers, read the season previews for the Bates alpine and Nordic teams.
See below for the full event schedule for this weekend’s Bates Winter Carnival.
Thursday, January 22nd:
| Time | Event | Location |
| 7:00pm | Coaches Meeting | Gould/Sunday River Competition Center |
Friday, January 23rd:
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9:00am | Women’s GS 1st Run | Sunday River/Barker Mtn. |
| 9:30am | Women’s 10km Classic | Black Mountain |
| 10:15am | Men’s GS 1st Run | Sunday River |
| 11:00am | Men’s 10km Classic | Black Mountain |
| 12:45pm | Women’s GS 2nd Run | Sunday River |
| 2:00pm | Men’s GS 2nd Run | Sunday River |
| 5:00pm | Alpine Coaches Meeting | Gould/Sunday River Competition Center |
Saturday, January 24th:
| Time | Event | Location |
| 9:00am | Men’s 10km Freestyle (mass start) | Black Mountain |
| 9:00am | Men’s SL 1st Run | Sunday River |
| 10:00am | Women’s 5km Freestyle (mass start) | Black Mountain |
| 10:15am | Women’s SL 1st Run | Sunday River |
| 12:15pm | Men’s SL 2nd Run | Sunday River |
| 1:30pm | Women’s SL 2nd Run | Sunday River |