• Introductions (Shenny & Owen)
• Winter Carnival (Shenny)
  • February 5-10th.
    • Mon– Boxsledding.
    • Tues– Campstove iron chef.
    • Wed– Collaboration w/ Club Nordic (relay for all levels).
    • Thurs– Community event. 
    • Fri– Torch runs from the statehouse to the puddle → Puddle Jump 
  • WE NEED VOLUNTEERS FOR THE PUDDLE JUMP!!! (Owen)
    • A Google Form will be sent out to sign up. 
  • Community event. (Lili)
    • We are using the Halloween trick-or-treating event as inspiration. This will be on Alumni, doing Winter activities, and inviting people from the community. 
• Upcoming Trips (Shenny)
  • More Winter-focused trips– reach out to Adam (Winter Sports Head Trip Leader) if you are a trip leader interested in leading a trip. (aoppenheimer@bates.edu)
  • Ideas from trip leaders.
    • Claire– Intro nordic trips. 
    • Ethan– Intro to the backcountry. 
    • David– Trip to view the eclipse this Spring. 
  • General Ideas.
    • Snowshoeing, sledding, rock climbing, shuttles to ski areas, hockey on the puddle, curling, building an igloo then sleeping in it, intro to ice fishing. 
  • Planned Trips.
    • Mon-Wed February Break– Nordic hut trip through Flagstaff Lake (for all levels).
    • Mountain Film Festival – February 15, 2024.
    • Trip leader training this Spring if anyone is interested in leading trips next year. 
• ETL tests (Ethan)
  • For higher education, there are new guidelines for trip leaders from the State of Maine. There is a special committee working with Bates, and if you are a trip leader now you need to take the ETL test to receive a permit (valid for 5 years). This is new and works in tandem with the Bates trip leader curriculum. 
  • Do you need to pay for the exam? (Lili)
    • No, it is all covered. (Ethan)
  • Dates of the exam planned.
    • January 23– 6-7:30
    • February 2– 1-2:30

**If these dates do not work for you reach out to Catie (cluedee@bates.edu).