by Sean Carroll
edited by Abbie Tumbleson

Campus Recreation reached high attendance numbers with the first trip to Mt. Snow Sunday.

Ten participants made the day trip to Mt. Snow, which was a record number of people attending this event. The trip to Mt. Snow is held once a year by Adventure Recreation, which is a part of Campus Recreation.

Skiers and snowboarders left for Mt. Snow at 7:00 a.m.  “It can be hard to wake up early on the weekends seeing how that is the only time I get to sleep in but once you remember that you’re going skiing it’s easy to get motivated,” said Junior Jared Gardiner.

The cost was $45 per person for the trip compared to $75 for a regular-priced single day lift ticket to the resort. Along with a discounted lift ticket Campus Rec. also provided transportation, which was included in the fee.

“We also charge just $5 to students with season passes already because they just come for transportation which is cheaper than paying for gas,” said Trip Leader Chelsea Ketchen.

With more and more students becoming aware and interested in the variety of trips and events that Campus Recreation provides, the staff looks to add more trips to Mt. Snow in the future.

“Even with all the planning that goes into these kinds of trips such as getting approved transportation, checking the group rate at the resort, and promoting the trip, the only problem we always run into is with attendance,” added Ketchen.

With temperatures hitting fifty degrees on Sunday the weather was ideal for the students who went on the trip.

“The sun was shining and the best thing was that I didn’t even have to wear all of my heavy ski gear. Couldn’t have picked a better day to go,” said Gardiner.

For More information about upcoming Campus Rec. events refer to the Bubble or the events calendar found on eRaven.