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After hibernating for the month of January, we were really eager to head back outdoors and have some fun in the snow! So on Feb 20th,
a half dozen of us piled into the van and headed off for a day of Cross Country Skiing at Weston Ski Track in Weston, MA. The warm, sunny
Saturday was perfect climate for us humans, and we were lucky that the newly fallen snow from a recent storm had not melted away yet. So we were treated
to a great day of skiing.
At right, Ali and Victoria are cruising down the trail. Below, Rachel and Helen display their fine cross-country form!
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The next day, seven of us headed across town to Worcester's Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary - one of our favorite local destinations -
to explore the hiking trails on another nice, sunny Sunday afternoon. We headed across the Lady Slipper Trail (left) and stopped to chat with some ducks in
the brook along the Troiano Tail, later ending up on the Sprague Trail (below).
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At the end of our loop, Therese, Allyson, Jill, Greg, Karissa, Rachel and Andrew chill out at the swings before we head back home.
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Following two days of rain and slush, we kept our fingers crossed that conditions would improve in time for our planned snow tubing trip at Ski Ward
in Shrewsbury on Saturday, Feb. 27th. We got lucky! It turned out to be a gorgeous evening, featuring lightly falling snow and plenty of packed
powder on the tubing hill. At left, Therese and Jill are ready to take the plunge.
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Looking down the snow tubing slide, we faced our Olympic-sized challenge.
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Outing Club snow tubing team, awaiting our gold medal.
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After hibernating for the month of January, we were really eager to head back outdoors and have some fun in the snow! So on Feb 20th,
a half dozen of us piled into the van and headed off for a day of Cross Country Skiing at Weston Ski Track in Weston, MA. The warm, sunny
Saturday was perfect climate for us humans, and we were lucky that the newly fallen snow from a recent storm had not melted away yet. So we were treated
to a great day of skiing.
The next day, seven of us headed across town to Worcester's Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary - one of our favorite local destinations -
to explore the hiking trails on another nice, sunny Sunday afternoon. We headed across the Lady Slipper Trail (left) and stopped to chat with some ducks in
the brook along the Troiano Tail, later ending up on the Sprague Trail (below).
At the end of our loop, Therese, Allyson, Jill, Greg, Karissa, Rachel and Andrew chill out at the swings before we head back home.
Following two days of rain and slush, we kept our fingers crossed that conditions would improve in time for our planned snow tubing trip at Ski Ward
in Shrewsbury on Saturday, Feb. 27th. We got lucky! It turned out to be a gorgeous evening, featuring lightly falling snow and plenty of packed
powder on the tubing hill. At left, Therese and Jill are ready to take the plunge.
Looking down the snow tubing slide, we faced our Olympic-sized challenge.
Outing Club snow tubing team, awaiting our gold medal.
Deep in the snow, there was a lot happening here. The back of the group warily kept their distance.
Andrew fearlessly leads us down the trail... or at least we thought it was the trail! Whoops!
At one point we had to skip across a swollen stream bed on a series of rocks, a task Kirsten and Greg complete with great poise and finesse.
The cove at Burncoat Pond, covered in snow.
At right, Andrew and Greg. Below, Kathryn and Brenna (left) and Kirsten and Allyson (right) enjoy the scenery.
Our whole Burncoat Pond expedition crew!