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25-679: Today the club has over 1500 student members (and almost as many non-student members) and acts as an umbrella organization for over twenty member clubs, committees, and divisions that each specialize in an aspect of outdoor recreation. Previously among them was the Dartmouth Ski Team whose members have participated in 25 Olympic Games, beginning with John B. Carleton, who as a member of the Dartmouth class of 1922 competed in Chamonix in cross country and nordic combined. While this team

50-757: A chain of cabins through the White Mountains , reaching a peak of 30 in number during the 1930s. In 1926, the club's trail officially became a 75-mile (121 km) part of the Appalachian Trail , and member clubs such as Cabin and Trail began to be formed. The same year, the DOC established the Intercollegiate Winter Sports Union. The club was soon granted the Moosilauke Summit House, which served as

75-530: A complex of buildings. The main building (referred to as "The Lodge") has the kitchen, dining room, mudroom, lounge, library, three bunk rooms, two conference rooms, and the bathroom facilities. The outlying buildings are five bunkhouses (the Classes of '65, '66, '67, '74, and '78 Bunkhouses), each sleeping between 20 and 30 people. The dining room and library of the lodge are heated, when necessary, by large stone fireplaces. In addition to providing showers to hikers,

100-656: A hotel and received nearly 3300 guests per year. 1935 saw the fire which destroyed Moosilauke's log cabin. After further investment in surrounding lands, the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge was built in 1939 as one of the largest log buildings in New Hampshire. Dartmouth Ski Team The Dartmouth College Ski Team was once organized under the aegis of the Dartmouth Outing Club and is now operating under Dartmouth Athletics. This team

125-542: Is a cabin complex at the base of Mount Moosilauke in the White Mountains of New Hampshire . Owned and operated by Dartmouth College , the Lodge is open to the public from May through November. The Lodge is managed by the Outdoor Programs Office and staffed by Dartmouth College and Dartmouth Outing Club students and recent alumni. The lodge is open from May to mid-November, with two weeks starting in

150-657: Is notable for both providing students access to competitive skiing and training internationally successful nordic and alpine ski racers. The Dartmouth Outing Club hosted the US's first downhill ski race on Mt Moosilauke in 1927, and Dartmouth skiing has been intertwined with ski racing ever since. The alpine teams train at the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, New Hampshire . The nordic teams train at The Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center at Oak Hill, Hanover NH. Cami Thompson

175-591: Is the Director of Skiing at Dartmouth and has been a Dartmouth coach since 1989; she was a US Ski Team member from 1985-1987, and is a member of the US Ski & Snowboard Board of Directors. Dartmouth College student Fred Harris (1888-1961) founded the Dartmouth Outing Club in 1909, and so became "the man who put America on skis" The Nashua (NH) Telegraph notes that in 1914, a group of Dartmouth students travelled to Canada to compete against McGill University in

200-551: The Alpine and Nordic World Cup circuits. Two times each year, the alpine and nordic ski teams complete a time trial, starting at the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge and ending at the summit of Mt Moosilauke . The course follows the Gorge Brook Trail, and ascends 2387 feet (to 4802 feet ASL) across 3.6 miles. The course record of 36:16 was set in 2010 by Kris Freeman. Dartmouth Outing Club alumni not associated with

225-587: The NCAA national championship in 1958, 1976 (tied with Colorado ), and 2007. The team finished in second place in 1955, 1956, 1964, 1969, and 1970. The team has finished in the top 5 of the NCAA Skiing Championship 43 times. The list of captains of the ski teams can be found here. Dartmouth skiers have represented the US (and other nations) in the winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The highest level of competitive ski racing takes place on

250-586: The DOC. The club faced a usual ebb and flow of activity for the later decades of the 20th century, but after the death of kayaker Mimi LeBeau on a kayaking trip in 1989, the club began to enforce stricter safety procedures. There was a board of students, administrators, and outside experts created to review trip proposals and ensure the safety of the club's activities. Several outside organizations such as National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Outward Bound were brought in to provide training for group and trip leaders. Between 2001 and 2004, several directors of

275-496: The Dartmouth Outing Club's unique features is that they own and maintain a variety of cabins and facilities that they use to conduct club activities. The club had acquired a log cabin at the base of Mount Moosilauke by 1913, and was building another cabin nearby. Upon hearing this news, Johnny Johnson, Dartmouth class of 1866, decided to donate much of his real estate investments to the club. His donations led to

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300-507: The club came and went, but notably in 2004, Andy Harvard was hired as the director of outdoor programs. A Dartmouth graduate himself, he had knowledge of the club from his time there as a student. Throughout his time as director, he shifted the focus in leadership of the club from the administration back towards the students, as it had been in previous years. Harvard was forcibly retired from his position in 2008 and passed away in 2019 due to younger-onset Alzheimer's. After Harvard's departure,

325-412: The club found their next director in then-dean and assistant to the president, Dan Nelson. Like Harvard, Nelson had also been active in the club during his time there as a student. Some of his main focuses for the future of the club are to increase it's visibility on campus, include more minorities and lower-income students, and continue the club's long-running legacy of being mainly student driven. One of

350-613: The end of August reserved for the Dartmouth First-Year Trips . The staff provides a family-style dinner every night by reservation only, open to community members, Appalachian Trail thru-hikers, tourists, and Dartmouth professors. In summer, the lodge also houses the Trail Crew, a crew of Dartmouth Outing Club students who help maintain the seventeen Dartmouth Cabins and the 50 miles (80 km) of Appalachian Trail between Hanover and Mount Moosilauke. The Lodge

375-541: The first collegiate ski race. The Dartmouth Outing Club's 1927 race on Mt Moosilauke is cited by the US Ski & Snowboard Association as the first downhill ski race in the country. By 1935 the ski team was sufficiently distinct from the Outing Club to have its own distinct captain; the first ″ski team″ captain was Selden Hannah D35, though there were ″winter sports″ captains before that. The Dartmouth Ski Team won

400-636: The first time. In 1929, the Club built the Dartmouth Outing Club House on Occom Pond in Hanover . 1935 saw the introduction of Freshman Trips to encourage participation in the club, a tradition which is now among the largest pre-orientation programs in the country. By 1956, the Dartmouth Skiway was built at Holt's Ledge, replacing Oak Hill as the primary downhill skiing facility for the college. That same year, President Eisenhower joined

425-545: The front desk rents out linens and sells some basic hiking supplies. The complex lies in a valley above the Baker River on the southeast flank of Mt. Moosilauke, with access to more than 30 miles (48 km) of trails, which range from easy walks to strenuous hikes. The lodge is not far from the Appalachian Trail, which crosses over the top of Mt. Moosilauke, the first point for through-hikers arriving from

450-557: The large log structure a severe challenge, and during the rise of other large mountain ski resorts in the 1950s, the Moosilauke Ravine Lodge fell into disuse. It was saved from ruin by Al Merrill, Director of Outdoor Programs and ski coach, who championed its value for students and the community. The Lodge outlived its useful life and was torn down in September 2016 for the construction of the new Lodge. The new Lodge

475-437: The mountain. This building burned down in 1935 and was replaced by the first Ravine Lodge. The old main lodge structure, built on the site of old horse stables, was completed in 1938 under the direction of woodsman C. Ross McKenney from native spruce cut on the mountain. It was originally intended as a ski lodge , and hosted some of the nation's earliest competitive skiing. However, the harsh New Hampshire winters made heating

500-575: The next decade and by 1920, two-thirds of the student body were members. In February of that year, Fred Harris wrote an article in National Geographic Magazine entitled "Skiing over the New Hampshire Hills" primarily about the Dartmouth Outing Club. The spring after this article was published, the number of applicants to the college increased from 825 to 2625, forcing the college to become selective in admission for

525-598: The ski team have made notable contributions to mountaineering. For example, in 1963, Barry Bishop D53, Barry Corbet D58, Jake Breitenbach D57, Barry Prather D61, and Dave Dingman D58 all joined the first US expedition to Mt Everest . Margaret Wheeler D97 was president of the American Mountain Guides Association . Moosilauke Ravine Lodge 43°59′36″N 71°48′59″W  /  43.99333°N 71.81639°W  / 43.99333; -71.81639 Moosilauke Ravine Lodge

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550-403: Was constructed between September 2016 and October 2017. It maintains many elements from the old lodge and a similar floor plan, including a downstairs library, lounge, mud room and restrooms; on the second floor a large main room for dining and events, a large kitchen, and three bunk rooms. Two conference rooms were also added to the new Lodge. The term "Moosilauke Ravine Lodge" actually refers to

575-457: Was established, which was a simple gathering time for groups to participate in outdoor activities. By 1911, the club had decided to enhance the Field Day by inviting women, holding further social festivities, and renaming it the " Winter Carnival ". This event has been carried out every year since, except in 1918 due to lack of coal and wood. Outing Club membership increased steadily throughout

600-548: Was originally created under the DOC, it is now managed by Dartmouth Athletics. Fred Harris, a member of the Dartmouth College class of 1911, proposed in 1909 an outing club which would stimulate outdoor interest during the cold, winter months through skiing and snowshoeing . The club's first "formal" meeting took place on December 14, 1909, in the South Fayerweather dormitory. In 1910, a "Field Day"

625-526: Was shut for a year as part of a major reconstruction project from September 2016 to October 2017. The new Lodge was dedicated on October 14, 2017 and opened the next day. Dartmouth maintained and operated a building on the summit of Moosilauke called the Summit Camp from 1920-1942, until the building burned down due to a lightning strike. Later, the Ravine Camp was built in 1933 to access skiing on

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