WOC-ly OUTING CLUB CALENDAR

January 3 - Jan. 7, 2024

Welcome back to campus and WOC – your home for adventure!! It may not look
too wintery on campus, but Jiminy and Prospect are making snow and we're
excited to get folks out skiing and snowboarding all winter! All events are
open to the Williams College community.

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Announcements

Winter Study Announcements:
*ALL WINTER STUDY PE CLASSES COMMENCE NEXT WEEK - there are no classes this
week.*

*Payment for the PE classes & the non-PE ski passes is via credit/debit
card - you will pay Jiminy directly - please bring a phone or other device
to complete the purchase.*

Winter Study PE Sign-ups

Winter study WOC PE sign-ups (and January ski pass sales see below) will
take place TODAY - Wednesday, January 3rd from 6:00-8:00 pm in Lasell
Gymnasium. Students who want to take a downhill ski, snowboard, telemark
ski, cross country ski, or snowshoe class can sign up, in person, at this
time.

Learn to ski/snowboard passes for Jiminy Peak will be available at the
discounted price of $135 this year (regular price would be ~$440-675),
including 3-days of ski pass, rentals, instruction, and transportation to
the mountain.

Cross country skiing trail fees will depend on conditions, but will be
around $30 for the full 3-classes of instruction. All transportation,
instruction, and equipment provided by WOC.

Snowshoeing has no fee.

Winter Study Non-PE Ski Pass Sales - Discounted Jiminy Peak ski passes

Discounted January passes for Jiminy will be available for purchase on
Wednesday, January 3rd from 6:00-8:00 pm in Lasell Gymnasium (financial
assistance not available). Only good for Monday - Friday 1:00 - 5:00 pm.

January 2024 Non-PE Rates

January Pass

$120.00

January Pass + Rentals

$235.00

3-Visit Pass

$79.00

3-Visit Pass + Rentals

$135.00

NEW Winter Study PE offering! - Indoor Bouldering

In addition to all the outdoor/snow based PE offerings this Winter Study,
WOC is excited to add a new option, Indoor Bouldering, which will be taught
on Wednesday & Friday 1:00-2:30pm in the Bouldering Barn. Sign ups for this
class will take place at the same time & place as other WOC Winter Study PE
- Wednesday, January 3rd from 6:00-8:00 pm in Lasell Gymnasium.

*IF YOU CANNOT MAKE IT TO SIGNUPS ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, WE WILL HAVE *

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Facility Schedules

The WOC Equipment Room

Will be open 12 - 2 on W & F and 12:15 - 1:15 on Th. - Level M Paresky

Bouldering Barn Staff/Faculty lunchtime hours

There will be Thursday 11:30 - 1:30 fac/staff Bouldering Barn hours during
Winter Study

Bouldering Barn Open Hours

Come visit the WOC Bouldering Facility located on Walden St. and Hoxsey.
Climbing shoes and chalk are provided. Bring a water bottle! There will
only be room for 10 climbers and 1 staff person in the space at one time.
Before walking to the Bouldering Barn click here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TMtESwb7dl0YrNcxJMynyM5tbV8bLknjo-1rlRKQbOw/edit?usp=sharing>
to check the (mostly) current number of users in the building.

Thu 4 - 7 (Thursday 4-5:30pm are non-cis-male hours)

Fri 2 - 4 pm

Sa and Su 2 - 5 pm

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Activities - (Click here for extra information - i.e. mileage, elevation,
etc.
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O-2w9LpiW2ICscMcsi7WFAC-3DVTkAwP41wcyJ9Qcfo/edit?usp=sharing>
)

Thursday:

First Ski Bus of the Winter!

Starting on Thursday of this week (1/4) WOC will have buses going to Jiminy
every Monday through Friday throughout Winter Study. The buses will leave
from Mission Park Drive, behind Chapin, promptly at 1:00 pm (please arrive
by 12:50 to ensure the bus is loaded and can depart at 1:00 pm). The buses
leave Jiminy to return to campus at 4:30 pm. Transportation on the bus is
free, however you will need to provide your own skis and lift tickets - see
above for discounted Williams pricing for January and PE classes to learn
to ski or snowboard. The bus leaves Jiminy at 4:30 pm and will be back on
campus by 5:00 pm. (REMINDER, no PE classes this week, just free skiing).


Friday:

Weekly Sunrise Hike – a “wake up” and down trek on Pine Cobble

Meet on Paresky steps (Baxter lawn side) at 5:55 AM for a dawn good sunrise
hike - (sunrise at 7:23 AM). This is a 3 mile round trip hike with one
thousand foot elevation gain to get your blood flowing and endorphins
coursing through your veins!! Dress for the chilly weather and wear good
footwear for a trail that will possibly be icy,  wet, muddy and rocky!
Bring a filled water bottle, headlamp/flashlight - it will be dark!! and a
cup for hot drinks. Return to campus by 8:45AM. Please sign up here
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17x-HAj3oXQ7a6U_lnOn0sA3ygrNEk_-WtGBPFi981J8/edit?usp=sharing>
or email [log in to unmask] with any questions!


The Williams Outing Club (est. 1915)

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Find us online at woc.williams.edu and @WOCstagram
<https://www.instagram.com/wocstagram/>!

Equipment Room: Paresky, Level M

WOC Office: 2nd Floor Paresky

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-- 

Ben Oliver (he/him)

Director

413-597-2304

Williams Outing Club

Paresky Center, Room 218

Williamstown, MA 01267

woc.williams.edu

We respectfully acknowledge that Williams College stands on the ancestral
homelands of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, who are the indigenous
peoples of the region now called Williamstown. Following tremendous
hardship after being forced from their valued homelands, they continued as
a sovereign Tribal Nation in Wisconsin, which is where they reside today.
We pay honor and respect to their ancestors past and present as we commit
to building a more inclusive and equitable space for all.

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