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This is a weekly digest of upcoming trips hosted by the <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">MIT Outing Club</a>.
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<h1 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0; font-size: 35px; font-weight: 300; text-align: center; text-transform: capitalize; margin-bottom: 30px;">Trips currently open for signup</h1>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2583/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025: Mandatory Safety Lecture 1</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, January 7</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Other</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Active MITOC membership</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 53</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2632/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025: Leaders Trip Planning Social</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, January 7</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Other</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Social+Pitching trips with food</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Bjorn Poonen, Joe Palin, Sunhee Bae</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Must be a approved Winter School 2025 leader or co-leader!</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 17</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 6 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2584/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025: Mandatory Safety Lecture 2</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Thursday, January 9</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Other</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Active MITOC membership</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 78</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 9, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2640/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Night Nordic Skiing (beginner)</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Friday, January 10</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
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<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Cross-country skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: A</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Easy-Moderate</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Lawrence Cen (coB), Susan King (B)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Experience skiing is helpful but not required! Comfortable with winter layering.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 6</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 9, 2025, 4 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2638/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Leave no trace on Whiteface</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Saturday, January 11</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Hiking</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: B</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Difficult (L4)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Bertrand Schneider (A coC), Bjorn Poonen (B coC), Georgia Panagiotaropoulou (coB)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Previous experience winter hiking is highly recommended. Physical condition for this distance and elevation gain.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 7</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 8, 2025, 9 a.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2643/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Towering Tecumseh: Snowhumans above 4000ft?</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, January 12</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Hiking</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: B</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Moderate (L3)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Aoife Troxel (B coC), Milan Klöwer (coC coI coS)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Basic experience winter hiking or extended 3-season hiking experience</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 6</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 8, 2025, 9 a.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2630/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School Lecture 3: Skills Part 1</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, January 14</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 150</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 14, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2639/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">💸 MITOC Gear Sale 💸</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Wednesday, January 15</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Other</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> $</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin, Sunhee Bae</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> N/A</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 52</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Jan. 15, 2025, 9 a.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
</p>
<h2 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">
<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2561/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">MITOC Trivia Night and Fundraiser @ Aeronaut</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, February 18</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Other</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> *Knowledge*</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Mike Chan</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> TBD</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Spaces remaining:</strong> 198</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups close at:</strong> Feb. 18, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<h1 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0; font-size: 35px; font-weight: 300; text-align: center; text-transform: capitalize; margin-bottom: 30px;">Upcoming trips (not yet open)</h1>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2625/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">fun/all-fitness-abilities, mitoc starter trip - Blue Hills Reservation</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Saturday, January 11</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Hiking</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: A</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> A</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Kathleen Fleming (B coC), Mika Braginsky (coB), Millicent Li (coA)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> None</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 8, 2025, 12:05 a.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2637/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Welch-Dickey Loop</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Saturday, January 11</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Hiking</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: B</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Moderate</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Sophia Riesemann (coB), Vasiliy Sysoev (B), Vassiliki Mancoridis (coB)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> will have attended safety lecutures</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2642/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Oreo Overload on Osceolas</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Saturday, January 11</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Hiking</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: B</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Hard (L4)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Aditya Dhoot (B), Dheepak Arumukhom Revi (coB)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> At least one winter hike; experience on longer (8+ miles) 3-season hikes</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 8 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2626/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Pats Peak Cohort: Learn to Ski/Snowboard (W1)</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, January 12</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Resort skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Beginners</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Passport program pass, Willingness to learn how to ski</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 6 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2641/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Into the Woodlands we go - XC ski for beginners</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, January 12</h3>
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<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Program</strong>: Winter School
Attendance at <a href="https://mitoc.mit.edu/events/winter-school">mandatory safety lectures is required</a>.
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<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Cross-country skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Terrain level</strong>: B</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Chill with S'mores</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Susan King (B), Tamara Rossy (coB)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> be able to hike ~6miles on rolling terrain</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2631/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School Lecture 4: Skills Part 2</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Thursday, January 16</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 9, 2025, noon</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2627/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Pats Peak Cohort: Learn to Ski/Snowboard (W2)</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, January 19</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Resort skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Beginners</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Pats Peak Passport program pass, Willingness to learn how to ski</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7:30 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2633/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025 Lecture 5 - Guest Speaker</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, January 21</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 14, 2025, noon</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2634/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025 Lecture 6: Guest speaker</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Thursday, January 23</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Hall</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 14, 2025, noon</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2628/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Pats Peak Cohort: Learn to Ski/Snowboard (W3)</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, January 26</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Resort skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Beginners</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Passport program pass, Willingness to learn how to ski</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7:33 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2635/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025 Lecture 7 - Guest Speaker</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Tuesday, January 28</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 21, 2025, noon</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
</p>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2636/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Winter School 2025 Lecture 8 - Guest Speaker and Wrap-Up</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Thursday, January 30</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Educational :-)</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Ashutosh Kumar, Joe Palin</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 23, 2025, noon</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> first-come, first-serve</li>
</ul>
</p>
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<a href="https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/2629/" style="color: #3498db; text-decoration: underline;">Pats Peak Cohort: Learn to Ski/Snowboard (W4)</a>
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<h3 style="color: #000000; font-family: sans-serif; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0;">Sunday, February 2</h3>
<p style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<ul style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; margin-bottom: 15px;">
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Type</strong>: Resort skiing</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Difficulty rating:</strong> Beginners</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Leaders:</strong> Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Prerequisites:</strong> Passport program pass, Willingness to learn how to ski</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Signups open at:</strong> Jan. 7, 2025, 7:36 p.m.</li>
<li style="list-style-position: inside; margin-left: 5px;"><strong>Algorithm:</strong> lottery</li>
</ul>
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