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I want YOU for MITOC Desk
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3176/>
Wednesday, February 18
Type: Other
Difficulty rating: Depends
Leaders: Carolina Warneryd
Prerequisites: Have attended one MITOC trip
Spaces remaining: 5
Signups close at: Feb. 18, 2026, 4:59 p.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve

Kayak Rolling (Session 3)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3115/>
Friday, February 20
Program: Boating
Type: Kayaking
Difficulty rating: Easy
Leaders: Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair)
Spaces remaining: 0
Signups close at: Feb. 18, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve

Bopping around the Belknaps
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3182/>
Sunday, February 22
Program: Winter (outside IAP)
Type: Hiking
Terrain level: B
Difficulty rating: L3/L4 - Moderate/Difficult
Leaders: Aoife Troxel (B coC), Rebecca Kestin (coB)
Prerequisites: Either previous winter hiking experience or previous 3-season hiking experience of equivalent distance and elevation
Spaces remaining: 0
Signups close at: Feb. 18, 2026, 2 p.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve

Avalanche Course (SAS introductory, 3 day)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3041/>
Friday, February 27
Type: Backcountry skiing
Difficulty rating: Learning
Leaders: Thomas Body
Prerequisites: Must be a competent backcountry skier or snowshoer
Spaces remaining: 10
Signups close at: Feb. 21, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve

Avalanche Course (AIARE 1, hybrid + 2 day)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3040/>
Saturday, February 28
Type: Backcountry skiing
Difficulty rating: Learning
Leaders: Sai Srivatsa Ravindranath, Thomas Body
Prerequisites: Must be a competent backcountry skier or snowshoer
Spaces remaining: 0
Signups close at: Feb. 21, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve



Upcoming trips (not yet open)
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[Winter Circus] Intro to Winter Camping
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3181/>
Saturday, February 21
Program: Winter (outside IAP)
Type: Other
Terrain level: A
Difficulty rating: Chilly
Leaders: Janey Farina (B coS)
Prerequisites: Snow Stoke!
Signups open at: Feb. 18, 2026, 7 p.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve


[Winter Circus] Buttsledding and Quinzee building!
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3183/>
Saturday, February 21
Program: Winter (outside IAP)
Type: Hiking
Terrain level: B
Difficulty rating: L2/L3
Leaders: Alex Bost (coB), Janey Farina (B coS)
Prerequisites: Attended winter safety lectures, willingness to use a shovel!
Signups open at: Feb. 18, 2026, 6 p.m.
Algorithm: lottery


[Winter Circus] Whiteface and Passaconaway
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3184/>
Saturday, February 21
Program: Winter (outside IAP)
Type: Hiking
Terrain level: B
Difficulty rating: Difficult
Leaders: Ashutosh Kumar (B), Felicia Belostecinic (coB), Zsofia Sztupinszki (B)
Prerequisites: 7+ mile hikes, winter hiking experience
Signups open at: Feb. 18, 2026, 6 p.m.
Algorithm: lottery


Kayak Rolling (Session 4)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3116/>
Friday, February 27
Program: Boating
Type: Kayaking
Difficulty rating: Easy
Leaders: Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair)
Signups open at: Feb. 20, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve


Kayak Rolling (Session 5)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3117/>
Friday, March 6
Program: Boating
Type: Kayaking
Difficulty rating: Easy
Leaders: Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair)
Signups open at: Feb. 25, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve


Kayak Rolling (Session 6)
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3118/>
Friday, March 13
Program: Boating
Type: Kayaking
Difficulty rating: Easy
Leaders: Lorenzo Shaikewitz (Whitewater chair)
Signups open at: Feb. 25, 2026, 9 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve


Back to School MITOC Trivia Night @ Aeronaut
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<https://mitoc-trips.mit.edu/trips/3180/>
Tuesday, September 1
Type: Other
Difficulty rating: Knowledge
Leaders: Mike Chan
Prerequisites: Born on or before September 1, 2005
Signups open at: Aug. 11, 2026, 11:39 a.m.
Algorithm: first-come, first-serve


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