Winter School 2026: Mandatory Safety Lecture 1
- Leaders
- Joe Palin, Margaret Peng, Nathalie Verlinde
- Trip date
- Tuesday, January 6th
- Difficulty rating
- Educational
- Prerequisites
- Active MITOC membership required!
This is the 1st lecture of Winter School 2026! Attendance is mandatory to be able to join Winter School trips.
This lecture will take place on campus in room 26-100 from 7pm to 9pm.
Winter School
Winter School is MITOC’s annual winter outdoors extravaganza, and our largest event of the year. Every weekend during IAP you will have the opportunity to get outdoors, learn new skills, meet other MITOC folks, and explore the wilderness in New England!
Winter School is open to anyone who wants to get outside during the winter!
Topics covered
- Introduction
- MITOC policies
- Clothing
- Basic gear
- Hiking
- Weather
Please note: You also need to sign-up for the mandatory lecture on January 13th!
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 530
- Signups open at
- Dec. 1, 2025, 9:15 a.m.
- Signups close at
- Jan. 6, 2026, 7 p.m.
Signups for this trip are not yet open.