Mountain day!
Despite lower than average temperatures in January, students spent more time outdoors than ever before. The month marked the return of the annual Freshman Trip to Lake Placid and the school’s inaugural Mountain Day. Classes were canceled for sophomores, juniors, and seniors, who spent the day skiing, snowboarding, and snow tubing at Mohawk Mountain in Cornwall along with 30 faculty members. It was a great deal of fun and a wonderful example of how our community has been able to return safely to spending time together outdoors in the spirit of our founder, Frederick Gunn. Other examples of this were seen in our Outdoor Leadership co-curricular program, which engaged students in rock climbing, trail building, and backpacking on the Appalachian Trail, the expansion of our competitive ski program to include boys and girls varsity teams (see page 38), and the continuation of our Live Like Fred Community Weekends. For the winter edition of Live Like Fred in February, students went ice fishing at Mount Tom State Park, tried curling at Linen Rink, went hiking and birding at Macricostas Preserve, and viewed bald eagles at Shepaug Dam, among many other outdoor activities. 24
The Frederick Gunn School Bulletin
