John Carroll provides many opportunities for students to pursue their interests within the school community. One of these opportunities includes the Ski Club run by Director of Admissions Edward Maynard.

These trips have taken place every year for the past 13 years, except when they were put on hold for two years due to COVID. Previously, the trip used to take place at Camelback Resort in Pennsylvania.

This year they traveled to Seven Springs Ski Resort in Pennsylvania. Students left campus at 1:00 pm on Friday, January 31 and rode for four hours on a coach bus to the resort.

There were around 45 students on the trip this year, accompanied by three adult chaperones, including Mr. Maynard, Dean of Student Services Larry Hensley, and former faculty member Tess Gauthier.

On the trip, students shared a room with two or three other students of the same gender. There were room checks every night at 11 pm.

Over the weekend, besides the rain on Friday night, the weather had prime ski conditions. The weather ranged from 14 to 28 degrees, allowing them to make artificial snow on top of the natural snow already there.

Seven Springs offers 33 slopes and 10 ski lifts. For different levels of skiers, the slopes range from green squares to double black diamonds.

Junior Alex Chevron said, “My favorite thing about Seven Springs is how many terrain parks they have. I always spend most of my time snowboarding in the park.”

Students returned to campus a little after 6:00 pm on Sunday, February 2.

Freshman Blake Street commented, “I had the time of my life on the trip. I can’t wait to go again next year.”