Kongsberger Ski Club

  Atmospheric rivers have been pounding the Pacific Northwest the last couple of weekends, but never mind that; winter is coming (and we hear it’s forecasted to be a good one!), so Kongsberger trail workers, along with volunteers from Washington Ski Touring Club, Momentum Northwest, and others, have been out on the trails, lopping and chopping and digging and de-vegging. Our stated goal is to get the trail system in a condition that will allow Nick and his crew to get to work with six inches of snow on the ground! Frank notes that this year there has been an amazing amount of work done on the trails, and the last couple of weekends have even seen sunshine.  Areas of work: Continued the Road work that is endless. High traffic areas are getting in pretty good shape, at least to the 7.5km Gunnar Hagen Turn-Around Stump. Working on The Road in the vicinity of the Turn Around Stump, clearing and limbing the trees. This will give us plenty of room for two classic tracks going up...

Winter is coming, but it still feels so far away. Who doesn't need a little diversion right now? Here is a fun look back at Carleton history and the early days of triathlons and ultimate frisbee from Carl alumnus and hardcore triathlete David Evans: Left to right: David Evans ’82, Andy Clark (PEAR professor and head swim coach), and Ken Potts ’83, gathered together again for the 2025 Carleton Triathlon! The email came out of the blue last year. After more than 40 years of no contact, Ken Potts ’83 was asking if I remembered him (I did) and did I know that the Carleton Triathlon, née The Carleton Iron Person Competition in 1981 (which Ken started), was about to occur for the 43 rd  spring in a row? And, perhaps more importantly, was I still in some semblance of triathlon shape — and if so, did I want to return to campus to compete with him and current Carls, all now not even one third of our age?   I was impressed that Twin Cities Ken had tracked down Seattle David, excite...