Sports
Alexi Surtees / The Dartmouth Staff
Even though the snow and ice have melted away, Dartmouth winter athletes are working hard to stay in peak physical condition to succeed when the cold weather rolls back around next winter.
The men's hockey team took a short reprieve after a successful season, returning to practice in the second week of Spring term after a three-week hiatus.
"Three weeks is definitely a good thing for people to recharge mentally and physically," team member Doug Jones '12 said.
Despite the absence of competition, the team works out four days a week.
"We lift Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, we do plyometrics on Tuesday and we do off-ice skills on Thursday," Jones said.
The removal of ice from Thompson Arena eliminates the team's ability to practice in the arena during the spring, but the Big Green manages by focusing on other aspects of training until the ice is reset in the fall.