Skiers look to win second straight Carnival on slopes

When you get only one home game a season, it isn't hard to get motivated. For the Dartmouth ski team, the annual Winter Carnival is the culmination of years of hard work and long weekends on the road, a chance for the athletes to finally showcase their talents in front of friendly fans on familiar race courses. Intercollegiate ski racing at the Carnival, the nation's oldest collegiate winter weekend, kicks off Friday with cross country racing at the Dartmouth Cross Country Ski Center at Oak Hill in Hanover and with alpine events at the Dartmouth Skiway.