The ski team concluded its season last weekend at Haystack, Vt. with the annual costume race. While the costume race is usually more social and jovial than competitive, this year's race had some importance for both teams. In order to qualify for the U.S. Collegiate Ski Association Eastern Regional Championships, the men's and women's teams each needed to finish in the top four out of ten teams. The women narrowly missed the opportunity, finishing in fifth place while the men finished eighth.

Although neither team will go to Easterns, both the men and women will be represented at the race in Waterville Valley, N.H. Feb 23-24. Freshmen Libby Klein and Zach Schonberger finished high enough individually to qualify for the prestigious Easterns races. The top individual on a team not attending the championship earns the coveted spot. "Libby put together two impressive finishes, placing third in the slalom and giant slalom races," said Ski Team President A.J. Korytoski '04. Klein finished seventh in the league overall.

Schonberger finished second in the slalom on Saturday, but could not compete on Sunday. Despite missing Sunday's race and suffering several disqualifying falls over the course of the season, he finished in ninth place individually.