Athletics and Outdoor Activities
The school offers over 20 interscholastic sporting activities: alpine skiing, baseball, basketball, crew, cross country, dance, equestrian, field hockey, football, freeski, golf, ice hockey, lacrosse, mountain biking, Nordic skiing, snowboarding, softball, track and field, ski jumping, soccer, and tennis.
The school has five playing fields and two practice fields; a skating rink, with artificial ice-making and maintenance system, and recently refurbished locker rooms; six tennis courts ("composition" courts, newly resurfaced); a 13-station ropes course; a mountain biking course, 20 kilometres (12 mi) of trails (for cross-country running and skiing, snowshoeing, and walks); and a winter sports park, complete with snowmaking, three different-sized ski jumps, a modest ski slope, lighting, and a grooming machine. Off-campus activities include alpine skiing/snowboarding; an equestrian program; and Outdoor Challenge (hiking, rock-climbing, kayaking, canoeing, camping).
The school belongs to the New England Preparatory School Athletic Council and competes primarily in the Lakes Region League.
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