Steam Into Winter:

Winter carnival is an annual UNH snow celebration that started in 1922, sponsored by the Forestry Club. In 1924 the Outing Club took over the responsibilities. The weekend-long festival was considered an athletic and social highlight of the dark winter semester that included ski, skate, sled, and snowshoe competitions, a Carnival Ball, banquets and pageants. In the early years the celebration was thematic and included an offical program. The dorms, fraternities and sororities constructed elaborate snow sculptures based on the theme of the year. A prize was awarded to the best sculpture.

In recent years, however, unreliable weather has put a damper on snow-dependent events. Today's students have taken Winter carnival inside the MUB, where they shake the winter dulldroms with a variety of events. This mini exhibit provides a reminder of what winter Carnival could be, given a nice blizzard or two.

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