Photo gallery Frosty Fun
Faced with a frigid winter that seems like it’ll never end, UW–Madison turned to the Hoofer Winter Carnival for a much-needed jolt of fun during the past week. From a snowboarding rail jam to a snowman building to hockey games on Lake Mendota, we found ways to enjoy the season — while hoping it soon comes to an end. University Communications photographer Bryce Richter followed the bone-chilling action.
![Teams of UW-Madison students compete during the Hoofer Winter Carnival Broomball Tournament on Lake Mendota.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_2249-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Teams of UW-Madison students compete during the Hoofer Winter Carnival Broomball Tournament on Lake Mendota.![Members of the Hoofers Mountaineering Club took to the ice to hold an exercise in which they simulate rescuing a climber during a mountainside fall.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_7415-1024x683.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Members of the Hoofers Mountaineering Club took to the ice to hold an exercise in which they simulate rescuing a climber during a mountainside fall.![Bundled against the cold, a group of UW-Madison students are pictured with a carrot-nosed snowman they built on the lake.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_7429-1024x683.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Bundled against the cold, a group of UW-Madison students are pictured with a carrot-nosed snowman they built on the lake.![Teams of UW students stay warm and get into the Olympic spirit by playing hockey during the carnival's tournament on Lake Mendota.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_7378-1024x683.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Teams of UW students stay warm and get into the Olympic spirit by playing hockey during the carnival's tournament on Lake Mendota.![Spectators take a break to warm their hands at a fire as the snow comes down.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_2431-1024x681.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
Spectators take a break to warm their hands at a fire as the snow comes down.![UW sophomore Tyler Cox competes during the Hoofers Winter Carnival Snowboard Rail Jam event on Observatory Hill.](https://news.wisc.edu/content/uploads/2014/02/Hoofers_W_Carnival14_8143-1024x683.jpg)
Photo by: Bryce Richter
UW sophomore Tyler Cox competes during the Hoofers Winter Carnival Snowboard Rail Jam event on Observatory Hill.Tags: student life, winter