[4] Whilst originally a Christmas and New Year event, the trip has also gradually moved earlier to take advantage of lower prices.
[5] The Final Night Party is an extremely popular event each year, usually with performances from global superstars.
The most recent competition to be introduced was the Super G event in 2007, which was won by Ben van Zwanenberg (Oxford).
[citation needed] The sport now has a Half Blue status at both universities,[9] but this was not originally the case with the matter still being debated prior to the 1930 races.
[7] In January 2011, the December 2010 Varsity Trip's "Valley Rally" was criticised in the press after photographs were published on Facebook showing half naked students taking part in debauchery and lewd contests.