Trips & Outdoor Programs

Ski Trip

Dates: January 3rd – 8th
Registration Date: November 18th
Location: Copper Mountain, CO
Prices:

Students	$425
Faculty/Staff/Alumni	$450
Guest	$475

Other Information: The trip package includes 4 days of lift passes and 5 nights lodging at Copper Mountain.  Lodging includes heated outdoor pool, hot tubs and sauna, and other social events.  Optional round-trip Charter Bus transportation is available for $175, but seating is limited.  Please register at the SFC Front Desk. Registrations may also be mailed.  Listed below are three forms required to register for the Ski Trip.  Participants with completed and signed Ski Trip Applications should mail them the address indicated on the Ski Trip Registration Info 2010 form.  Other important information regarding the trip can be found on this information sheet.  As well, please note that participants must indicate that they have been given a copy of the Ski Trip Procedures and Guidelines on the Ski Trip Application form.  Your initials are required on this line found at the end of the form to complete the application.
        Ski Trip Application 2010
        Ski Trip Registration Info 2010
        Ski Trip Procedures and Guidelines 2010

Illinois Caverns - Spelunking

Dates: January 23, 2010
Registration Date: January 21, 2010
Location: Illinois Caverns
Prices:

Students	$5
Faculty/Staff/Alumni	$10
Guest/Community Member	$10

Other Information:  Join us as we hike, crawl, and squeeze our way through the largest cave in Illinois.  Explore passages that were created by nature millions of years ago and are home to a diverse array of creatures and organisms limited to the cave environment.  See this delicately balanced and fragile underground community yourself through the light of your headlamp.  It's an experience you will never forget.  Please register at the SFC Front Desk.

Ice Skating at Steinberg Rink in Forest Park

Dates: February 20, 2010
Registration Date: February 17, 2010
Location: Forest Park, St. Louis, MO
Prices:

Students	$12
Faculty/Staff/Alumni	$20
Guest/Community Member	$25

Other Information:  Join us for an afternoon of ice skating at Forest Park’s Steinberg Rink, the largest outdoor ice skating rink in the Midwest.  Come out and help the Rink celebrate their 52^nd year in operation and enjoy their $1.4 million dollar renovation that includes a new rink surface, rink deck, lights, sound system and landscaping.  They offer both figure and hockey skate rentals.  As well, day use lockers are available on site to rent for $.25.   We’ll spend the afternoon skating in the outdoors, but don’t worry about keeping warm; they’ll have a bonfire waiting for you.

Fee Includes:
Skating Fee
Skate Rentals
Transportation

Participants should bring:
Clothes appropriate for the weather
Money for Snacks and Dinner at the Steinberg Rink’s Snowflake Café (Cash Only)

Transportation:
University transportation is available for a total of 13 participants.   All participants will meet at the Brown Lot outside of the North Entrance of the Student Activity Center (SFC Expansion) on February 17, 2010 at 1 pm.  We should return to campus by 7 pm.

Registration
Please register at the SFC Front Desk.  The deadline for registration is Wednesday, February 17, 2010.