Upcoming Trips
Ski Industry Professional Development Trip
Join the Outdoor Recreation Management program for a trip exploring the ski industry in Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming.
Previous trips have included tours of the National Ski Patrol (NSP), National Ski Areas Association (NSAA), National Ability Center, Doppelmayr, and Professional Ski Instructors of America/American Association of Snowboard Instructors headquarters (PSIA-AASI)’s Headquarters.
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Trip Information
Date: January 2026
Recommended for: Ski Industry Business and Instruction, Outdoor Recreation Management, and Business Administration majors and minors. Preference will be given to Ski Industry Business and Instruction students as spots are very limited.
Faculty: Katie Wall, Outdoor Recreation Management
Cost: TBD Final price is dependent on student enrollment and resort locations.
Includes flight, ground transportation, lodging, Outdoor Retailer admissions, and most ski resort fees (meals not included).Locations: Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
Course Credits Received: Three Outdoor Recreation Management credits (skills fundamentals) or three Ski Industry Business and Instruction credits.
Registration: Contact Program Coordinator for Outdoor Recreation Management Katie Wall. -
Sample Itinerary
This itinerary is subject to change.
- Day 1 - Travel
- Day 2 - Resort 1
- Day 3 - Resort 2
- Day 4 - Outdoor Retailer Show
- Day 5 - Resort 3
- Day 6 - Industry Facility Tour
- Day 7 - Industry Facility Tour
- Day 8 - Resort 4
- Day 9 - Resort 5
- Day 10 - Travel
Expedition Grenada
Join Outdoor Recreation Management during winter break for a sailing and ocean adventure around the Grenadines Islands in the Windward Archipelago of the Caribbean. We hike numerous uninhabited islands in the Tobago Cays Marine Park, Snorkel “Worlds End” Reef, scuba dive in the Molinere Sculpture Park in Grenada, and more. You'll obtain American Sailing Association Certifications as well as an Open Water Scuba Diving Certification.
Students must be enrolled in ORM 399 Expedition Travel: Ocean Water Skills. The course will meet weekly throughout Fall 2025.
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Trip Information
Length: 11 days (Dec. 10–20, 2025)
Faculty: Katie Wall
Cost: $4,200 (expedition) and $500 (scuba diving certification)
Location: Grenada
Activities: Sailing, snorkeling, scuba diving, hiking.
Prerequisites: ORM 102 Outdoor Living Skills
Course Credits Received: ORM 399 Expedition Travel: Ocean Water Skills (3 credits)
Registration: Contact Program Coordinator for Outdoor Recreation Management Katie Wall.
Italy—Cultures and Landscapes Outdoor Expedition
Join Outdoor Recreation Management in May 2025 for a cultural immersion in some of Italy’s most iconic regions. We will start by discovering and experiencing, slowly, via bike (or e-bike) on quiet country roads and paths, the territory of Parma, the capital of the so-called “Italian Food Valley” and the UNESCO creative city of Gastronomy. Then we will spend five days hiking from village to village along the Via Francigena Trail, a historic pilgrimage trail. Next, we will travel by train to Venice where we will experience some of the hidden treasures of this city. We will take a traditional Venetian rowing class, and explore some of the outer islands near the city. We conclude our trip based in the Dolomites—UNESCO World Heritage Mountain Group, at Sanpietro Hut Trientro Alpine Club. From here we will explore the area spending the first two days experiencing Via Ferrata and rock climbing. Then, we will explore some of the higher huts and embark on a two-and-a-half-day adventure traversing the ridgeline of Monte Baldo and Monte Altissimo di Nago to the east of Lake Garda.
Students must be enrolled in ORM 399 Expedition Travel: Italy. This course will meet weekly in the Spring 2025 semester.
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Trip Information
Length: 21 days (May 12–June 1, 2025)
Faculty: Rich Campbell and Katie Wall
Cost: TBD. Final price is dependent on student enrollment and activity locations. Includes flight, ground transportation, lodging, and meals. ($1,000 non-refundable deposited included in the total cost)
Note: Students must pay the deposit to register for the course.Locations: Milan, Venice, Parma, Dolomites
Activities: Hiking, biking, rowing, rock climbing.
Prerequisites: None
Course Credits Received: Outdoor Recreation Management (3 credits) towards Skill Fundamentals.
Registration: Contact Program Coordinator for Outdoor Recreation Management Katie Wall or Instructor of Outdoor Recreation Management Rich Campbell. -
Sample Itinerary
This itinerary is subject to change.
- Day 1 - Flight to Milan
- Day 2 - Arrive in Milan, train to Parma
- Day 3 - Biking, agritourism, food
- Day 4 - Biking, agritourism, food
- Day 5 - Biking agritourism, food
- Day 6 - Travel/hike Fornovo to Cassio
- Day 7 - Hike/Cassio to Passo Della Cisa
- Day 8 - Hike/Passo della Cisa to Pontremoli
- Day 9 - Hike/Pontremoli to Aulla
- Day 10 - Hike/Aulla to Sarzana
- Day 11 - Train to Venice
- Day 12 - Venice/Rowing
- Day 13 - Outer Islands
- Day 14 - Travel to Dolomites
- Day 15 - Dolomites
- Day 16 - Dolomites
- Day 17 - Dolomites
- Day 18 - Dolomites
- Day 19 - Dolomites
- Day 20 - Travel to Milan
- Day 21 - Travel back to the United States