For the Saturday afternoon portion of the National Conference, IAESTE United States is offering two optional excursions that participants can choose from. Both options will occur from 12:00-6:00 PM and must be paid for separately from the Conference registration fee. You need to enter your contact information again to register for the excursion, please click here to register for the excursion. Please email IAESTENatlConf@aipt.org with any questions about the excursion options.
Option 1: Skiing and Snowboarding Afternoon (Park City)
Join other conference participants for an afternoon of fun in the snow. Participants that choose this excursion will go to the Canyons Resort in Park City for an afternoon of skiing or snowboarding with fellow IAESTE members at one of the most popular ski resorts in the United States. Participants will choose either the skiing or snowboarding option, and equipment rental (skis, boots, and poles for skiing and a snowboard and boots for snowboarding) will be included with the excursion registration. Participants that choose this option will be fitted for their equipment at the conclusion of the Friday conference session and will have their equipment waiting for them upon arrival at The Canyons.
Price: $140 per participant
Price Includes: Half-day ski pass at The Canyons Resort; equipment rental; transportation to and from the Resort, and boxed lunch.
NOTE: Excursion must have a minimum of 30 confirmed participants in order to run; if minimum is not met, excursion will be cancelled.
Option 2: The Olympians’ Footsteps (Salt Lake and Park City)
In February of 2002, athletes from every country gathered in Salt Lake City for the 2002 Winter Olympics. Now, conference participants will have a chance to see what all the excitement was about.
Our Olympic tour begins at the Olympic Cauldron Park, the site of the Opening and Closing of the 2002 Winter Olympic Ceremonies. The chills, thrills, and spills come rushing back to life at the visitors' center, where an art gallery and interactive theater present the greatest moments of the Games in remarkably familiar and unfamiliar ways. Images from the country's top photographers have been collected into a luminous exhibition of humanity, courage, and connections. Granted special access during the Games, these photographers captured some of the most poignant, intimate scenes of the Olympic Spirit.
Next, this tour continues in Park City with a special tour of the Utah Olympic Park. This venue was the host of the bobsled, ski jumping, luge, and skeleton events. Standing at the top of the bobsled and ski jumping runs, a simple look down will offer guests a new reverence for the Olympians’ courage and talent!
Also at the Utah Olympic Park, the Alf Engen Ski Museum offers an interactive journey including a 10-minute film on Utah's ski history, as well as displays on cross-country skiing and Nordic jumping. In addition, the museum offers interactive games of skill and touch-screen displays.
Price: $50 per participant
Includes: Transportation to each site, admission fees, tour guide, and boxed lunch
NOTE: Excursion must have a minimum of 30 confirmed participants in order to run; if minimum is not met, excursion will be cancelled.
