-To go on an OC Trip, you MUST be a Member, and you MUST have a signed waiver handed in. NO EXCEPTIONS!
-Have a trip summary you'd like to add? Email Nick with the trip, date, and breif description. Send directions and a mapquest link if needed too.
-General OC rule is that the driver does pays less for gas if there are at least 3 people in the car. They are putting miles and wear and tear on their vehicle.

Boyne
December 17th to 19th
Melissa the other fabulous MSUOC Secretary is planning a trip up to Boyne Mountain/Highlands, which has over 100 trails/parks, from Dec 17-19.  The plan is to get a nice 4-bedroom mountain cabin with a lift/lodge package. Its $188/person, which gets you 2 breakfast buffets, 2 lift tickets and lodging.  The only other costs are gas and some food.  All levels are welcome and encouraged to come!  If youre interested PLEASE CONTACT MELISSA SOON! 

Contact: Melissa, jamesme1@msu.edu

Steamboat, CO
December 16th to 20th
Also planned by Melissa is the trip to Steamboat, Colorado for 4 nights: Dec 16-20.  Old MSU OC friend, Jeff Diem, has moved out to Denver and let us know about this sweet offer - only $250!  This is a great price for the location!  You would be staying in a condo and for the cost, get 3 lift tickets.  Other costs include gas to get there (unless you want to fly), food and possibly a hotel.  The drive will take 20 hours and would be carpools of course.  Colorado is pretty hard-core, so consider your options. Beginners may want to opt for Boyne, whereas others may not.  If this trip sounds like something you would like to do, contact Melissa SOON - she would like to book this EARLY!!!

Contact: Melissa, jamesme1@msu.edu

POCAR- Adventure Race
January 19th
Created by the Purdue Outing Club, it is a 48 hour orienteering race held over Martin Luther King weekend in Southern Indiana. This years race will be held in Morgan-Monroe State Forest. The race will begin at 12:00 p.m.
Saturday, Jan 19, 2008 at or near Scout Ridge, and end at 12:00 p.m. Monday, Jan 21, 2008. There will be ~2-3 fire/water checkpoints, as well as several mystery events. Teams will be given UTM coordinates for checkpoints, and must be able to plot their own points! So make sure that there are at least 1 or 2 people on your team that can do this no assistance will be provided on the day of the race! Volunteers will be constantly patrolling roads during the race in case a team is lost, hurt, or decides to drop out of the race. Visit http://poc.purdue.org/pocar.php for more info and registration. So if you havent made a team alreadyget on that, and start practicing!! GOOD LUCK!

Crawl-a-Thon
January 25th to 27th
Its a great weekend of spelunking and caving around.
This is a great place for people of all different levels of expertise. So even if youve never caved before  dont worry anyone interested is welcome to come! If your interested its important you signup through their website: www.crawlathon.com (sign up for 2008 will start Dec. 15th) its a good idea to look at the 2007 website to get a good idea of different spelunking cave experiences! The Oc recommends Levels 2 and 3 (Level 4 requires specific equipment and could result in a bad time) Also we dont recommend choosing Up for dummies, Down for dummies or Corrugated Cave those were seen as a waste of time and no fun!  Dont forget to sign up, and GET EXCITED! Carpools will be arranged sooner to the date. Also you will need to bring helmets, knee pads, elbow pads, headlamps, and clothes you wont mind throwing away after this. (These items (minus the clothes) can all be conveniently rented from the club!!
isnt our club just soo amazing!!

Michigan Ice Fest
Febuary 1st to 3rd
Natalie is planning a trip up to Munising (in the UP) for Ice Fest Feb.1st  -3rd.  ICE CLIMBING!!! Why go to the Munising ice fest you ask? Well, not only is it a great opportunity to learn and develop your ice climbing skills, but its an excellent way to connect with fellow climbers across the Midwest!! Theres going to be a ton of sponsors and special guests. Theyll be letting you try out their latest climbing gear and clothing, as well as be teaching instructional courses and clinics on a variety of ice climbing related subjects.  Also!! --Big names in climbing will be hanging out and giving slide shows and pointers on there latest endeavors, names such as Zoe Hart, Mike Libecki, Mark Wildford, and Kelly Cordes. So whether youre a climbing enthusiast or just learning, if you want to try out your skills on some frozen waterfalls, this trip is for you!  Cost is still in the air.

Contact: Natalie, ochmane3@msu.edu

Mad Moose Lodge
January or Febuary
Natalie's planning an ice climbing trip up to the Mad Moose sometime Jan or Feb, still not sure but get excited.  Not sure about cost, but should be somewhere between $100 and $150.  If you've never been to the lodge, its great. Theres homemade cooking, ice climbing, nice cabins, and great
equipment deals.    It's a must for any OCer.   You can go one of two ways - cabin or tent.  Personally, I'd recommend the cabin, seeing as it might be a tad chilly in January.

Contact: Natalie, ochmane3@msu.edu

Manistee River Valley
Date to be anounced
Sarah Brooks is planning a trip up north to go backpacking.  The date is still yet to be decided, but hopefully we will know soon! So if you're a backpacker or just want to hike and check out some trails up there, keep this in mind.

Contact: Sarah Brooks, brooks70@msu.edu

MSUOC presents: The Banff Film Festival
April 3rd 6:30pm
Making its way from Austria to Argentina and from Iceland to India, the Banff World Tour is an extreme outdoor sports and mountain culture film festival that spans the globe. More than 170,000 people attend approximately 450 screenings in about 250 locations. This year, the Michigan State University Outdoor Club is pleased to host a screening at our university. http://msuoc.org/banff08/banff08.html

Contact: Natalie, ochmane3@msu.edu

A favorite among OCers, The Mad Moose Lodge inOntario, Canada has a great beginner ice climbing program.