{"id":8159,"date":"2012-01-17T10:11:01","date_gmt":"2012-01-17T16:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bemidjistate.edu\/bsutoday\/?p=8159"},"modified":"2021-11-01T15:24:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-01T20:24:42","slug":"bsu-outdoor-programming-center-begins-winter-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/bsu-outdoor-programming-center-begins-winter-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"BSU Outdoor Programming Center Begins Winter Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>BEMIDJI, Minn. (Jan. 17, 2012) &mdash; Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Outdoor Program begins its winter activity schedule with snowboard waxing and cross-country ski lessons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 18 &ndash; Snowboard Waxing Night<\/strong><br>\nJoin the BSU outdoor programming staff for snowboard waxing at the waterfront at Diamond Point Park at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; Participants should bring their skis, snowboard, or cross-country gear.&nbsp; Event costs $5. Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Outdoor Program begins its spring and winter activity schedule with snowboard waxing and cross-country ski lessons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 18 &ndash; Snowboard Waxing Night<\/strong><br>\nJoin the BSU outdoor programming staff for snowboard waxing at the waterfront at Diamond Point Park at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; Participants should bring their skis, snowboard, or cross-country gear.&nbsp; Event costs $5.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Jan. 19 &ndash; Cross-country Ski Lesson<\/strong><br>\nThis lesson is designed for the beginner who is new to skiing or would like some tips to improve their skills.&nbsp; The lesson will begin in the recreation center lobby to fit equipment and then move to a nearby city ski trail.&nbsp; This area is not hilly or difficult.&nbsp; Lesson starts at 3 p.m. and costs $10.&nbsp; Fee includes rentals, lesson, and transportation.&nbsp; BSU has a large selection of high quality classic touring, skating, and kids skis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Jan. 20 &amp; 27 &ndash; Buena Vista Ski Shuttle<\/strong><br>\nThe shuttle leaves the BSU Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center at 5 p.m.&nbsp; Lift tickets and ski rentals are $9 for student night at Buena Vista.&nbsp; The shuttle from BSU is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 1 &ndash; Skills for Traditional Climbing<\/strong><br>\nSkills for Traditional Climbing will be held at the BSU Gillett Recreation and Fitness Center from 6-8 p.m. at the Rockwall.&nbsp; The class will include strategies for outdoor climbing including building your rack, rope systems, improving safety awareness, avoiding problems, and getting down safely.&nbsp; Climbers should be belay certified and have a basic understanding of top roping.&nbsp; A demonstration of traditional leading will be included.&nbsp; Event is free.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Thursday, Feb. 2&ndash; Cross-country Ski Lesson<\/strong><br>\nThis lesson is designed for the beginner who is new to skiing or would like some tips to improve their skills.&nbsp; The lesson will begin in the recreation center lobby to fit equipment and then move to a nearby city ski trail.&nbsp; This area is not hilly or difficult.&nbsp; Lesson starts at 3 p.m. and costs $10.&nbsp; Fee includes rentals, lesson, and transportation.&nbsp; BSU has a large selection of high quality classic touring, skating, and kids skis.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday, Feb. 3, 10, 17, &amp; 24 Buena Vista Ski Shuttle<\/strong><br>\nThe shuttle leaves the BSU Gillette Recreation and Fitness Center at 5 p.m.&nbsp; Lift tickets and ski rentals are $9 for student night at Buena Vista.&nbsp; The shuttle from BSU is free.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, and to confirm dates and times for all OPC activities, please call the Outdoor Program Center offices at (218) 755-2999.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEMIDJI, Minn. (Jan. 17, 2012) &mdash; Bemidji State University&rsquo;s Outdoor Program begins its winter activity schedule with snowboard waxing and cross-country ski lessons. Wednesday, Jan. 18 &ndash; Snowboard Waxing Night Join the BSU outdoor programming staff for snowboard waxing at the waterfront at Diamond Point Park at 6 p.m.&nbsp;&nbsp; Participants should bring their skis, snowboard, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8159","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8159"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":43797,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8159\/revisions\/43797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8159"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8159"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bemidjistate.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8159"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}