University Recreation
Activities

Snow

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    Snow-based trips may include a variety of activities such as snowboarding, skiing, telemarking, nordic skiing, cross-country skiing, back-country skiing, and snow tubing.

    CLICK HERE FOR UPCOMING SNOW TRIPS

    If you have a trip that you would love to take this year please email outdoor@seattleu.edu with your suggestions.

    Lift Tickets

    Stock up for winter break! OAR offers discounted day passes (9am-close) for just $52(that's a $10 savings) to Stevens Pass. Tickets are ready to use at the lifts; just put it in your pocket and go! No waiting in line to redeem vouchers. Tickets are good EVERY day of the season, including holidays. Purchase in-person from the OAR office (Fitness 173) during hours (http://seattleu.edu/recreation/oar). For additional info, contact us at outdoor@seattleu.edu. This deal is available to all current SU staff, faculty, and students! Unfamiliar with Stevens Pass, explore at: http://ww.stevenspass.com/Stevens/index.aspx.

    Snow Vans:

     For those extra hard core skiers and boarder who just can't get enough snow, we have vans going to local hills ever weekend and many Saturdays. Only $5 for the ride, you get the tix & gear on your own.
    Overnight Trips: Because one day is not enough, we have multiple days now trips to mountains a little farther away! Loding/food costs apply; you get your lift tix & gear on your own, but the rest is all organized for you.

    Beginner Specefic Trips

    Have you always wanted to learn to ski or snowboard? OAR will bring you up to Steven's Pass for a lesson taught by their PSIA certified ski instructors that includes gear rental, lesson, and lift tickets for a heavily discounted price! Increase your skills and learn how to fly down the mountain with onlly a small hole in your pocket.

    Overnight Trips

    Because one day is not enough, we have multiple days now trips to mountains a little farther away! Loding/food costs apply; you get Meet your OAR-Board Leader:

  • Aaron Sundal

    Aaron Sundal

    Snow Coordinator
    Junior: Environmental Studies

    I specialize in Hoodrat and lumberjack activities. I enjoy the little things in life, like sunglasses tans. Give me an afternoon and I'll make a day out of it, and when life gives me lemons I exchange them for limes and make fish tacos. Lets ride!

    Certifications: Wilderness First Aid, CPR/AED, AIARE Level 1 Avalanche Course, Basic Kayak Rescue

  • An adventurous goal helps one discover those essential human qualities - curiousity, patience, fear, alertness, willpower and bodily energy. I found climbing gave a unique sense of control over one's destiny. The exaltation one can get in the presence of mountains can be a memorable lesson in humility and an aid to self-realization.

    ~ F. Beckey