Travel North Tahoe Nevada

Join us in the legendary Thunderbird Lodge overlooking the lake. We’ll have heavy horderves (fancy for “finger food for dinner”) on deck while you’re touring the strangely fascinating property owned by George Whittell Jr. Underneath the property runs a labyrinth of caves and caverns where he used to keep exotic to scare guests that didn’t meet his expectations… Now that’s a spooky start to your Halloween weekend.

Assuming you make it through the labyrinth, we’ll meet up back at the hotel for some structured meet-and-greet. Think speed-dating for networking. ID the people that you want to keep in touch with throughout the conference instead of risking a missed connection.

Day three starts on the stunning shores of Lake Tahoe where we’ll (hopefully) enjoy the area’s renowned glassy lake views with the mountains as a backdrop — while Lake Tahoe’s weather is known for being stable in later October, dress warm! We’ll split off into small groups based on work focus and make conversation over a picnic breakfast around flameless firepits.

Media, brands and Scavenger Hunt teams are all potential recipients of Outdoor Media Awards. The atmosphere is both fun and light, yet suspenseful as the awards get more serious (like Editor of the Year). During the ceremony, three categories of awards will be announced: People’s Choice, Judge’s Choice and Sponsors Choice.

Whew! You made it. At this point, the conference is over but we have one last activity for all the stragglers who want more! Every year we do a post-event hike in one of the destination’s iconic locations. This year, we’ll start at East Shore Trail and make our way up to Monkey Rock, which is a 2.6 miles out and back with 500ft elevation gain hike.