Provisional Scout Connections
If you are a crew looking for individuals to join you or you are an individual looking to join an existing crew, the link below will take you to a ‘bulletin board’ where you can browse posts made by others. If none of those posts meet your needs, you can create your own post for others to see.
Provisional Scout Connections
Programs for Individuals
Northern Tier offers Programs for Individuals who are unable to find a unit to attend with. The programs are designed to bring individuals from throughout the BSA together for a great Northern Tier experience. Northern Tier will provide the appropriate adult leadership for all crews within this program. Scouts are responsible to find their own transportation to and from Northern Tier. A shuttle from the Minneapolis Airport is available at an extra fee.
Okpik Trek Experience
Learn the basics of winter camping. Crews will pack their gear onto sleds (or “pulks”) and head out into the wilderness, spending their nights camping on the snow and ice. Scouts will learn how to set up a winter campsite, how to build snow shelters and how to cook meals at low temperatures. In addition, they will get to try out a full array of winter activities. Participants must be at least 14 years old or currently enrolled in 8th grade.
Okpik Trek Experience
Feb 7-10 2025
Cost: $550 per person
There is an additional fee of $300 to take the shuttle from MSP to Northern Tier.
Okpik Winter Fest Experience
This unique sessions will include both the coldweather camping experience, as well as a visit to Ely’s Winter Festival. You will get a chance to visit the snow scuptures in Whiteside Park, speak with the artists and even work as a group to carve your own scupture. In addition, they will get to try out a full array of winter activities. Participants must be at least 14 years old or currently enrolled in 8th grade.
Okpik Winter Fest Experience
Feb 7-10 2025
Cost: $555 per person
There is an additional fee of $300 to take the shuttle from MSP to Northern Tier.
Holiday Stay Individual Programs
Holiday stay is our most popular Okpik program because of the accessible dates and this year we our offering it as an individual program!
2024 Dates
Session 1: Dec 27th – Jan 1st
Session 2: Dec 29th – Jan 3rd
Cost: $1030 per person
Age: 14-20
There is an addition fee of $300 to take the shuttle from MSP to Northern Tier.
Cold Weather Leader Training
Northern Tier is the site of the Boy Scouts of America’s National Cold Weather Camping Development Center. Our Cold Weather Leadership Training program combines an on-base seminar curriculum with a hands-on, on-ice training (including two nights on the trail).
This five-day course is a condensed version of the same curriculum we give to our staff. It is fun, informative and an excellent preparation for designing and leading your own troop and council level winter camping adventures. Minimum age is 18 by arrival at Northern Tier.
2025 Dates Feb 6-11
Cost: $600 per person
There is an addition fee of $300 to take the shuttle from MSP to Northern Tier.