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| Build Your Team With the Extreme |
For a driving experience way beyond the norm, Dig This Heavy Equipment Playground offers the chance to operate Caterpillar bulldozers or excavators in a fun and safe environment under the watchful eyes of experienced instructors. The once-in-a-lifetime experience includes classroom safety, in-cab orientation, a warm-up and fun-filled activities, such as building huge mounds, digging gigantic trenches, stacking 2,000-pound tires, teeter-tottering over a mega mound or playing “Bucket Basketball.” Great for corporate team building to increase camaraderie and close communication gaps, session buyouts for private groups start at a minimum of five people and include to two bulldozers and three excavators. Starting with a thorough needs assessment, Dig This will custom design the exercises to fit your team-building needs.
Not only is driving one of these incredible machines fun, it can embolden your group and make them strive for success.
Leap into team building
If keeping low to the ground doesn’t quite meet your team-building needs, Las Vegas has no shortage of extreme team-building activities for your group that truly require a leap of faith. Sometimes all employees need to do is let go of their fear of taking a chance and branching out into the unknown. Help your group expand their horizons with high-flying thrills, from zip lines to skydiving, so they can forge onward as they help advance the company to new and exciting heights.
Zipping through the air up to 60 mph and suspended only by a cable and harness can help a group overcome apprehension and realize they can take daring chances for incredible gains. For a quick thrill on a tight schedule, Freemont Street Flightlinez offers an 800-foot downtown zip line amidst the sparkling lights and crowds of Las Vegas. For a grander experience, journey out to Bootleg Canyon Flightlines with its series of zip lines ranging in length from 1,150 to 2,550 feet soaring above the spectacular natural topography of the Las Vegas Valley.
Typically it would not be considered positive for employees to jump from the 108th floor of a building; however, the Stratosphere’s SkyJump Las Vegas provides a controlled freefall of 855 feet that helps colleagues form immediate bonds. Sharing moral support while awaiting their turn and happily reliving the shared experience afterward, participants will take away an adrenalin rush and lasting camaraderie sure to make the team-building event a success.
For the even more extreme crowd, take team building to greater heights with a corporate skydiving outing at Skydive Las Vegas. Nothing compares to the total freedom of freefalling 8,000 feet in 60 seconds then soaring softly and serenely to the ground under a parachute while taking in a life-altering view. The shared experience for a corporate group fosters a strong bond between participants, and the learning process and training before the tandem jump emphasize the importance of details, preparation and collaboration for success.
Not everyone will be willing to take the leap, but those that do will see life and work from a whole new perspective.
Take flight
Care to take high-flying team-building fun to the next level? Since one of the principles of effective team building is to change participants’ perspectives, wouldn’t it be logical that a change of altitude can mean a change of attitude? In Las Vegas there are a few companies that offer to take you and your group up into the clear blue skies. While some experiences are perfect for people from all walks of life, others are filled with action-packed intensity for the brave few.
Perfect for a group retreat or incentive trip to foster team unity, Las Vegas–based Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters offers a variety of helicopter-ride packages for groups to enjoy spectacular sights and create a memorable, breathtaking shared experience. Most packages include a 4,000-foot descent into the Grand Canyon where awe-inspiring rock formations dating back millions of years envelop you as you touch down by the banks of the historic Colorado River in time to explore the pristine Native American Hualapai lands. Some packages also include boating, driving and plane-flying experiences to complete the outing.
Do you have a special event that requires a unique venue? Look no further than the Hangar at Sky Combat Ace, where aviation-themed events are memorable and fun. All special events revolve around aviation and include original artwork, static aircraft displays and, best of all, an actual flight in one of the company’s more than 25 exotic aircraft. Flights options include scenic trips over the Hoover Dam and Las Vegas Valley, aerobatic stunt flights or even simulated aerial dogfighting in the company of a trained fighter pilot. The hangar—complete with professional lighting, high-definition projector, shuffleboard, foosball, darts and an antique pool table—is ideal for gathering and entertaining the group for intensive team building to go along with the amazing flight experience.
Air Combat USA provides an extraordinary, adrenalin-fueled, Fighter Pilot for a Day experience that can bring your group together in a meaningful way. Air Combat USA uniquely flies the aircraft right to you, so arranging an event in Las Vegas is as simple as finding the nearest civilian airport and hoping for good weather. At your location, Air Combat USA customizes a Top Gun event to fulfill your needs, whether it is a relaxing fun day or a highly competitive Top Gun Challenge. Air Combat can accommodate groups of 10–36 to complete a mission per day, but it depends on aircraft available and daylight hours. Whether you are looking for the ultimate incentive, team building or searching for a thrilling reward package, the Air Combat USA Fighter Squadron is the answer for a fun-filled, high-octane experience of a lifetime.
Not only is driving one of these incredible machines fun, it can embolden your group and make them strive for success.
Leap into team building
If keeping low to the ground doesn’t quite meet your team-building needs, Las Vegas has no shortage of extreme team-building activities for your group that truly require a leap of faith. Sometimes all employees need to do is let go of their fear of taking a chance and branching out into the unknown. Help your group expand their horizons with high-flying thrills, from zip lines to skydiving, so they can forge onward as they help advance the company to new and exciting heights.
Zipping through the air up to 60 mph and suspended only by a cable and harness can help a group overcome apprehension and realize they can take daring chances for incredible gains. For a quick thrill on a tight schedule, Freemont Street Flightlinez offers an 800-foot downtown zip line amidst the sparkling lights and crowds of Las Vegas. For a grander experience, journey out to Bootleg Canyon Flightlines with its series of zip lines ranging in length from 1,150 to 2,550 feet soaring above the spectacular natural topography of the Las Vegas Valley.
Typically it would not be considered positive for employees to jump from the 108th floor of a building; however, the Stratosphere’s SkyJump Las Vegas provides a controlled freefall of 855 feet that helps colleagues form immediate bonds. Sharing moral support while awaiting their turn and happily reliving the shared experience afterward, participants will take away an adrenalin rush and lasting camaraderie sure to make the team-building event a success.
For the even more extreme crowd, take team building to greater heights with a corporate skydiving outing at Skydive Las Vegas. Nothing compares to the total freedom of freefalling 8,000 feet in 60 seconds then soaring softly and serenely to the ground under a parachute while taking in a life-altering view. The shared experience for a corporate group fosters a strong bond between participants, and the learning process and training before the tandem jump emphasize the importance of details, preparation and collaboration for success.
Not everyone will be willing to take the leap, but those that do will see life and work from a whole new perspective.
Take flight
Care to take high-flying team-building fun to the next level? Since one of the principles of effective team building is to change participants’ perspectives, wouldn’t it be logical that a change of altitude can mean a change of attitude? In Las Vegas there are a few companies that offer to take you and your group up into the clear blue skies. While some experiences are perfect for people from all walks of life, others are filled with action-packed intensity for the brave few.
Perfect for a group retreat or incentive trip to foster team unity, Las Vegas–based Papillon Grand Canyon Helicopters offers a variety of helicopter-ride packages for groups to enjoy spectacular sights and create a memorable, breathtaking shared experience. Most packages include a 4,000-foot descent into the Grand Canyon where awe-inspiring rock formations dating back millions of years envelop you as you touch down by the banks of the historic Colorado River in time to explore the pristine Native American Hualapai lands. Some packages also include boating, driving and plane-flying experiences to complete the outing.
Do you have a special event that requires a unique venue? Look no further than the Hangar at Sky Combat Ace, where aviation-themed events are memorable and fun. All special events revolve around aviation and include original artwork, static aircraft displays and, best of all, an actual flight in one of the company’s more than 25 exotic aircraft. Flights options include scenic trips over the Hoover Dam and Las Vegas Valley, aerobatic stunt flights or even simulated aerial dogfighting in the company of a trained fighter pilot. The hangar—complete with professional lighting, high-definition projector, shuffleboard, foosball, darts and an antique pool table—is ideal for gathering and entertaining the group for intensive team building to go along with the amazing flight experience.
Air Combat USA provides an extraordinary, adrenalin-fueled, Fighter Pilot for a Day experience that can bring your group together in a meaningful way. Air Combat USA uniquely flies the aircraft right to you, so arranging an event in Las Vegas is as simple as finding the nearest civilian airport and hoping for good weather. At your location, Air Combat USA customizes a Top Gun event to fulfill your needs, whether it is a relaxing fun day or a highly competitive Top Gun Challenge. Air Combat can accommodate groups of 10–36 to complete a mission per day, but it depends on aircraft available and daylight hours. Whether you are looking for the ultimate incentive, team building or searching for a thrilling reward package, the Air Combat USA Fighter Squadron is the answer for a fun-filled, high-octane experience of a lifetime.
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