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Morristown - 50 minutes Hackensack - 50 minutes Newark Liberty Int’l Airport - 1 hour New York City - 1 hour, 15 minutes Philadelphia - 2 hours, 15 mintues
Sussex County, New Jersey
855.923.8136
TheCrystalSpringsResort.com
TEAMBUILDING
action series seminars & leadership development
welcome
Located less than one hour from Manhattan and most points in northern and central New Jersey, Crystal Springs Resort is the ideal destination for your corporate event, meeting, golf outing, company picnic, family reunion, or catered affair. We host more than 600 successful events each year, and offer more than 100,000 square feet of flexible and unique meeting space, as well as luxurious accommodations. Enhance employee productivity by having your staff participate in our array of teambuilding activities and recreational choices. The following contains a brief description of some of our events with a starting price point for a minimum group size of 12. All programs can be customized to meet and exceed the needs of your group. Our staff will work with you every step of the way to ensure you have a successful event.
People Power Action Series Seminar PeoplePower© is an Action Series Seminar designed to promote practical strategies for effectively managing behavioral differences in today’s fast-paced work environment. This is a powerful assessment tool for management, sales, and maximizing team performance. This program allows participants to gain an understanding of their own behavioral styles, and those of their teammates. The takeaways from this program are flexible, easily integrated techniques and strategies that can help anyone who would benefit in working with others. $300+ per person
Vital Health and Wellness Action Series Seminar In these energizing morning sessions, participants will get a hands-on experience of how to maximize personal energy throughout their daily lives. Programs to improve wellness and energy management include: • Achieving life balance • Flexibility program • Healthy back program • Pilates and core
BreakThrough ACtion Series Seminar
• Energy breathing & walk
The Breakthrough Workshop is a process that develops professional and personal action steps to achieve peak performances in your personal and professional life. The workshop is designed to culminate by breaking through a wooden board, marking both a literal and metaphoric breakthrough to help you achieve your goals. This incredible seminar is not to be missed!
• Fitness for wellness These short morning sessions can also be provided as a standalone workshop. Vital Health energizers can also be incorporated into the daytime business meetings as a short break. $125+ per person
$150+ per person
Seeking True North Leadership Development Seminar Seeking True North Seminars are based upon the leadership development book True North, by co-authors Erick Erickson and Grand Dynamics President, Tim Walther. True North provides an experiential training platform for the modern-day leader to discover practical strategies for leading in today’s challenging workplace environment. Training modules can range from a four-hour seminar to a multi-day retreat. $250+ per person
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Thank you for all your help in planning our first annual Fun Squad meeting. Everything went perfectly and all participants loved Grand Cascades and had a wonderful time. The wine tour was extremely popular and the few that lasted for the fluorescent mini golf had a lot of laughs. Everyone is looking forward to returning next year. — Selective Insurance
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TEAMBUILDING ADVENTURES
teaming with gps Technology meets adventure when teams participate in a high-tech treasure hunt to collect specified items. Each team will be provided with a hand-held GPS unit that will be pre-programmed with vital coordinates of hidden components they must find (also known as caches). Utilizing team skills, two-way radios, GPS units and additional resources, each team will collaborate to find their caches. This program can take place onsite at the resort or on top of the mountain for a truly breathtaking experience. $100+ per person
Amazing Race Adventure Prepare to embark on an adventure that will allow participants to explore the area either by foot or other transportation. In small teams, participants will engage in several competitions where the objective is to locate race checkpoints, solve intricate team problems and/or challenges and then travel to the next checkpoint to do it all over again! Roadblocks, detours and cunning problem-solving challenges will take place throughout the adventure. Activities could include but are not limited to: Search & rescue, GPS navigation, fly fishing, experiential games, etc. $250+ per person
Mountain Hike – 2 Hours Take an invigorating hike with one of our certified personal trainers up to the top of the 1,500 ft. Hamburg Mountain and back down again. You will be rewarded with a beautiful view of the Vernon Valley. This hike is of moderate intensity. Please dress appropriately and bring a bottle of water. Weather permitting. Have an extra hour? Add a canoe trip on a mountaintop lake - $100 lifeguard fee. $35 per person
including onsite at one of our hotels or at a local point of interest. $50+ per person
TEAMBUILDING ADVENTURES
Photo Scavenger Hunt – 2 Hours
Murder Mystery
change of perspective
Using clues, teams will work together to locate items around the property. Once found, a team photograph will be taken with the item. Creative pictures are encouraged and rewarded. Each team will have to construct a poster at the end of the event that will be judged on creativity, the number of correct items identified and photographed.
It’s a secret world of corporate intrigue involving international spies, stolen formulas, covert deals, and undercover deception. Your group becomes part of the action, as foreign agents vie for the opportunity to obtain a valuable new formula from an internationally recognized research scientist (our actors who move the scripted story along). When the competition turns deadly, it’s up to your group to help solve the murder, find the formula and expose the killer.
In this program, teams are challenged to locate a variety of artistic creations and photographic snapshots which have been deliberately taken out of scale and normal perspective. While searching for photos, teams will also search for clues related to the site location of choice. Location: This program can take place in a variety of locations, including onsite at one of our hotels or at a local point of interest.
$35 per person
Ultimate Towner Obstacle Course Race Come and participate in a unique version of a mud run. The Ultimate Towner Obstacle Course Run includes: • Customized design for your regional destination • Your choice of obstacles from the menu of challenges • Focus on teams and teamwork to complete the course • Awards ceremonies following the event Pricing: Variable
$150+ per person plus food cost
charity bike build Armed with wrenches and enthusiasm, your teams race to construct the ultimate human-powered, no-gasoline-needed rocket known to many as a “children’s bicycle.” Teams will be faced with the challenge to assemble their “rockets” without any instructions while other teammates navigate entertaining, innovative puzzles and challenges to earn enough “money” to purchase that last crucial part needed to make their team’s bike the first produced.
FootGolf
$125+ per person plus bike cost
Experience the newest and most exciting crossover sport to hit the U.S. – FootGolf! FootGolf is two sports rolled into one, and is played by kicking a soccer ball (on a golf course) into an oversized hole to score – with rules similar to golf. FootGolf takes just 2 hours to play 18 holes, and the best part is, it can be enjoyed by all ages. FootGolf is perfect for a team Fundraiser Event or End-Of-TheSeason Party.
Pipeline
Starting at $40 per player (includes ball and cart)
Check out our website for FootGolf Rules at CrystalFootGolf.com. AMERICAN FOOTGOLF LEAGUE ACCREDITED
Basecamp Imagine a small team, equipped with a single headlamp, entering into a pitch-black conference room…the light shines into wafting clouds of mist and fog as participants search for scattered pieces of equipment located across the “mountain.” The feeling of rushing wind simulating mountain weather, plus the sound of 100 mile per hour winds are an experience not to be forgotten. $175+ per person
This program is an interactive team-builder that encourages all to work together. All teams will be designated with an 8’x 8’ area connected to one another. Each team must utilize the limited supplies provided to them (e.g., PVC, duct tape, stakes) to help deliver a small steel ball from one end of the room to the other. Hence, each team’s section of the pipeline must connect with the one before and after and so on. The metaphor of “delivering the product to the customer” is attached to this exciting and brain-teasing activity. $125+ per person
Corporate Pictionary This fun, competitive activity involves several rounds where one team member will be provided with a word (which can be either corporate jargon or company specific language) which they will then need to draw, act or sculpt out of putty for their team to guess. As the rounds progress, challenges will be incorporated such as drawing with your eyes closed or only being able to hum. A winner will be awarded based on the most correctly guessed words in the fastest amount of time. $35 per person
$50+ per person
Two Minutes for Teams Similar to “Minute to Win It”, come experience the new and improved: “Two Minutes for Teams!” These are short challenges that take place in six minute intervals per challenge. Two minutes will be dedicated to framing and planning, two minutes to execute, and two minutes to debrief. Each activity can be structured to focus on optimizing specific points and profit. $50+ per person
Team Expedition Team Expedition is a tried and true event that involves a variety of fun, challenging, team-oriented activities that can be offered either indoors or outdoors. Opportunities for participants to get to know each other on a personal level, share unique experiences, and discover new processes and solutions will flourish throughout this event. A popular initiative includes our ‘better, faster, cheaper’ framework which requires groups to interact with one another while sharing best practices. $125+ per person
Indoor/Outdoor Seasonal Sports Challenges Choices with a Coordinator: • Softball • Wallyball • Kickball • Horseshoes • Egg Toss / 3-Legged Race • Hula Hoop Contest • Ameba Race / Human Knot $35 per person
• Sand Volleyball • Dodge Ball • Frisbee Golf Toss / Sack Races • Tug-A-War Competition • Basket Shoot (Indoors only)
FOOD & BEVERAGE ACTIVITIES
FOOD & BEVERAGE ACTIVITIES
Farming with GPS
Chili Cook - off
Mixology Competition
The Wine Educator
Participants travel around the Resort with a GPS unit to collect ingredients for an appetizer. You can choose your own appetizer or stick with one of our favorites: guacamole or pico de gallo. After collecting all the ingredients, participants will be briefed by our chef on proper knife handling and tricks to enhance flavors. A judging panel will choose the winner.
Our team of chefs will guide your group in this unique culinary experience by providing the freshest, highest quality ingredients and hands-on assistance. Chef hats and aprons are provided to each participant. Each team will prepare its best bowl of chili for the judge, as well as a marketing pitch to convince the chef as to why its chili is the best. Ratings will be awarded based on color, aroma, consistency, taste and sales pitch. Each member of the winning team will receive a bottle of our private label wine.
‘Mix it up’ with mixology! In this contest, teams are challenged to create a signature cocktail using the provided beverages, plus a secret ingredient. Each station will include everything needed, with other ingredients available in the center of the room to share. Teams will be given the instructions and have 30 minutes to create and name their signature cocktail. Each team will be judged on team work, taste, creativity and originality.
Enjoy 1 ½ hours of wine tasting with artisan cheeses and breads, instruction, a guided tour and wine Q&A with one of our renowned sommeliers in our world-class 135,000+ bottle Wine Cellar. Learn about the top grape varietals, wine regions, styles of wine, and the basics of pairing wines with food.
$40+ per person
Blind Wine Tasting Game
$75+ per person (Specialized appetizers are subject to an additional fee)
Swing N’ Sip Sample and savor what the Resort is known for with this new series – top-rated golf and award-winning wine! This activity includes 45 minutes of instruction conducted by one of the golf professionals of the David Leadbetter Golf Academy, 3 holes of golf in scramble format on one of our spectacular Resort courses, wine sampling and an assortment of delicious hors d’oeuvres. $50 per person
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A quick note to say what a wonderful time we had at our meeting at Grand Cascades and Crystal Springs this week. The entire group was blown away with both the facilities and the food & beverage. The diversity of the meeting space, the state-of-the-art AV equipment coupled with the fantastic staff really made my job as the planner a breeze. I will make a point of recommending this property anytime we are looking for a NJ property. Given its proximity to our HQ, it’s a phenomenal facility that I can’t wait to book again. I’m determined to use that wine cellar! Great Job All — Ricoh Americas Corporation Around!!!!!
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$65 per person or $80 per person as a meal
Cupcake challenge A group favorite! Each team receives twenty cupcakes to decorate. Chef hats, aprons and towels are provided to each participant. Each of the tables will receive frosting, fondant and piping bags. A communal center table will contain additional condiments and a display container that will be used to decorate cupcakes in a way that represents the team, the company, or positions in the company. Teams will have one hour to use condiments, display vessel and cupcakes to form their finished product, and then present. Cupcakes will be judged on teamwork, creativity and originality. Bonus: At the end of 20-30 minutes, introduce a mystery ingredient, or special add-on to the event for more interest. $55 per person
Iron Chef Competition 1 Hour Preparation plus Lunch or Dinner Event Our own team of chefs will guide your group in this unique culinary experience with hands-on assistance. Chef hats and aprons are provided to each participant. A selection of the freshest and highest quality ingredients will be used, and each team will prepare a meal consisting of an appetizer, entrée and side dish to be judged based on presentation, taste, originality, best name and teamwork. Each member of the winning team will receive a bottle of our private label wine. Our kitchen will serve a delicious meal for all guests after the competition concludes. • Lunch Event $90 per person • Dinner Event $110 per person; $130 per person with wine pairing
“ ALL ABOVE CULINARY EVENTS ARE SUBJECT TO: • Set-up fee: $250-$500 • Alcoholic beverages are not included (unless wine pairing is ordered) • The Wine Educator cannot be offered on Saturdays Please note that food and beverage will have 21% Service Charge and 7% NJ Sales Tax added on.
Your location was very well received and well liked. Everyone was happy with the proximity to NYC and Newark and the beauty of the area and the resort. Quite a few people expressed a desire to come back for a future event. The large majority of the staff was very nice and accommodating. Over all it was a very successful meeting. — IRUI
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$65 per person
Test your knowledge of wine with a blind wine tasting facilitated by our sommelier. Guests will be broken up into groups and sample two different wines (a red and a white). The wine bottle will be placed in a brown bag to conceal the label and bottle shape. Guests will have 15 minutes to guess the continent, country, region, grape and year of each wine. After the game, enjoy a tour of our world-class Wine Cellar. $45 per person - Minimum of 12; Maximum of 50 Add cheese and crackers for an additional $9.95 per person Combine The Wine Educator with Blind Wine Tasting Game for only $95 per person
Farm to Table Teambuilding Activity 3-4 hours At Crystal Springs Resort, we put an emphasis on Farm-to-Table dining. Now, your team will have the opportunity to become the chef, harvesting ingredients from our local farm and turning them into a feast. First, the group will meet with one of our esteemed chefs for a quick discussion about the activity. Then, a quick 5-minute shuttle will transport participants to a local farm for a brief orientation. The group will then go into the field and harvest ingredients for their assigned dish with assistance from the farmer and chef. Once all ingredients are harvested, the group will return to the Chef ’s Garden to prepare their dishes. After one hour, each group will present and explain the dish prepared to the group, followed by all the dishes served as a fresh farm-to-table meal. $195 per person - Minimum of 12; Maximum of 20 Availability: 2nd week in July through 3rd week in September (weather permitting)
ZOOM ZIPLINES
Zipline Adventure Tour – 2 hours 4 dual ziplines, 1 suspension bridge, Unimog Ride… all within a 2 hour tour! Zoom Ziplines Adventure Tour is a great outdoor adventure for all occasions – whether you are looking to relax and enjoy nature, or if you are looking to conquer your fear of heights. This tour is comprised of a series of 4 dual ziplines. Guests are able to race side-by-side as they soar out over the trees and zoom over the mountain lakes. Each departing tour will have two very knowledgeable and highly trained guides that will inform you about the local area and the art of ziplining. You will begin your tour with a short ride on the “Trainer Line,” which is roughly 200 feet in length and will give you a good overall feel for ziplining before you are transported to the top of the mountain for the 3 main ziplines. Here you will soar on a series of 3 side-by-side ziplines ranging in distance from 750-1500 feet and reaching up to 200 feet above the mountain lakes. Towards the end of the zipline tour, guests will cross a 200 foot suspension bridge, which crosses over the mountain lake – leading to an open clearing where you will hop on board the Zoom Ziplines customized Unimog. The Zoom Ziplines Unimog (Universal-Motor-Gerat: German word for machine) is a large open-aired recreational vehicle that easily transports guests back to the top of the mountain.
(For Groups of 10 or more): Non-Peak (Weekday Tours) Adults $59.99 per person; Junior (13 & under) $44.99 per person; Senior (65+) $44.99 per person Peak Rates (Weekends/Holidays) Adults $71.99 per person; Junior (13 & under) $53.99 per person; Senior (65+) $53.99 per person
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Guests must weigh between 60 - 270lbs and be over 48” in height in order to participate. Anyone under 18 years of age must have an adult co-sign a waiver. Guests must be able to walk unassisted, as some trail walking is included. For your safety, all participants should be in good health, free from high blood pressure, heart, neck, or back problems, motion sickness, dizziness or other conditions that may be aggravated by this adventure. Normal operation of this ride may be hazardous to expectant mothers.
Winter Activities
Slalom Sled Team Race Competition
Search and Rescue
This event is a blast! Teams gather at the race course to design and build their own sled with miscellaneous items and some extra “bling” to decorate with. Up to two riders and a team of human power ‘mushers’ pull the team sled as teams weave their way through a slalom course. This event includes permits, private space at the golf course, all sled supplies, judges and timers.
Someone has been buried under several feet of snow from an avalanche and your job as a team is to rescue the victim. Participants will be taught how to use avalanche beacons and probing poles, and be shown how the ski patrol organizes their rescue efforts. This event can stand alone or be a great add-on to the Teaming with GPS or Amazing Race Adventure.
$75+ per person
$150+ per person
Snowshoe Race Participants will follow an obstacle relay course on snowshoes and race against other teams. Along the way, there will be various winter activities each member of the team will have to complete. The first team to get everyone from their team through the obstacle course will win the challenge. Pricing: $50+ per person
Winter Olympics Go for the Gold as teams compete in a series of fun winter activities. These could include: • Snow sculpting • Ice carving • Broom ball • Ice skating contest • Skiing or snow tubing $75+ per person
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Our Celebration of Champions event was a memorable experience for our Champions, guests, and leaders due to the world class service, spectacular amenities, and culinary meals provided by Crystal Springs Resort team. Everyone was dedicated to ensure the guest experience exceeded — Raymour & Flanigan our expectations.
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CASINO NIGHT
Casino game night
MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS
Tim Walther
Stu Mittleman
Stephen Koch
Tim Walther, an expert in applied business psychology and experiential learning, is the President and visionary leader of Grand Dynamics International. If you are looking for a speaker that will follow a boring outline, Tim is NOT for you. Tim’s Breakout and Keynote speeches include: The Spirit of Mokwai; Thailand Tsunami; Leadership that Gets Results; and Seeking True North. Tim specializes in delivering adventure-based teambuilding events, action seminars and customized experiential learning programs for groups of all sizes.
Stu Mittleman, one of the world’s most respected and successful fitness educators and endurance athletes, brings his ultra-marathon experiences to the stage in a way that few people can. Stu’s phenomenal career of three decades has included ultra distance running, performance training for peak athletes, speaking, writing, and most notably, a 56-day run across the United States.
Stephen is a motivational speaker who loves sharing his tales of adventure and survival from his trips in the Tetons and beyond. He is a climber, snowboarder and mountain guide and a pioneer in the field of Snowboard Mountaineering. His list of alpine ascents and descents include some of the most notable firsts anywhere in the world. He is the first person to snowboard the Grand Teton and all the major Teton Peaks. Stephen is the first and only person to snowboard on all Seven Summits, the highest peak on each continent.
$650
Robyn Benincasa
Erick Erickson
JOSH MORRIS
$800
Two-time World Champion Eco-Challenge Adventure Racer and San Diego Firefighter Robyn Benincasa knows a thing or two about creating Human Synergy, or as Robyn puts it, “that magic that allows groups of ordinary people to accomplish extraordinary things together.” For the past 15 years, she and her teammates have studied Extreme Teamwork in the most unique and compelling classroom on earth: The jungles of Borneo, the Himalayan peaks of Tibet, the rivers of Fiji, the rainforests of Ecuador, and the epic brush fires of Southern California.
Erick Erickson is the founder of Erick Erickson International. He specializes in inspirational coaching for individuals and teams on personal and corporate levels. Almost two decades ago Erick decided he wanted to “build people instead of buildings.” Although Erick still maintains his construction company, his focus is on people development. He has more than twenty years of business management and human resource development experience.
players
tables
cost
25
3
$1,700
50
4
$2,100
75
5
$2,500
100
7
$3,500
Table configuration is estimated and may be modified to suit needs and requests. Price is also estimated and will be appropriately adjusted when table configuration is confirmed.
125
8
$3,900
150
9
$4,300
Number of players is underestimated to suit comfort - an extra player or two at any table can be accommodated.
175
10
$4,700
200
12
$5,700
table type
tables
cost
Black Jack
6
$450
Let It Ride
6
$450
3 Card Poker
6
$450
Money Wheel
7
$450
Texas Hold ‘em
10
$450
Roulette
7
12’ Craps
16
Come out and test your luck for a chance to win and make new friends. You’re invited to join the fun and bright lights of the Vegas Strip…only in New Jersey! Try your hand at Black Jack, Roulette, Craps, Money Wheel, Let It Ride and Texas Hold ‘Em! Customized funny money with corporate logos can be provided at an additional cost.
Texas Hold’em Poker is the only game which requires chairs. The other games are stand up. Chairs and stools are available as needed.
Included in costs Accessories: Casino style chips, dice, and cards at each table. Staff: Dealers at each table for the duration of the event. This includes relief dealers for breaks, and assistance with the flow of the event. Casino Manager: To coordinate and make sure the event runs smoothly. Dealer Dress Code: Formal – Black tuxedo, white shirt and bow tie Casual Formal – White tuxedo shirt with black vests and bow tie Casual – Black dress slacks, shoes and polo shirt DJ / MC available up to 3 hours: Inquire for pricing
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We had a wonderful time at our off-site. Thanks to you and your professional staff, we had without a doubt the smoothest, most enjoyable offsite in memory...I would not hesitate to recommend Crystal — Novo Springs to anyone planning a large event.
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Josh Morris is the director of Grand Dynamics International in Asia and the founder and director of Chiang Mai Rock Climbing Adventures. A graduate of Princeton University, Josh has spent the last seven years working in Thailand. During that time he helped to establish Chiang Mai as an internationally-renowned rock climbing destination. Josh’s hard work and commitment has helped to foster a strong rock climbing community which includes two Thai National Team members and a medal winner at the recent Asian Indoor Games. Josh is an experienced leader and motivator.
