Outward Bound (OB) backpacking and Nordic ski programs aim to integrate humanistic goals (i.e., personal awareness and understanding and compassion for others) with the school's curriculum. Program goals fall in three areas--personal, group, and academic. In designing a successful course which will achieve the goals, there are several phases, all equally important: planning, student involvement, classroom preparation, connecting experience, and follow-up or evaluation. Following these phases, this guide presents ideas to aid teachers in designing and carrying out their own OB programs. Covered are: teachers' role and responsibilities; fund raising; food planning; students' projects; suggested activities in geology, ecology, weather, map and compass, human history, and creative writing and art; activities during the course--introduction games, group journals, environmental awareness exercises, group experiences, values clarification, poetry, stories, readings, and personal interviews; and course evaluation. Appendices include: an OB short school program proposal form, time line chart, backpacking and short ski program models, sample menus, insulation and chill factor charts, common animal tracks, first aid kit and clothing lists, a general bibliography of ski touring literature, rules for preventing hypothermia and for avoiding and surviving snow avalanches, and a ski touring program evaluation form. (NQ)