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Greetings,
Good news, it looks like we will have a more regular ski season this year than last with fewer restrictions allowing us to resume operation. We will be offering bus day trips and a week long trip this year as well as SkiMax ticket sales which Tremblant is once again offering to ski clubs, Gatineau pass sales and more.
The ski club registration system is available to purchase club memberships and SkiMax tickets. More items to purchase or sign up for will be added as soon as they become available.
With the relaxing of Covid restrictions, we will be offering our day long bus trips again. The following trips are planned:
See the trips page for more details.
SkiMax ticket sales will be different this year in that the club will not be handing physical tickets anymore. For sales, you will be directed to the Tremblant online ticket sales website to purchase your tickets. You will be supplied with a discount code witch will give you a 38% savings over regular ticket prices if purchased before October 26th, and a 34% saving if purchased before December 7th. You will pickup your tickets at customer service at Tremblant instead of having to collect them from us at a distribution event, which should be much more convenient for you. In previous years we had to add credit card and e-commerce system surcharges to the ticket price, so as the club is not having to handle the money for the tickets this year means you get to save those charges for even more savings. One final note about the tickets: in previous years the tickets did not have any blackout days, unfortunately Tremblant has decided to have a Christmas blackout period for SkiMax this year, which will be from December 27 till Jan 02.
The Bytown Ski Club has returned from a hiatus and finalized plans to offer members a week-long ski and boarder group package to Big White British Columbia this coming winter. We have reserved thirty hotel and air spots for participants of this ski week from Saturday January 29 through Saturday February 5, 2022. Registration for this trip starts Sept 27th.
In light of the pandemic situation, skiers and the Club have opted to depart from the successful European offering of recent years to stay in Canada this winter. To promote the safety of our members, we will entertain registration for this group trip only from people that will have obtained their double vaccination prior to the trip departure.
For more details, please see our Trips page.
Want to provide input into club plans and activities? Join us at out online ski club AGM — all are welcome. Tentative date is set at October 25th at 7pm. Online meeting details forthcoming! Help us meet the needs of our members.
what can we say…. this club cannot run without volunteers. Please contact us by email if you can help out in any way. We are looking for someone familiar with WordPress to look after updating our website as well as new ideas — big and small. It’s always nice to have some new thoughts into the group!!.
Hello skiers! Due to Covid-19 restrictions this year, the ski club will only be able to offer a restricted program of events.
That being said, winter is still coming. Our club still has discounts available on Gatineau Ski Passes, and lift pass discounts at Calabogie and Pakenham. We also have many local sports stores offering us discounts. Discounts are again available at Trailhead, Bushtuka, Fresh Air, Play it Again, and Kunstadt.
Your $6 membership fee this year will help us stay viable and ready to bring back all the fun when we are allowed to. In addition we are brainstorming various Covid friendly events. Log into the Member Zone to sign up!
Gatineau Ski/Snowshoe Passes: Exclusive club pricing is available to us until November 22nd at midnight. Prices include taxes but not shipping. Members save up to $48 off the regular ski pass price. Our discount pricing is as follows.
We also receive discount pricing for the snowshoe and biking only pass. All pricing details are available on our Cross-Country page.
Annual General Meeting (AGM): Want to provide input into club plans and activities? Join us at out online ski club AGM — all are welcome. Tentative date is set at November 18th at 7pm. Online meeting details forthcoming! Help us meet the needs of our members.
Ski Max Tickets: Anyone with Ski Max tickets that couldn’t be used from last year can use them this year any time up to April 18th 2021. They are still direct to lift with no reservation required.
Volunteers: what can we say…. this club cannot run without volunteers. Please contact us by email if you can help out in any way. We are looking for a new treasurer as well as new ideas — big and small. It’s always nice to have some new thoughts into the group!!.
Tremblant has decided not to offer SkiMax tickets for sale this year, so we will not be selling them. Hopefully we will be able to sell them next year. Please note that if you have any tickets left over from last year, they will be valid all season this year. Remember to check the Tremblant website to get information on how to plan your ski trip as Covid restrictions will be in effect this winter.
Greetings,
Unfortunately this year due to Covid-19 restrictions, the ski club will only be offering a restricted program of events this year.
We are however busy thinking up some new fun activities that we can organize for our members, both on alpine and cross country terrain, that can be done observing social distancing rules. Stay tuned for details to follow soon.
With the current advisories on social distancing, we are cancelling the Titus mountain self-drive trip and the April Tremblant trip.
The third annual Bytown Ski Week to St. Anton, Austria was a great experience! Read Don’s trip report on the 2020 Austria trip page.
A couple of destinations under consideration for next year are Mayrhofen, Austria, and Morzine, France (Portes du Soleil). We hope you will join us in 2021 on the next European ski adventure!
Edelweiss ski meet up this Sunday — Come join us for another casual ski day and social get together at Edelweiss this Sunday afternoon, March 8. Join in for some social ski time at 10 am or just join in for snacks in the afternoon at 2 pm.
Meet at 10 am in front of the main lodge (look for Glen in a yellow scarf). Meet at the bar in the lodge at 2 pm and we’ll have free snacks and hot cocoa for you.
Log into the Member Zone to register for the Edelweiss discount code which can be used online to save on lift tickets.
For any questions, please email us.
Tremblant day trips: March 15 and April 5 — We have a couple of day trips coming up on March 15th and April 5th. Come out for some great skiing at Tremblant. If you don’t ski or snowboard, we have a bus only option where you can enjoy the village, do some cross country skiing, snow shoeing, shopping or hit up the new water park Brind’O Aquaclub.
Bus leaves 6:15am from the Bells Corners Loblaws and we also do a pickup at the Loblaws on Isabella at 6:30am if requested. Log into the Member Zone to sign up now.
Trip departure location and times are located on our trips info page, and are also in the receipt that you received when you purchased the trip.
Discount at Microtel Inn & Suites Mont-Tremblant — Microtel Hotels has offered club members a 15% discount on their Best Available Rate for the season (blackout dates may apply). This pet-friendly hotel also provides free hot breakfasts, a shuttle to the hill, hot tub and pool, and more! The inn is just beside the Tim Hortons and McDonalds as you turn off of the highway to go to Tremblant.
Log into the Member Zone to register for the discount. All details will be in the receipt that is sent to you after you complete your signup.
Titus Mountain: self-drive trip on March 21, 2020 — Located only two hours from Ottawa, Titus Mountain Resort outside Malone, New York in the Adirondacks was voted “Voted #2 family-friendly resort” and “#2 best overall resort” in North America. Drive yourself down for the day or stay overnight at the Malone Holiday Inn Express hotel, which accepts Canadian cash at par for hotel rooms.
There are couple of seats available in one of the club executives car for this event. Please contact us if you are interested in sharing a ride.
On Saturday, meet Lauralea, Glen, and Don in the morning and get 2-for-1 vouchers for lift tickets. You can also sign up to participate in the poker run to collect cards around the mountain. At 5 pm we will host an après-ski social in the main lodge. See the 2020 Titus Mountain trip page for more details, including registering in advance.
Titus Mountain: self-drive trip on March 21, 2020 — Located only two hours from Ottawa, Titus Mountain Resort outside Malone, New York in the Adirondacks was voted “Voted #2 family-friendly resort” and “#2 best overall resort” in North America. Drive down for the day or stay overnight at the Malone Holiday Inn Express hotel, which accepts Canadian cash at par for hotel rooms.
On Saturday, meet Lauralea, Glen, and Don in the morning and get 2-for-1 vouchers for lift tickets. You can also sign up to participate in the poker run to collect cards around the mountain. At 5 pm we will host an après-ski social in the main lodge. See the 2020 Titus Mountain trip page for more details, including registering in advance.
Camp Fortune ski meet up this Sunday — Come join us for another casual ski day and social get together at Camp Fortune this Sunday afternoon, February 9. This event is free and open to all, and we’ll have nachos and hot cocoa at the end of the day. Meet at 11 am in front of the chalet (look for Glen in a yellow scarf). Enjoy the slopes for the rest of the day and meet from 3 pm to 5 pm in the bar for free snacks and hot cocoa (table reserved under “Bytown Ski Club”).
Discount at Microtel Inn & Suites Mont-Tremblant — Microtel Hotels has offered club members a 15% discount on their Best Available Rate for the season (blackout dates may apply). This pet friendly hotel also provides free hot breakfasts, a shuttle to the hill, hot tub and pool, and more! The inn is just beside the Tim Hortons and McDonalds as you turn off of the highway to go to Tremblant.
Log into the Member Zone to register for the discount. All details will be in the receipt that is sent to you after you complete your signup.
Tremblant tickets — We are SOLD OUT of tickets. If you have extra tickets to sell, or would like to purchase tickets, please email us and we’ll coordinate buyers and sellers. So far we have NO sellers and quite a few interested buyers.
Mont Tremblant on Friday February 14 — trip is confimred to GO! We have currently 34 participants signed up to the trip with a maximum capacity of 56 persons on the bus. If you are interested in joining, please register now in the Member Zone.
If you don’t ski or snowboard, we have a bus only option where you can enjoy the village, do some cross country skiing, snow shoeing, shopping or hit up the new water park Brind’O Aquaclub.
Pick up locations will be at Bells Corners (Loblaws Bells Corners South-West parking lot) at 6:15am and Ottawa Downtown (Loblaws on Isabella, North-West parking lot) at 6:30am.
The next trip is to Mont Sutton in the Quebec Eastern Townships. It will be another awesome ski trip! Put this in your calendar and invite your friends and families to join us. See the Trips page for information on all trips, including prices, and sign up in the Member Zone.
Mont Tremblant on Friday, January 24 — trip is confirmed to GO! Come join us for a fabulous day of skiing on Friday. The weather won’t be bitterly cold, they’ve had recent snow and it’s a day off for the elementary kids!
If you don’t ski, we have a bus only option where you can enjoy the village, do some cross country skiing, snow shoeing, shopping or hit up the new water park Brind’O Aquaclub.
Bus leaves 6:15am from the Bells Corners Loblaws and we also do a pickup at the Loblaws on Isabella at 6:30am if requested. There are lots of seats still available! Sign up now in the Member Zone for this or any of our upcoming trips. The next two planned trips are to Tremblant on February 14 and Mount Sutton on March 1.