Email delivery issues ** PLEASE READ ** 📌

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Important info regarding club emails

Some service providers as Sympatico and Videotron have blocked emails sent from our bytownskiclub.ca domain. You should be seeing regular emails with the same content as the updates posted on this web site. If you are not, please do the following:

  • Check if your email settings are turned on: Log into the Member Zone, select Profile on the left-hand side menu and click on Edit my Profile. Your email setting is near the bottom on the right hand side.
  • Contact your service provider to ask them to allow our emails to be delivered.

Trips now open for registration; Titus Mountain self-drive trip Feb 8-10, 2019

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Tremblant Day Trips Now Online! – Now that we have some snow, it’s time to gear up for some great skiing!

Our day trips include bus transportation and lift pass, optional rentals available. Our all inclusive pricing is cheaper than purchasing just lift ticket at the hill. For those who want to cross country or to spend the day at Tremblant enjoying La Source or the village, we have a bus only option available for $36. Why drive when we can do that for you! Prices start at $99 for adults, $94 for seniors, $79 for kids/students.

Trip dates are:

  • Friday January 25: PD day for both Public and Catholic elementary students
  • Friday February 15: PD day for both Public and Catholic elementary students
  • Sunday March 24
  • Sunday April 7th

Log into the Member Zone to register. We need participants to ensure that the trips will proceed, so sign up today!

Titus Mountain – Mark the weekend of February 8-10, 2019 on your calendar!

This is a self drive trip down to Titus Mountain Resort in the Adirondacks. Located only two hours from Ottawa, this resort outside Malone New York was voted number one family resort in America last year. They have 50 runs, 1200′ vertical, night skiing and a great tubing park.

Bytown Ski Club has arranged preferential pricing at a nearby hotel that includes breakfast, for either Friday and/or Saturday nights.

Alternatively, just drive down for the day and join your club friends. On Saturday, Lauralea Lemay, Don Singer and some Executive members will be hosting an après-ski social in the main lodge. See the 2019 Titus Mountain trip page for more details, including registering.

Ski Max Tickets – Online sales for Tremblant tickets continue. Tickets are $71.92 – this includes all taxes. Regular adult ticket office price is $105.40 and even higher over the March break period. There are NO BLACKOUT periods on these discount direct to lift single day adult passes. Prices include all taxes. They are transferable so you can give them to your friends and relatives too.

We have limited tickets left, if you want tickets do not wait! Sign in to the Member Zone to purchase SkiMax tickets. As of January 10, there are 29 tickets available.

Skiers looking for rides and other Skiers! – We have a member who is looking for a ride to Camp Fortune for lessons on Thursday nights. If you are willing to provide a lift to a member in need, please email us.

Also we have members who are looking for a weekly meet up to go skiing on Friday nights, Saturday or Sundays.

*** If you are interested please email us. Please state if you are interested in downhill or cross country, and if you are a driver and can provide a ride etc. The club will do it best to match up people for ride sharing.

Memberships – Memberships are available online for $11. Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system. Select Receipts from the left hand menu. Detailed instructions can be found on the Membership page.

Grade 4 and 5 Ski Canada Snowpass – Do you have kids in grade 4 and 5? You might be interested in the Ski Canada Snowpass. The pass offers free lift passes for your grade 4 or 5‘er. Some hills require a participating adult to purchase a ticket as well, but not all hills. Please see the Ski Canada web site for details.

Participating local hills are: Calabogie, Packenham, Camp Fortune, Mont Cascades, Edelweiss, Mont Sainte Marie and Tremblant.

Edelweiss and Les Sommets Discount code – Discount pricing for day passes available all season. Save $11 for Ages 13+ and save $6 for Ages 7-12

The discount code is good for Edelweiss ski hill and also St Sauveur, Avila, Morin Heights, Gabriel and Olympia.

Membership price increasing; Ski Max sales; Ski Canada Snowpass; Kundstadt ski leasing; and more

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Memberships – Membership fees for Adults go up to $11 on Dec 1st.   Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system. Select Receipts from the left hand menu. Detailed instructions can be found on the “Membership” page.

Ski Max Tickets – Online sales for Tremblant tickets continue.  Tickets are $71.92.  Regular adult ticket office price is $105.40 and even higher over Christmas and March break periods.  There are NO BLACKOUT periods on these discount direct to lift single day adult passes. Prices include all taxes. They are transferable so you can give them to your friends an relatives too.  We will be placing our LAST order of the season in the first week of December.  If you want tickets, now is the time to order.

Grade 4 and 5 Ski Canada Snowpass – Do you have kids in grade 4 and 5?  You might be interested in the Ski Canada Snowpass.  The pass offers free lift passes for your grade 4 or 5‘er.  Some hills require a participating adult to purchase a ticket as well, but not all hills.  Please see their website for all the details: https://www.skicanada.org/grade-4-5-snowpass

Participating local hills are: Calabogie, Packenham, Camp Fortune, Mont Cascades, Edelweiss, Mont Sainte Marie and Tremblant.

Edelweiss and Les Sommets Discount code – Discounts for season passes at the St. Sauveur valley resorts are available until Dec 15th and discounts on daily lift passes are available all season. The discount code is good for Edelweiss ski hill and also St Sauveur, Avila, Morin Heights, Gabriel and Olympia. Last Date to use the code for seasons passes is Dec 15th.

Seasons Passes

  • Ages 13+ season pass $329 – Save $70
  • Ages 7-12 season pass $229 – Save $40
  • Night seasons pass $99 – Save $50

Discount pricing for day passes available all season.  Save $11 for Ages 13+ and save $6 for Ages 7-12

Lessons – Mont Cascade – Calabogie – Packenham

Mont Cascades – Mont Cascades offers us 30% off regular FULL DAY lift tickets; 20% off equipment daily rental; 20% off GROUP weekend lessons (Tots group, Kids Camp, White Days Adult).  You must show your Bytown Ski Club membership card to get the discounts.

Calabogie – Offering 20% off Lessons 20% discount only available on lift tickets

Pakenham – Deals on lessons, lockers, lift passes.

For details, see the “Hill discounts” page.

Kunstadt Ski Leasing – SPECIAL LIMITED TIME PRICING! Now is the best time to lease a pair of skis for the season. This price won’t last long, so make your way to your closest Kunstadt Sports and lease some skis soon!
Adult Ski Package
Ski length = 141 cm or longer  – $180
Junior Ski Package
Ski Length = 140 cm or less – $100

Passes, tickets, discounts: get them now!

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Lessons – Vorlage – Mont Cascade – Edelweiss – Our Camp Fortune lesson registration is now closed, but not to worry we still have discounts available for lessons and lift passes for Vorlage, Edelweiss (passes only) and Mont Cascades.

Purchase these 0 dollar products for Vorlage and Edelweiss and our volunteer will email you the link and unlock code to the discounts!!!

Vorlage – Discounts on lessons and lift passes at Ski Vorlage:

  • 15% discount on regular rate for weekend lesson packages for adults, and kids ages 4-12.
  • 20% discount on day lift passes – minimum purchase of 2, maximum purchase of 8.

Last Date to use the discount code is November 26th.

Edelweiss & more – Discounts at St Sauveur valley resorts on seasons passes until Dec 15th and discounts on daily lift passes all season.

The discount code is good for Edelweiss ski hill and also St Sauveur, Avila, Morin Heights, Gabriel and Olympia. Last Date to use the code for seasons passes is Dec 15th.

Edelweiss season passes:

  • Ages 13+ season pass $329 – Save $70
  • Ages 7-12 season pass $229 – Save $40
  • Night seasons pass $99 – Save $50

Discount pricing for day passes available all season.  Save $11 for Ages 13+ and save $6 for Ages 7-12

Mont Cascades – Mont Cascades discounts includes 30% off regular FULL DAY lift tickets; 20% off equipment daily rental; 20% off GROUP weekend lessons (Tots group, Kids Camp, White Days Adult).  You must show your Bytown Ski Club membership card to get the discounts.

Pakenham – Deals on lessons and lift passes

Bushtukah Discount Night – Coming up on Saturday November 10th from 9-6pm at both Bushtukah locations.

Members save 25% off of regularly priced clothing and footwear, 20% off of all regularly priced gear and accessories, and 10% of all smart trainers, bikes and electronics.

Gatineau Ski/Snowshow/Biking Passes – Gatineau passes are now available for sale!  Our prices include taxes but not shipping of $2.50.

  • Adults $152
  • Students/Seniors $95
  • Teens $84
  • Children 12 and under are FREE

Ski Max Tickets – Online sales for Tremblant tickets continue.  Tickets are $71.92.  Regular adult ticket office price is $105.40 and even higher over Christmas and March break periods.  There are NO BLACKOUT periods on these discount direct to lift single day adult passes. Prices include all taxes. They are transferable so you can give them to your friends an relatives too.

Camp Fortune Passes – Purchase this 0 dollar product and our volunteer will email you the link and unlock code to purchase one of the Limited Camp Fortune seasons passes!!!  Code expires on Camp Fortune Website at Midnight on Nov 30th.   Three options are available:

  • weekday pass – Save $40
  • weeknight pass – Save $50
  • almost anytime pass – Save $80

Membership Cards – Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system. Select Receipts from the left hand menu. See the “Membership” page for more details.

Discounts – We have some great partner businesses!  Check out our store discounts and hill discounts pages for more details.

Volunteers – We are always looking for volunteers. Specifically, we could use some help with the following:

Trip Primes – Someone to ride the bus and purchase tickets and be the responsible adult. Ensure that everyone has a good time. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use more volunteers. **

Email us (Please and Thank You!)

Camp Fortune; Tremblant Ski Max; Lessons; Trips

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Camp Fortune lessons – Camp Fortune lessons are now live!!  Don’t wait and miss out on this opportunity to save.  Please note that our prices include taxes, so yes we are even cheaper than registering directly on the Camp Fortune website.  Log into the Member Zone to check out all the options. Camp Fortune is also hosting an open house on November 4th starting at 10am.  Check them out!

Camp Fortune Passes – Purchase this 0 dollar product and our volunteer will email you the link and unlock code to purchase one of the Limited Camp Fortune seasons passes!!!  *** Requires a Bytown Ski Club Membership. Code expires on Camp Fortune Website at Midnight on Nov 30th.   Three options are available:

  • weekday pass – Save $40
  • weeknight pass – Save $50
  • almost anytime pass – Save $80

** Note, once registered you will be sent the registration password and information separately by our volunteer.  Code will be sent out on November 1st and after that, once per week.  Please allow a week for this to occur.

Tremblant Ski Max Tickets – Online sales for Tremblant tickets are now open.  Tickets are $69.30 until October 26th, after that time the price rises to $71.92.  Regular adult ticket office price is $105.40 and even higher over Christmas and March break periods.  There are NO BLACKOUT periods on these discount direct to lift single day adult passes. Prices include all taxes. They are transferable so you can give them to your friends and relatives too. Tickets ordered in October will be available for pickup in early November. Ticket purchasers will be notified by email when and where to pick their tickets up when they are available.

Lessons – Don’t want to brave the crowds at Camp Fortune?  Calabogie and Mont Cascades both offer 20% off of their weekend lesson packages.  Vorlage offers 15% until November 26th.

Gatineau Passes – We will be offering discount Gatineau passes again this year. Our volunteer is waiting to receive our discount code, hasn’t happened yet.  They will be for sale in the near future. Please stand by!!

Austria – Austria Ski Week January 18-26 2019 – this trip is a go!!!

There are still flights and a few single and double rooms available for this fantastic week long trip. This all-inclusive package (double room) per person is only $2829! Deadline for booking is October 24. Don’t miss out on this great oppourtunity to ski the Austrian Alps.

See our Austria 2019 page or the Touringhouse web site for more information. Reserve your spot now by phone (Touringhouse: 613-741-2942), email, or Trip Leader Don Singer directly at 613-716-4494.

More information will be available at the Bytown Ski Club booth at the Ottawa Ski Show October 20 and 21 at the EY Centre.

Trips – Our proposed dates for this years trips are:

  • Tremblant Friday January 25th (PD day for both public and Catholic elementary kids)
  • Tremblant Friday February 15th (PD day for both public and Catholic elementary kids)
  • Tremblant Sunday March 10th
  • Whiteface Sunday March 31st
  • Tremblant Sunday April 7th

Trip registration will be open at the end of December.

Membership Cards – Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system. Select Receipts from the left hand menu. Detailed instructions can be found on the Membership page.

Volunteers – We are always looking for volunteers. Specifically, we could use some help with the following:

Ski Show Helpers – Ottawa Ski Show October 20, 21st.  Setup and manning our booth. Talk to possible new members and enjoy the ski show atmosphere. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Trip Primes – Someone to ride the bus and purchase tickets and be the responsible adult. Ensure that everyone has a good time. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Email us to volunteer (Please and Thank You!)

Tremblant Ski Max sales ending; Annual General Meeting; and more

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Cheque Sales for Tremblant Ski Max tickets ends tomorrow – The cheapest prices are available now if you pay by cheque.  Cheque sales end tomorrow.  The good news is that online credit card sales for tickets and memberships will then begin. Yay!

Annual General Meeting – Join us on Monday October 15th at 7pm at the Coldwell Banker office at 1749 Woodward Drive.  Would you like to volunteer??  Now is a good time to join us for an overview of the club financials and to provide input into what the club plans for this season.  All are welcome.  Please come and provide some input into the programs so we can meet the needs of our members.

Lessons – Camp Fortune lessons are almost setup on our online registration site. An email will go out when they are ready. Vorlage will be providing us more information and details this weekend.

Gatineau Passes – We will be offering discount Gatineau passes again this year. Our volunteer is in contact with them and they will be for sale in the near future. Please stand by!!

Membership Cards – Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system. Select Receipts from the left hand menu. Detailed instructions can be found attached or on our club website under Membership.

Volunteers – We are always looking for volunteers. Specifically, we could use some help with the following:

Discount prime – would require phone calls to existing businesses to ensure that we can continue to receive our discounts. Approx time required – 3 hours.  More if you want to solicit more businesses. ** Still need someone to help with this **

Ski Show Helpers – Ottawa Ski Show October 20, 21st.  Setup and manning our booth. Talk to possible new members and enjoy the ski show atmosphere. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Ticket Distribution – We need help packing and distributing our tickets.  ** Still hoping for a helper or two for this. **

Trip Primes – Someone to ride the bus and purchase tickets and be the responsible adult. Ensure that everyone has a good time. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Email us to volunteer (Please and Thank You!)

Annual General Meeting; Tremblant Ski Max; Fortune lessons; and more

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Annual General Meeting – Join us on Monday October 15th at 7pm at the Coldwell Banker office at 1749 Woodward Drive.  Would you like to volunteer??  Now is a good time to join us for an overview of the club financials and to provide input into what the club plans for this season.  All are welcome.  Please come and provide some input into the programs so we can meet the needs of our members.

Tremblant Ski Max lift tickets – Now at the cheapest price of the season when you pay by cheque – we do not have internet money transfer available and credit card sales will soon be available.  At $67.65 each you are saving 41% from the regular ticket adult price of $117.24, even more of a saving over Christmas and March break periods – there are NO BLACKOUT periods. Prices include all taxes.

** DON’T PROCRASTINATE on this ** log into your account in the Member Zone.

Camp Fortune Lessons – As soon as cheque sales for Ski Max tickets end, discounted Camp Fortune Lessons will begin.  The pricing includes taxes, so YES it is still cheaper for you to purchase your lessons through us.  The Camp Fortune website prices do not include the taxes.  An email will come out when they become available.  We do know that Camp Fortune requires our sales to END on Oct 19th.

Austria – Austria Ski Week January 18-26 2019 – this trip is a go!!!

There are still flights and a few single and double rooms available for this fantastic week long trip. This all-inclusive package (double room) per person is only $2829! Deadline for booking is October 24. Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to ski the Austrian Alps.

See the Touringhouse web site  for more information. Reserve your spot now by phone (Touringhouse: 613-741-2942), email, or Trip Leader Don Singer directly at 613-716-4494.

More information will be available at the Bytown Ski Club booth at the Ottawa Ski Show October 20 and 21 at the EY Centre.

Membership Cards – Membership cards are printed directly from your purchase receipt on the registration system.  Select Receipts from the left hand menu. Detailed instructions can be found on our “Membership” page.

Volunteers – We are always looking for volunteers. Specifically, we could use some help with the following:

Discount prime – would require phone calls to existing businesses to ensure that we can continue to receive our discounts. Approx time required – 3 hours.  More if you want to solicit more businesses. ** Still need someone to help with this **

Ski Show Helpers – Ottawa Ski Show October 20, 21st.  Setup and manning our booth.  Talk to possible new members and enjoy the ski show atmosphere. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Ticket Distribution – We need help packing and distributing our tickets.  ** Still hoping for a helper or two for this. **

Trip Primes – Someone to ride the bus and purchase tickets and be the responsible adult.  Ensure that everyone has a good time. ** Thanks to those who emailed, we could still use a couple more people **

Email us at our info email address (Please and Thank You!)

Tremblant Ski Max Tickets On Sale Now

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SkiMax enables you to offer privileged access to the highest summit in the Laurentians—restriction-free—at the best rate on the market. As you know, these tickets offer many benefits that only a handful of businesses and organizations have access to:

  • Unlimited access to the slopes, 7 days a week, all season long, including Christmas holidays and school breaks
  • Fully transferable, person to person (buy some for your friends and family!)
  • Direct access to slopes (without stopping at the ticket office!)
  • Valid every day of the 2018–2019 season and until December 6, 2019
  • Expired and unused ticket: the prepaid value will be applied to the purchase of a day ticket at the regular price.

Buy your tickets now and hit the slopes whenever you like!

 

Registration now open for 2019 Austria trip

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Registration has started since 8:30am, Tuesday, August 21, 2018 for our 2018 European ski and snowboard week-long trip to Soll, Austria, in the SkiWelt region, Austria’s largest interconnected ski area, from January 18 to 26, 2019. All-inclusive prices start at $2829, which covers air fare, ground transfer by private coach, hotel accommodations, daily breakfast buffet and four-course dinner, 6-day all-area ski pass, après-ski group tobogganing event, and more!

There will be an information meeting at 6:30pm, Wednesday, September 12, 2018 at the Emerald Plaza library branch, 1547 Merivale Road. Come and have your questions answered about this great experience.

For more details, including how to reserve your spot, see the 2019 Austria trip page.