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Tremblant Bus Trip Registration is now Open – Huge discounts until Nov 30th
We have finalized our bus schedule for the year and registration is now open!
In 2025 we will run 5 trips, one every two weeks from mid January to mid March. To purchase tickets login to our powerup page: https://bytownskiclub.powerupsports.com/. Again this year the exec made a decision to subsidize our bus trips by offering a huge discount to those who register by November 30th. Those who early register will ride for less than cost, and by signing up early it helps the club guarantee that the trips will run. Visit our trip page for all the details. Our club and trips remain the cheapest way to ski Tremblant.
- All our bus + lift pass trips will be discounted by $25 for those who register by November 30th.
- All bus + lift pass trips will be discounted by $10 for those who register between December 1st and December 31st.
- All bus only trips will be discounted by $5 for those who register before December 31st.
Regular Pricing
Bus trip Date | Adult | Senior | Youth/Student | Bus Only |
Friday January 17th | $145 | $140 | $120 | $55 |
Friday January 31st | $145 | $140 | $120 | $55 |
Friday February 14th | $145 | $140 | $120 | $55 |
Sunday March 2nd | $145 | $140 | $120 | $55 |
Sunday March 16th | $145 | $140 | $120 | $55 |
Prices above are all-in (i.e. after all tax). Discounts above are applied to the prices in the table. Purchase price in powerup will reflect the discounts available at the time of purchase.
Ottawa Ski Show this Weekend October 19-20th
The ski club will have a booth at this weekend’s ski show. We’ll have information on our program for the year, and we’ll be holding a draw to win a free bus trip to Tremblant.
Ski Club Membership for 2024-25 Season Now on Sale
It’s the time to renew your annual club membership for the upcoming season. We’ve kept the prices the same as last year: $10 for an adult membership before December 1st and $15 after. Child memberships are $5 the whole season. Just go to our powerup website https://bytownskiclub.powerupsports.com/ and you can add the products to your cart. As far as we know we remain the least expensive ski club in the city, and as a volunteer-run nonprofit use all the money in memberships to subsidize ski trips and events we provide back to you. We hope you’ll sign up and join us again this year.
2024 Ski Club AGM – Thursday October 10th
The ski club will be holding its annual AGM for the 2024-2025 season on October 10th, 2024 at 7pm at the Royal Oak restaurant in Centrepointe (117 Centrepointe Drive). Everyone is welcome to attend and there will be free nachos for club members.
Info Night for Europe Trips – Wednesday Sept 11th at the Nepean Sailing Club
Don Singer is coordinating two trips this winter to the Dolomites Italy and Morzine France. The Italy trip is sold out, but there is still room for the France trip. Don will be holding an information session on Wednesday September 11th at the Nepean sailing club from 6:30-7:30pm.
Bytown Ski Weeks 2025
Dolomites Italy and Portes du Soleil France
Don Singer is putting the final touches on two fantastic European ski week opportunities for Bytown Ski Club next winter. See our trip page on this website for details.
The final details of the trips will be populated onto the Touringhouse web site in the near future, well before the opening of trip registrations at 9:00 am on Tuesday August 13, 2024. With the limited number of hotel rooms and well priced all inclusive packages, as in recent years we expect that these trips will be likely be sold out shortly after registration opens, so if you are seriously interested, please do not hesitate too long to register.We will have a trip information meeting on Wednesday September 11 at 6:30 – 7:30 pm at the Nepean Sailing Club.
The two Bytown 2025 winter ski vacations are:
- The Dolomites area of Italy Friday January 31 to Sunday February 9, 2025, staying at the Hotel Dolomiti Madonna in Ortisei Italy.
- The Portes du Soleil area of France, Friday March 7 to Saturday March 15, 2025, staying at the Club Hotel Le Cret in Morzine France.
Once the final information, prices, application forms and optional insurance is posted onto the Touringhouse web site “www.touringhoiuse.com”, we will make an update reference on the Bytown Ski Club web site So look for this in mid-July.
Sunday March 17th trip to Tremblant is a GO. Registration still open.
Our bus trip to Tremblant on Sunday March 17th (St Patrick’s Day) is a go. This will be our last bus trip of the year. We’ll be giving out lots of snacks and drinking is allowed on the bus. There is still plenty of room and registration is open by going to our powerup page: https://bytownskiclub.powerupsports.com/. Additional details on our website’s trips page.
2024 Saalbach Austria Bytown Ski Trip A Success
Our happy group of fifty-three skiers and snow boarders have all returned safely from our marvelous week in the Saalbach Austria region.
Check out this YOUTUBE video link for some further memories: https://youtu.be/yaO7gTh_8SE. A full trip report is on our website’s trips page.
Thanks to everyone who participated in living and sharing together the dream of an active healthy social vacation experience. We all have fond memories of an awesome week together in the Alps of Austria. Until the next time, Wiedersehn.
Don Singer
April 7th Bus Trip Cancelled
Due to low signups and warm weather this season we will be cancelling our last bus trip in April. Those who registered can switch to the March trip or get a full refund.