Tag: Meetups

Edelweiss meetup; Tremblant trips; Titus mountain self-drive trip

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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 March 21, 2020

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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.

Mont Cascades meetup

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We are hosting a meet and ski at Mont Cascades on February 1, 2020. Meet at 12:30 PM in front of the chalet, and later at the bar, Pub Amigo, from 4 PM to 6 PM for free snacks and hot cocoa (table reserved under “Bytown Ski Club”). Show your membership card to get 20% off lift tickets for the day. Hope to see you there!

Mont Blanc trip and others; meet up at Calabogie

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Mont Blanc trip needs you!!! — We would love to see this trip go, but we need more people to sign up now! For prices and more info, see the Trips page.

Meet and Greet @ Calabogie — All Bytown Ski Club members are invited to join our Austrian ski week travelers for a pre-Europe warm up at Calabogie Peaks on Saturday January 11.

Drop by the Bytown members welcome table between 9:15 and 10:15 to register so we’ll know how many tables to reserve for après-ski cocktails in the Black Donald Lounge upstairs at the Calabogie Peaks Ski lodge from 3:00 onwards. We’ll have some muchies at our Bytown tables, plus there is entertainment with Vicki Brittle that afternoon.

Remember your Bytown membership card to get a members’ only discount off regular price Calabogie ski-pass.

Tremblant tickets — Did you procrastinate on the purchase of your tickets for this year? We are sad to report that we are now sold out of our extra Tremblant tickets.

If you have extra tickets to sell, or would like to purchase tickets, please email us and we’ll coordinate buyers and sellers.

Day trips — The next two scheduled day trips after Mont Blanc are to Tremblant on January 24 and February 14, both PD days for elementary schools. Sign up now to ensure these trips will go! For prices and more info, see the Trips page.

Membership — You can join us anytime!! Only $11 for adults and $5 for kids. We have discounts available at local merchants, membership meet and greets (Calabogie on Jan 11), fun day trips and we support all those who need an excuse to get out of the house and do some fun stuff outdoors in the winter. Winter is too long to stay inside — get out there and have some fun! Sign up in the Member Zone.

St. Anton trip update; Calabogie and Titus mountain meetups

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Austria ski trip — there will be an information meeting on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 from 6:30 to 7:30 pm at the Ottawa Public Library, Centrepointe branch, Meeting Room 1B. Don will talk about his pre-Christmas visit to St. Anton, and Touringhouse will provide your airline package. The highlights will be sent out before the trip departure, if you cannot make it. For the latest updates, including airline seating arrangements, see the “Information for Participants” section on the 2020 Austria trip page.

Ski club meetups — Don is organizing a pre-Europe meetup and a post-trip reunion afterwards; all Bytown ski club members are invited to both:

  • Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Calabogie Peaks: Drop by the Bytown ski club welcome table before 10:15 or meet in the Black Donald lounge for après-ski cocktails from 3:30 onward. Remember to bring your Bytown ski club membership card to enjoy a 20% discount on lift tickets.
  • February 16 or 17, 2020 at Titus Mountain in Malone, New York: details still to be confirmed; working on having a 2-for-1 deal. Located only two hours from Ottawa, Titus Mountain was “Voted #2 family-friendly resort” and “#2 best overall resort” in North America. It has 50 runs, 1200′ vertical, night skiing and a great tubing park.