RGreetings from Big Sky, Montana where 50 Orlando Ski and Travel Club trippers are having a fab week! I am so honored & proud to announce ORLANDO has once again won the coveted GOLD cup for the fastest racers in the Florida Ski Council! Second year in a row, OSTC rocks!!!

In addition, we won Fastest Male on the Mountian! Plus we won First Place in a video contest, scripted by our creative genius Trip Leader & performed by 20+ trippers. Watch for notice of celebration with all our Membership, to be announced!

Peak Ski/Board season is upon us!  OSTC has also already completed our Pre-Holiday early season ski/board trip to Aspen where they received unseasonable amounts of wonderful white fluffy powder! This is the PURRfect trip annually for an early ski without huge crowds while also soaking in the Holiday spirit of the beautifully decorated resorts! Plan now to join us next year in Banff, British Columbia where we’ll stay in a castle!

Soon our Crested Butte trip will be headed to the mountains, followed by Park City then Telluride. Ski season ends with OSTC’s International trip to Cortina, Italy. As I stated last month, LIFE HAPPENS, cancellations occur…

SIGN UP FOR WAIT LIST NOW!

OSTC has a fun LOCAL event on Sat, Feb 9^th at Lakeridge Winery in Lake County. It’s an all-day outside music and wine fest, how can it get any better? Come join us, look for OSTC signs, bring a lawn chair!

 EMAIL LINK        WineFest

Personally, I’ve just returned from Zermatt, Switzerland, where I participated in a FAM (familiarization) Trip. The purpose is to view lodging, ski the ski mountain, inspect various venues for party locations and generally determine if the resort seems appropriate for OSTC. I determined it WILL be an exciting trip destination with excellently groomed skiing under the world renown Matterhorn while offering day excursions which are reasonably close to the ski area for the non-skiers. We’ll stay in a charming Swiss village with unique restaurants & bars, great for skiers/boarders and touring!

I’m sharing this as I am excited to be a Trip Leader, I find it personally rewarding. Yes, there is work involved in planning and organizing; yet, how wonderful an opportunity to be able to take 30-50 other persons to destinations which perhaps they would never visit on their own. Be it Int’l or Domestic!

YOUR club needs you! We need NEW Trip Leaders, persons who like to have fun, see new places and share them with your closest friends! It’s personally rewarding and always FUN on the trip!

Other reps from the club are taking FAM trips also to destinations such as Red Mt, British Columbia; Schweitzer, Idaho; Mammoth, CA & Mt Bachelor, OR. If destination is selected, they too will in-turn lead a future trip to the destination. You TOO could have this opp to visit resorts, then organize a trip to share with your OSTC friends, while also making new friends! The club does offer training thru assisting first, plus we have a trip credit compensation plan for Trip Leaders & Assistants.

Please GET INVOLVED, volunteer, we’d love to have your new ideas! Get your feet wet leading a local Happy Hour Event; or, a bike ride on a local riding trail; lunch at a new restaurant; or any adventure which tweaks your interest!

Let me hear from you as to your ideas & interest! Looking forward to receiving your emails!!!

EMAIL LINK

Kathryn Hardage

President

WE WIN AGAIN

With great skiing from some of our club members we have defended our FIRST PLACE race title and keep the GOLD CUP with Orlando Ski and Travel Club!

Congratulations to our six team members that defended the the cup and all the other members that raced to help keep the Cup in Orlando.

Jeff Szarzanowicz, Todd Bauerle, 

Zbigniew Sitko, Carolyn McMillin, 

Jill Zajkowski, Jackie Warren

Race Captain, David Miller

Jeff Szarzanowicz, Fastest Male of FSC

IMPORTANT NEWS

The Board of Directors for the Orlando Ski and Travel Club is proposing revisions to the club By-laws. Current club members may review these proposed changes in their entirety by logging into the OSTC website and following this link:  Proposed By-Laws Revisions. All proposed revisions are highlighted in yellow. 

PROPOSED

BY-LAWS REVISIONS LINK

These proposed revisions will be voted on at the January club social to be held on FEBRUARY 13, 2019, at 6 pm at the Winter Park Village Ale House, 1251 Lee Rd, Winter Park, FL. A two-thirds affirmative vote of the current members present at this social meeting is required to approve these By-laws revisions.

Orlando Ski & Travel Club upcoming trips

Join Orlando Ski and Travel Club for the Devon Allman Project

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Details

Please join the Orlando Ski and Travel Club in Daytona to see The Devon Allman Project with special guest Duane Betts on February 23. We had a blast seeing them at the Rendezvous Music Festival in Jackson Hole last Spring. Now they are coming to Daytona with one of their last shows as a “project”, soon to be the Allman Betts Band. We can meet before the concert for some pre-show fun.
Tickets can be purchased at devonallmanproject.com Scroll to the event listing and you will be directed to universe.com. Debbie & Steven will be leading the pack for the event and have purchased general admission tickets.
Gates open 5:30pm; Show starts 7:00pm.
Free Parking. Cash Bar - Cash Only - ATMs Available.
$25.00 General Admission. Bring your own chair or rent one for $5.00.
$60.00 VIP Admission - VIP includes reserved table seating with table service (cash only).