| | | | | | President's Message
Hello Orlando Ski and Adventure Travel Club members,
Wednesday April 10th 6-8pm is our specially planned “Post Ski Trip Season Celebration Event.” It will be held at the Ragazzis in College Park which is located at 3201 Edgewater Dr Orlando, FL 32804 (Across the street from Edgewater High School, parking is available across the street from Ragazzis). This social gathering replaces both our usual monthly March and April Socials. The club will be providing food and everyone’s first celebration drink for all attendees. Feel free to invite someone you know that may be interested in participating in the fun and good times we have in our club. We are expecting as large a turnout as we’ve had the previous 2 years, so please RSVP now on our Meetup page for the Post Ski Trip Celebration Event by Clicking Here!
Additionally, we will be holding the OSTC elections/voting at this event. Your Club Board is made up of all volunteers. Our officers ultimately help provide the direction of our club. If you have not renewed your membership, now is the time. You must be a current paid member to vote.
Consider signing up Now for one of our 2024 Adventure (Non Ski) Trips! SOUTH DAKOTA ADVENTURE - Click Here! ONLY 4 SPOTS REMAIN – Deadline to sign up is on Friday, April 5th! ---------------------------------------- RAFTING PARTY TRIP TO BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS - Click Here! JUST A FEW OPEN SPACES REMAIN – ACT NOW! ---------------------------------------- Currently have opportunities open for matching both single male and single female travelers if you don’t already have your roommate in mind. – Don't miss this once in a lifetime trip! ---------------------------------------- I’m looking forward to seeing you all very soon on April 10th! Steve Clark, OSTC President | | | | | | | South Dakota Adventure
May 11-18, 2024 Mt. Rushmore • Badlands • Wind Cave • Crazy Horse • And More! Last call to sign up for this adventure! Deadline is April 5th! This group is looking for 4 more to join in the fun and adventure in South Dakota this May. Now that you've had some great snow time, it's time to switch it up and get on board for this trip. $2,320 (pp, double occupancy) PACKAGE PRICE INCLUDES: Roundtrip American Airlines service from Orlando, 7 nights lodging at the newly built cabins at Hinterwood Inn & Cabins, van transportation, hiking and exploration in National and State Parks, cave tour, mountain coaster, helicopter tour, milky way viewing, most meals in South Dakota, and a pre-trip social. Your Trip Leader Jackie Says "We'll be making day trips in our 15 person van (sorry no Mercedes Sprinters this time) to visit multiple national parks and monuments as well as state parks in the Black Hills area including Mt Rushmore, Badlands, Wind Cave, Crazy Horse, Custer, and Jewel Cave. Most days we'll do an easy to moderate hike and we'll include a cave tour, mountain coaster, helicopter tour, milky way viewing during the week.
Most of the meals during the trip are included in the registration fee and I'm working to secure a private chef to prepare some of our meals at the cabins." Check out more from Hinterwood Inn & Cabins Here! Trip Leader: Bluebird Jackie Warren | JWA407@aol.com | | | | | Rafting Party Trip To Blue Ridge Mountains &
3 Southern Towers
August 3-11, 2024 Explore the best of Georgia and Tennessee - A true getaway! Visit with Nature and 9 of your best Travel Club Friends! You will stay in a NEWLY Built Luxurious Mountain Home in Ellijay Georgia. We’ll raft the Ocoee River (where the 1996 Olympics were held) and Kayak (float) the Hiawassee River (very relaxing day) both are located in Tennessee. We’ll participate on group Hikes in both States and go out one day on the Lake with a wonderful Pontoon Boat (# rope swing). We’ll experience an Underground Waterfall deep within the Ruby Falls Cave, a Dinner Sunset Cruise on the Tennessee River.1 Evening stay in Downtown Chattanooga, 2 Nights stay in Nashville, 4 Nights in the Blue Ridge area, and 1 Night in Historical Savannah!
Trip Leader: Steve Clark | SClark2575@gmail.com
407-803-2239
| | | | | ARGENTINA - PATAGONIA 2024
October 8-26, 2024 Don't miss this bucket list experience!! • Start your adventure discovering one of the Seven Natural Wonders of the World - Iguazu Falls from both Argentina AND Brazil - with a 3-night stay at 5-star Gran Melia Iguazu. This spectacular hotel has direct views of Iguazu Falls - an experience of a lifetime! • Next, your adventure takes you to Buenos Aires, the Capital City of Argentina with a 3-night stay at the 4-star Hotel Madero. • Your adventure continues onto Argentine Patagonia with a 2-night stay in Puerto Madryn, Patagonia's star destination for Marine life watching, at the 4-star Peninsula Hotel. Highlights include stops at Punta Tombo Fauna Reserve to see thousands of Magellenic Penguins at the rookery and a full day tour to the Valdés Peninsula Nature Reserve, a UNESCO World Heritage site, including a whale watching boat trip. • Next, you'll head to Ushuaia, capital of Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire) Archipelago and the world's Southernmost City. Enjoy a 3-night stay at 5-star Los Cauquenos Resort and Spa and experience a ½ day city tour en-route to hotel including Maritime & Presidium Museum and End of the World Museum, a Tour to National Park including vintage train ride, and a half day Beagle Channel Cruise. • The journey continues to El Calafate where you'll see Glaciar Perito Moreno. This stop includes a 3-night stay at 4-star Posada Los Alamos Hotel, ½ day excursion to the Glaciarium Ice Museum and a Full day excursion to the glacier. Trip Leader: Steve Clark | 407-803-2239 | SClark2575@gmail.com
Assistant Leader: Gunther Zurstadt | 321-444-0100 | ostcgunther@gmail.com | | | Orlando Ski and Travel Club is currently deep within its planning stage for our different 2024-2025 Ski Trips. To date there is only 1 of our planned Ski trips - Pre-Holiday December Trip to Vail Colorado that is a planned EPIC Ski Pass destination. As of this early date, our other currently planned Ski destinations for 2025 will all be to IKON Ski Pass destinations. If you like to purchase Annual Ski Passes rather than any possible group lift ticket offerings if/when available then this is the best time (lease expensive) to purchase your annual passes for next year; prior to their first planned price increase (Typically mid-April). Use this link https://www.ski.com/season-passes?ls=11916
Purchase your Annual IKON passes rather than directly with IKON. It's not more expensive using this link and you will possibly (if offered) earn lodging credits coming back to you once you're signed up for trips with us. FYI, you may also use this same link https://www.ski.com/season-passes?ls=11916 to purchase your Annual EPIC passes and EPIC Day Passes rather than directly with EPIC. These provided links also help support Your Club rather than you purchasing directly with IKON or EPIC (which doesn't) as their renewal advertising most likely suggests. | | | | | | | | | | | It's Oktoberfest - but in Spring!! Prost!!
Come join us at what has now become one of our annual meet-ups on Saturday, April 13th! Let's celebrate the halfway to Oktoberfest at the local German Society. Beers, Potato Pancakes, Stein holding contests, lederhosen, and fun! $5 Admission at the door! Find us at one of the picnic tables - we will have a red balloon to help you find our group! Our club President, Steve will be there right at 12pm to save some tables! Let's make new friends and new memories at one of our favorite events! Let us know you'll make it by clicking on the image above or by following the MeetUp Link Here! | | | The Orlando Ski and Travel Club is a year-round, volunteer-run social organization with over 550 adventurous members whose winter activities center on snow skiing and snowboarding, along with great adventure trips that take place throughout the year. Since 1976, the Club has been offering trips to top-rated ski destinations world-wide. We are a proud member of the Florida Ski Council. In addition to fabulous group ski trips, the Orlando Ski and Travel Club offers a variety of activities and social events to keep you busy during the "off" season. From wine tastings to cruises and weekend excursions, the Orlando Ski Club is your year-round social club. Join today and start enjoying the camaraderie and fun!
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