2008-2009 Ski Trips

2008-2009 Ski Trips

General Trip Info
by Trip VP Brian Olehy

Here is the scoop on trips for next year. We have had some changes to what we originally thought we were going to have but the board has worked to overcome high costs of plane tickets, fuel surcharges, baggage fees, and a lack of available seats to get some quality options for next season. We dropped the trip to Telluride because air fare was ungodly for every possible option. The trip was going to be in excess of $1600 for the week and that was before the fuel surcharge we were expecting to come in. We will get there soon but it was just not the time to go. We worked hard to find value for your dollar. This is group travel and we try to balance quality of the trip and the cost of the trip.

We need you to sign up and support these trips. You will have fun! Bring a friend and teach them to ski! You can learn on the big mountains. Could you travel on your own for a few dollars less? Maybe yes, maybe no. But you would not get to go with a great group of friends from the Lafayette Ski & Snowboard Club.

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Jay Peak

When: December 13-18, 2008
Cost: $415 for Double Occupancy and $475 single room in the hotel
Contact: Stephanie Kibbey
Package Includes:
· 5 Nights Resort Lodging at the Hotel Jay
· 5.5 Day Lift Ticket
· 5 Gourmet Breakfast Buffets
· 5 Gourmet Dinners at Alpine Room Restaurant in the Hotel Jay
· All Taxes and Gratuities
· RT Bus Transfer (from Burlington, VT)
· 2 Hour Lesson each day or 2 Hour Race Clinic (Sunday thru Wednesday)
· Wine & Cheese Reception on Day of Arrival
· Welcome Party w/3 Free Drink Coupons and Prize Giveaways (Monday)
· Free Snowcat Rides (Tuesday); Free Dairy/Sugar Farm Tour (Wednesday)
· NASTAR Available—$10 unlimited runs or $5/2 runs
· Demo Day with the latest Elan equipment!

Air is not included but if you fly into Burlington, VT, they will shuttle you to the resort and back.
Final payment is due by October 15, 2008 and reservations need to be made by September 1, 2008.

This is our annual pilgrimage to Vermont and the fourth consecutive year. Some club members go every season. This trip is run by Stephanie Kibbey (smkibbey@sbcglobal.net) for the Louisville Ski Club but it is open to anyone who wants to go from an OVSC club. All you need is a paid membership for the Lafayette Ski Club to be able to go on any of these trips. This is a great early season warm up.

Summit County, CO (Keystone/Breckenridge/A-Basin)

When: Sunday, January 18 - Friday, January 23, 2008
Cost: $850 Price reduced due to better air fare
Status: 20 - no waiting list
Contact: Frank Arnold
Package includes:
· Air travel for 22 non-stop from Indy to Denver (excludes baggage fees)
· Roundtrip Motor coach Bus transportation from Denver Airport to Summit County
(Includes a stop for groceries and beverages on the west side of Denver)
· Meeting with the tour operator at the grocery stop to welcome you to Colorado
· Two-bedroom/Two bath condos in River Run Base Village (restaurants/shops are in the same building and the Gondola and other lifts are with-in 50 to 100 yards of the lodging property)
· Five Day Lift Ticket (Good at Keystone, Breckenridge, A-Basin - One day at Beaver Creek or Vail)
· Free Shuttle Service to Breckenridge and A-Basin
· Pizza Party for dinner
· Fun with friends old and new.

There is room for 22 people to fly and two extra people who can get their own air. When you see where you are staying you will see the real value of this trip. A deposit at the Kick-Off party will get you a spot on this awesome trip!!

We have found a value that is almost too good to be true. It is a package during the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday that allows you to ski Keystone, Breckenridge, and A-Basin on the same lift ticket and you can also take a bus (you pay) that will get you to Vail. This package also includes newer condos in the new Keystone Village designed by Interwest. There are 6 or 7 hot tubs you can choose to dip in after a long day on the slopes. They have a new Gondola that is in the village so in essence, you are almost ski-in, ski-out. There are several restaurants, shops, events, activities, and hot tubs for you to choose from and the condos are exceptional. The deal we got on air is also stellar. We have room for 24 people but only could get enough air for 22 people so don't wait on this trip. Don't roll your eyes at Keystone - It has been upgraded dramatically in the past five years and it will impress you. It is the largest resort in Summit County in terms of skiable acres. It doesn't get crowded like Breckenridge and A-Basin is 10 minutes away by shuttle. Breckenridge is 25 minutes by shuttle. You can also take the shuttle 10 minutes into Dillon for more shops and site seeing. This is a stellar trip! Sign up fast!!!

Swiss Valley

Where: Swiss Valley Ski Aria, Michigan <trip flyer>
When: Saturday (one day) Feb 7, 2009
Travel: 55 passenger charter bus
Depart: Meijer parking lot 7:30am SHARP (return ~9pm)
Ski: approximately 11:00am - 6:00pm
Cost:
    Bus: $42 ($37 youth 17 & under)
    Lift Ticket: $28 ($18 youth 12 & under)
    Ski Rental: $15 ($21 for snowboards)
Contact: Frank Arnold
Package Includes:
· Club membership NOT required
· Free ski lesson if desired
· This is our meet the club trip. We will have a mixture of seasoned skiers, new members, and non-skiers getting their first taste of the slopes. All are welcome! If you are new to skiing or just new to the area we hope you will join us and get to know our club and some of the members.

Lake Tahoe (Heavenly/Kirkwood ), CA

When: Saturday, March 14, 2008 - Saturday, March 21, 2008 (Purdue Spring Break)
Cost: $1295
Contact: Dave Dull
Package Includes:
· Air Travel for 12 from Indy to Sacramento (excludes baggage fees)
· Roundtrip Motorcoach Bus transportation from Sacramento to Lake Tahoe
· Four-bedroom/three bathroom plus loft condos at Lakeland Village (same condos we were in two years ago)
· Baggage handling is included
· Wine and Cheese Reception
· Four Day Lift Ticket for Heavenly Ski Resort
· One Day Lift Ticket for Kirkwood Resort with group bus charter
· Pizza Party
· Fun with friends old and new!!

If we get more than 12 people to go, the cost could go down. The first 12 to sign up will get the airfare and anyone else after that will have to get their own air.

The Return for a week. During Purdue Spring Break!!!! Bring your Purdue friends! Heavenly & Kirkwood Well it has only been a couple seasons since we went to Lake Tahoe but we found a full week deal that was too good to pass up. It is never cheap to go to Lake Tahoe but this deal gives you four days of skiing at beautiful Heavenly Resort and one day at Kirkwood Resort. Bus transportation is also included to get the group to Kirkwood. This trip is a full week long with five ski days. That leaves you an extra day to do something fun in Tahoe. You could ski another resort, hit the casinos, relax at a spa, site see the area, or take a ride on the Tahoe Queen. Air is never cheap to get to Tahoe but we found a good price into Sacramento and in about two hours, you can be at the lodging property on Lake Tahoe. The price we got for air is the lowest price I have found in the last three months. I have been watching the price of air and have not seen a price cheaper than ours yet. We have 12 spots on this trip with air but we can easily accommodate another 4 people on this trip if they want to get their own air (but why pay more).