President's Message

    Hello Orlando Ski & Adventure Travel Club members and all potential new members! 

    Wekiva Island Membership Drive Picnic – Sunday May 4th 9:30am 

    BBQ Lunch and Drink provided for all attendees (don’t be late as the gates will close by 10:15am or so and you won’t be able to enter after that). See below and all event details found on our Meetup page for more information regarding this year’s new member recruitment promotion. 

    RSVP Here: Membership Drive Picnic at Wekiva Island in Longwood - Orlando Ski & Travel Club, Sun, May 4, 2025, 9:00 AM | Meetup

    I hope you’re excited to know how you can receive an additional $250 discount towards your trip sign-up for this coming year!? Your board has put together a wonderful incentive for current club members to help grow our club by inviting new potential members. Invite your friends or co-workers to our Membership Drive Picnic (free BBQ lunch and drink) at Wekiva Island in Longwood on Sunday May 4th and this is how our referral promotion works: 

    • If you are a current paid member and your guest attends this event on 5/4/25, signs up and pays for a new club membership by 5/5/25; both you and your guest will receive a $50 discount off your next 2025-2026 club trip! (i.e.; only applicable per membership)
    • Also, if your guest signs up for a 2025-2026 trip before 6/30/25 the current member receives an additional $200 discount towards their own new trip sign-up and any new club member signing up for a trip for the 1st time by 6/30/25 will receive a special $200 in addition to any offered $100 early bird discount! For a grand total of a $300 discount!! (i.e.; only applicable per membership)
      -Current members who have joined the Orlando Ski and Travel Club but have never traveled with the club can also take advantage of the $200 additional discount by signing up for a trip by 6/30/25.

    Lake Louisa (Clermont, FL) Cabin Party Weekend #5 will be 

    October 17-19th, 2025

    Both Online and in-person Signups for Lake Louisa Cabin Weekend will begin Sunday morning May 4th at 9am at our Wekiva Membership Drive Event. Available cabins are expected to sell out quickly so be quick to sign up! It’s less than one hundred bucks to participate and stay in these nice air-conditioned cabins and experience this extremely fun 2-day party and outdoor adventure event!

    Post Ski Trip Season Celebration Event - Wednesday April 9th 6-8pm. It will be held at Gators Dockside in Baldwin Park. This social gathering will take the place of our normal monthly March and April Socials. The club will provide 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, good times, and laughs we have in our club.  I m looking forward to hearing the different fun stories from participants on Ski trips that I was unable to attend this year myself! We are expecting a large turnout (near 100 people) as we have experienced over the past 3 years, so please RSVP now on our Meetup.com web page for this local Post Ski Trip Celebration Event - RSVP here: Orlando Ski and Travel Club End of 2025 Ski Season Celebration!, Wed, Apr 9, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup

    Spring has arrived and it feels great!    

    Looking forward to seeing everyone soon at Wekiva Island!

    Steve Clark, OSTC President

          Hello OSTC Friends!

          As we close out our amazing Ski Season, I wanted to take this opportunity to acknowledge a very special group of people — our Trip Leaders this season: Steve Clark (Argentina, Vail, Palisades Tahoe), Terri-Lynn Smith & Kathy Nemeth (Snowmass), Jackie Warren (Big Sky), Bob Mackey (Jackson Hole), Kathryn Hardage (Val Gardena, Italy & Africa), Dale Ulmer (Scotland), and I’ll throw my name in there as well, Cyndy Valence (Banff, Canada & Palisades Tahoe)

          As an all volunteer run travel club, we all stepped up to coordinate with our trip wholesalers to facilitate our trips. We spend months of our personal time working to prep and plan to make our trips as smooth, memorable, and FUN as possible. As group travelers, we often experience challenges be it air delays or missed connections, buses (looking at you Big Sky! LOL), lodging, you name it, and we all rise to occasion to the best of our ability while still trying to enjoy our ski week as well. To my fellow Trip Leaders, you are so appreciated!

          THANK YOU to each and every one of you, as well as our Assistant Trip Leaders and Financial Assistants, Gunther Zurstadt (Argentina & Vail), Shelley Daniel (Snowmass), Mike Beckman & Eva Dollar (Big Sky), Elin Trollang (Banff), & Robin Beckman (Val Gardena). 

          The wheels of this club would not turn if it weren’t for all of our Volunteers. You guys are the bomb! 

          XO,

          Cyndy Valence, 1st VP of Trips

          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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