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| Since members are so excited to ski, waitlists are an important part of the registration process. If the trip is full, sign up on the waitlist. People cancel off trips and then we move people over from the waitlist. It happens often! You have 24 hours to pay after which you’ll be deleted from the trip – so if you want to ski, check your email (including junk mail). Be prepared to act! On Wednesday morning before the trip we clear the waitlist and any unpaid registrations (even if you haven’t had a full 24 hours to pay – sorry). Any remaining seats are up for grabs. This system is a balance between fair access and minimizing the work for volunteers. If there are enough people on the waitlist, we will try to run a second bus if the resort allows it. |
Clinic Spotlight: Ski the Steeps – STEPs 7-9
These classes offer tips to make skiing the steeps easy and fun. Join us, whether you enjoy the challenge here in Ontario or want to master the steeps for your weekend or charter trips. Some skills you will work on include (but not limited to) short radius turns, speed control and edging.
The emphasis is on building control and confidence in a safe and relaxing environment.
Clinic dates:
Sunday, February 2
Monday, February 10
Wednesday, February 12
Sunday, March 2
Check out the Downhill Ski School page (https://www.hpsc.ca/Downhill-Ski-School) for further information.
Treat yourself to a new experience this winterwith a Special Clinic!
Our clinics give you a way to develop your skiing and riding in unique contexts with our instructors at your side.
Some reasons you might want to try a clinic:
- Explore different terrain, like bumps, steeps, or the terrain park
- Discover new sensations through carving clinics
- Develop confidence through clinics like skiing in the zone or mindfulness
- Learn to teach through our Instructor Training program
Clinics have some STEP requirements. Check out SnoBiz over the next few weeks to learn more about each of our clinics – alternately, visit our downhill ski school page or snowboard school page to learn more about the clinics.
Upcoming Zoom Session: Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing 101!!!
Interested in cross-country skiing and/or snowshoeing this year? Great news!
We’re hosting virtual 101 sessions that’ll give you all the information you need to be ready for an upcoming day trip!
These sessions are ideal for:
- new members interested in XC skiing/snowshoeing
- returning members from downhill or snowboarding who want to dabble in XC skiing/snowshoeing
- prospective members (i.e. friends and family you’ve been trying to convince to join the club!)
Sign up on the Social Events page for one of these dates:
Tuesday, November 26 @ 7pm
Wednesday, November 27 @ 7pm
Sunday, December 8 @ 7pm
Ikon Group Sale Extended!
We have seven trips going on sale on September 26, and five of the destinations are on the Ikon Pass!
And, the Ikon Pass is still available through our Group Sale (sale has been extended). The sale gets you a modest discount off the pass, plus $50 off any Skican Group trip, including many of our HPSC trips.
Plus, you get a chance to win a refund equivalent to an Ikon Base Pass. We already have enough sales to refund SIX passes!
A final date has not yet been announced, but we are told the Group Sale will continue into October.
If you have questions, send them to Ikon coordinator, Russ Harding, at ikon@hpsc.ca
Ikon Group Sale Pass continues…but not for long!!
Our Group Sale for Ikon Passes will be coming to an end on September 6 at 5pm. Lots of info here.
We have had a great response, and are poised to award a refund equivalent to an Ikon Base Pass to SIX lucky members!
The Ikon Pass can be used for unlimited skiing at Blue Mountain and Tremblant, with no blackouts.
If you have already purchased a 5×7 Pass for Blue, but are thinking maybe you would have been better off getting the Ikon Pass, note that you can get a full refund for the 5×7 by telling Blue the order number for your Ikon Pass. It’s easy!
The pass can be used on our trips as follows:
Blue Mountain Ikon Base Pass (unlimited)
save $69-$159 per day
Tremblant Ikon Base Pass (unlimited)
save $170-$365*
Killington Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $270**
Panorama Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $405
Japan Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $455
Val Gardena Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $680
Sun Valley Ikon Base PLUS (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $925***
Sun Peaks 1 Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $500
Sun Peaks 2 Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $455
Banff 1 Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $485
Banff 2 Ikon Base Pass (5 days), Ikon Pass (7 days)
save $515
*Tremblant prices are not yet published. Savings shown are from last season.
**Killington prices are not yet published. Savings shown are from last season.
***The Ikon Base Pass is not accepted at Sun Valley. You can purchase the Ikon Base Pass through our Group Sale, and then upgrade to the Ikon Base Plus through your Ikon Pass online account. Or, you can buy the full Ikon Pass through our Group Sale.
Contact me with any questions
Russ Harding
Day Trips
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| The 2023/2024 downhill day trips season came to an end on Saturday, March 23 at MSLM. It was a great way to wrap up the season with a surprise cold week with some snow in Toronto and the ski resorts. A huge thank you to the volunteer downhill day trips team! On a weekly basis, these are your volunteers who worked hard behind the scenes. We had 53 day trips planned for this season, and this team did all the work to coordinate them, even for the trips that didn’t run. Saturday Trip Coordinator: Bishu Basuroy Sunday Trip Coordinator: Michael Hardtke Monday Trip Coordinator: Sheila Moshonas Wednesday Trip Coordinator: Fran Burgess Day Trips email inquiries: Jason Tsang Bus Captain forms: Heidi Gay Thank you to all club members who volunteered to be bus captains on all our day trips! Thank you to Downhill Snow School and all instructors for organizing, teaching lessons and clinics, as well as the MSLM race series! We had an unseasonably warm winter, but we still got quite a few weeks of trips with full registrations. I’m already looking forward to next season and hoping for a lot more snow and winter! |
Celebrate the XC season with a wine and cheese ski day in the sun!
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| While we are hoping to run more trips, the reality is that this coming weekend may be our last. It will be sunny and warm, so come celebrate the season in the slush with your ski friends. Saturday we will be at Scenic Caves and will hold our annual wine and cheese in the log cabin before we leave (departure time remains the same, we will just end our ski day a bit early). There are lessons and guided snowshoeing. The Sunday crew (if enough register) will be headed to Hardwood for one last glorious day in the sun. Register by Wednesday, Feb. 28 at 6pm. March can be unpredictable and if we magically get more snow, you know we will be on it and will try to run more trips! But as much as it pains me, the forecast is just not looking favourable at the moment. So get it in while you can! Heather, Director, XC Skiing and Snowshoeing |
Mogul Masters Clinics!
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| The One Day Mogul Masters clinics are back. The dates are Saturday, February 24 and March 2 at MSLM and Monday, February 26 and Sunday, March 10 at Blue Mountain. For more information visit the Downhill Ski School page. For registration go to the registration page on the HPSC website. *Important* Click the Mogul Masters option not your step level. |
Sign Up for Downhill Day Trips!
All February day trip registrations are now open for the bus. Drive-up options will continue to be opened on a weekly basis on Saturdays by 7:30pm.
Be on the look-out for the confirmation of:
- A downhill day trip on Family Day Monday, February 19th
- An extended après-ski social at Mount St. Louis Moonstone on Saturday, February 24th
There’s still lots of winter left, let’s get out to the hills!