Skiing

Etobicoke

X-Country Ski Club

Cancellation Policy

Full refund if email etobxcskitrips@gmail.com or phone the current week’s Trip Captain by 8 AM Monday

Forfeit the bus portion of the trip fee after 8 AM Monday. The trail fee portion may be refunded.

The Club wishes to maintain a safe and healthy environment for our members. For this reason, if a member is unwell due to COVID or other symptoms of illness, they can request a full refund of their trip payment by emailing the etobxcskitrips@gmail.com

by 7AM Wednesday.

If a trip is cancelled by the club ALL members will be emailed by 7 AM Wednesday and those who prepaid will receive a full refund.

To apply payments to a future trip or request a refund, the member is to email etobxctreasurer@gmail.com.

In general, refunds will be made at the end of the ski season.

Last Updated: Jan 23, 2023

Guest policy

If a member wants to bring a guest, they may email etobxcskitrips@gmail.com to see if there is a seat available on the trip. Guest forms and waivers can be downloaded from here and printed, ideally to be filled out by the guest prior to their arrival at the bus. Guest payment may be an e-transfer or cheque, and is $70. A guest will be confirmed by 5PM Monday and payment may be made by e-transfer, or cheque on the bus.

A member may invite two guests per year, but only one guest per event (per insurance policy)
A guest may participate in one event per year
Members have priority in the event the bus is full.

sKIING

On Wednesdays we gather in the Bus pickup location parking lot by 8:45, and the bus leaves promptly at 9:00 am to take us for a day's skiing up north. We bring our lunch or buy our lunch at the resort cafeteria.

We leave the ski area at 3:30 PM and arrive back around 5:30 PM.

Trips cost for 2023 are $65.00 for members and $70.00 for guests. Price includes bus and trail fee.

The bus departs at 9:00 a.m.sharp from the Parking Lot at the Church on the Queensway, 1536 Queensway Blvd, Etobicoke. Skiers should arrive by 8:45 a.m. in order to facilitate loading skis and boarding the bus. We leave from the ski resort at 3:30 p.m. arriving back to the parking lot around 5:30.

Members must wear their name tag with their current emergency information completed while on the bus and while skiing.

Go to the Calendar to see a list of scheduled trips and bus pickup location.

Trip Costs & Booking

We encourage members to commit to trips in advance.

Payment for future trips can be made by e-transfer in advance or by postdated cheques at the AGM or on each weekly trip. No cash or credit cards accepted.

Alternatively, cheques can be mailed to: Etobicoke X-Country Ski Club,

1267 Ingledene Dr,

Oakville ON L6H 2J1

Trip Cost
$65 received by Treasurer by 5 PM Friday the week before each trip, $70 after

E-transfer to etobxctreasurer@gmail.com and indicate trip date and skier name in Notes field.

Cheques postdated and payable to “Etobicoke X-country Ski Club” given to Treasurer or mailed to Treasurer and indicate trip date(s) and skier name (if different from Remitter) in Memo field.

Trip Confirmation Emails

On Saturday an email will be sent to those on waitlist by Treasurer etobxctreasurer@gmail.com

By Monday 5 PM email will be sent from etobxcskitrips@gmail.com to members who have paid for current week’s trip confirming seat on bus.

By Monday 6 PM email may be sent to members not on the current week’s trip to let them know there is either (a) room on the bus or (b) the bus is full.

By Tuesday 5 PM those on waitlist will have received confirmation if seat becomes available.

Skiing & Snowshoe Lessons

Due to the success of the ski lessons, the Club will be offering lessons on 6 dates this season. And for the first time, 2 Snowshoe clinics will be offered. Dates and types of lessons are listed in the Calendar.

For more information go to Skiing Lessons