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2027 Ski Trips
The table below provides a brief look at the trips we plan to offer. We expect to open signups on or about May 1, 2026, after which you'll be able to scroll down, check the features of each trip, and sign up.
Blue Ridge Ski Council: Registration for our 2027 ski trips will be opened beginning July 1, 2026 to members of other ski clubs that are members of the Blue Ridge Ski Council through the "sanctioning" process.
Special Note on Ground Packages: The contracts with our tour operators typically require that we have at least ten travelers using the flights offered by the club in order to qualify for our group rates. Last winter several of our trips failed to meet that requirement, partly due to the number of participants booking their own air – perhaps to use frequent flier miles or to save on bag-checking fees. The club Council has decided to restrict the booking of ground packages as follows:
- Participants requesting ground packages will be wait-listed until a trip has achieved
the minimum number of "With Air" signups to meet our contractual minimums.- Wait-listed participants will be confirmed onto a trip, and can submit
deposits to secure their spot on the trip, once the minimum has been met.- Exceptions will typically be allowed for members who live outside the greater Washington DC
area and must fly from a different airport. Those participants may be confirmed
onto the trip, at the discretion of the trip leader, before the minimum has been met.- Participants confirmed on a With Air package who wish to switch to a ground package
may need to be wait-listed before being confirmed for the switch.
Epic & Ikon Passes: All of our 2027 trips will be going to resorts that accept one of the multi-resort season passes, as indicated above. You may purchase passes directly from the suppliers (i.e., Epic and IKON), but several of our our tour operators are offering discounts or rebates in conjunction with the trips you might take with the club. Those offers are described on our Epic & Ikon Pass page. If you plan to buy a pass, it may behoove you to act quickly as we expect the prices of both passes to go up in the coming weeks and months. You should consider purchasing passes early-on as the costs typically increase before the Memorial Day holiday and periodically as winter gets closer. Pass sales typically end in early-to-mid December.
Military Passes: Military Epic passes and military discounts on IKON passes are only available from the suppliers (but note that special pricing is available on IKON Passes through the Military Sales Program). Details appear on our Epic & Ikon Pass page.
Blue Ridge Ski Council: Registration for our 2027 ski trips will be opened beginning July 1, 2026 to members of other ski clubs that are members of the Blue Ridge Ski Council through the "sanctioning" process. Hint: To register for a trip you must first "join" the PSC as a no-cost/non-dues-paying "BRSC member" and populate your membership profile.
Non-Skiing Trips
Our several non-skiing vacation trips are also listed below and available for registration/signups as indicated.
Tips for All Trips
REAL ID Requirement: The REAL ID requirement for domestic air travel took effect in May 2025. Everyone boarding domestic flights will need to present REAL ID-compliant forms of identification. Standard driver’s licenses and other identification cards will no longer meet federal standards for flying within the U.S. We suggest you review the Frequently Asked Questions on the TSA's website. If you don't have a REAL ID compliant driver's license, your passport will substitute. Absent that, you should still be able to travel, but will likely be subjected to additional screening.
Trip Insurance: Be sure to review our Trip Insurance page before signing up for a trip, and consider whether to purchase cancellation insurance. Note that the cancel for any reason option requires that you pay the premium within 14 days of paying your initial deposit on a trip. The 14-day purchase deadline also applies in order to waive the pre-existing medical condition exclusion.
Important: If you are registering someone other than yourself, you must log out of your own account and then log in with their credentials. If you skip this step and register them while signed into your own account, their profile information won't convey into their signup record. This is necessary even with family (bundle) memberships where you are the bundle administrator.
Wait-Listed Trips: Click on the button to Join wait list and we may be able to confirm you on the trip if we have a cancellation, after confirming that you still want to go. We're also sometimes able to expand a trip to accommodate additional skiers.
Trip Invoice & Initial Deposit: An invoice will be generated for each trip you've registered for. Each trip includes a payment table listing an initial deposit, one or more interim payments, and a final payment date. You must pay the initial deposit, and any subsequent interim payments that have or are about to come due, to secure your place on the trip. Your registration is not confirmed until we receive and acknowledge your deposit. Payments can be made online with a credit card, or by check. We can also accept credit card payments at club meetings.