Attention 2023 Future Ski Trip Participants: Important Lift Ticket information for 2023 ski trips!!!!

This year’s trips have been finalized: we are offering trips to Telluride, Park City, Snowmass and Palisades Tahoe. Telluride and Park City are both EPIC mountains and Snowmass and Palisades Tahoe are IKON mountains.

With contracts coming in on Telluride and Park City, it has become clear that affordable group lift tickets are not going to be offered by either resort. The price for a “5-day group lift ticket” to Telluride is over $700 and a 6th day lift is an additional $161.

With this in mind, SSC will not be offering lift tickets as part of our packages for Telluride or Park City, and we recommend that those of you interested in participating in either of these trips purchase the appropriate EPIC pass for each individual while the discount rates are available.

Several options are available depending on your own skiing preference that will cover skiing at both of the EPIC mountains we are offering trips to:

• The full EPIC pass: Offers 7 days of skiing at Telluride and full access to Park City. This pass is also good at all other EPIC mountains. The current price for the full EPIC pass is $841.

• The Military EPIC pass: Telluride is not covered in this pass. You would need to purchase in addition to the Military Pass, either a 5 or 6-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass which is good at Telluride. A 5-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass is currently $421 and a 6-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass is currently $490.

• 5 or 6-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass: If you are planning on just going to either Telluride or Park City, but not both resorts and not planning on skiing at any other EPIC resorts. A 5-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass is currently $421 and a 6-day All Resorts EPIC Day pass is currently $490.

Our trips do not go on sale until June 18th at our picnic. We cannot guarantee if you purchase an EPIC pass in anticipation of getting on either or both trips, that you will get on that trip. However, we did want to give you advance notice of this change while the EPIC discounts are available and leave it up to the individual at what point you purchase any EPIC passes.

Lift tickets for the two IKON mountains, Snowmass and Palisades Tahoe, will still be offered with our trip packages. If you would be considering to purchase an IKON PASS, the options below will cover skiing at both of the IKON mountains we are offering trips to:

• “IKON PASS no black outs: Offers unlimited skiing at Palisades Tahoe and 7 days skiing at Snowmass. The IKON PASS no black outs is currently priced at $1079 with a renewal price of $979.

• IKON BASE PLUS PASS: Offers unlimited skiing at Palisades Tahoe and 5 days skiing at Snowmass. Blackout dates will affect the number of days you can ski on these two trips. The IKON BASE PLUS PASS is currently priced at $969 with a renewal price of $916.

We are sorry for this change, but as we have been told by tour operators, EPIC is trying to direct people to purchase the EPIC pass and do away with group lift tickets.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: The Board of Directors of the Susquehanna Ski Club (SSC) considers the health and safety of ALL of our members and guests a top priority. Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, SSC will continue to institute Covid protocol for all meetings, events and trips provided by SSC. To participate in any SSC meeting, event, or trip, the "Covid Release for SSC" form (click on hyperlink to open this PDF) must be completed and signed by members and guests before entering a meeting room, event, or boarding a bus. Please read this form at your convenience, print if possible and bring it with you to our next meeting or event. If you cannot print it, copies will be available upon registration at the meeting/event. We ask that if you are sick, have a sore throat or fever that you please stay home.

PLEASE COMMIT EARLY TO AVOID THE CANCELLATION OF THESE TRIPS: The contracts we have this year due to COVID-19 are very stringent in their deadlines which require us to have a certain number of participants by unusually early dates. If we must cancel a trip by the due date because of lack of participation, we are still responsible for paying cancellation fees to the hotel, tour operator or airlines. Please commit early, so that your club does not have to absorb these fees and these trips can proceed as planned.

TRAVEL INSURANCE IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: Attention trip participants, especially in light of unforeseen events, it is the responsibility of each participant to secure their own insurance based on their individual needs. If you have a pre-existing condition, most insurance companies require you to obtain insurance within two weeks from the date you made your trip deposit (this may vary among insurance companies).

REAL ID IN PENNSYLVANIA: The Real ID enforcement deadline has been extended until May 1, 2023. Beginning then, Pennsylvanians will need a REAL ID-compliant driver’s license, photo ID card, or another form of federally-acceptable identification (such as a valid passport or military ID) to board a domestic commercial flight.