No other ski club in the Washington/Baltimore area has as diverse and excellent value in ski trips as does ours. The reason? We have folks who really like getting the best value for your dollar and who love skiing great mountains. We’ve worked hard over the past year to arrange great ski trips at great prices.
Also, we are a member of the Blue Ridge Ski Council (BRSC), which enables FSC members to go on any BRSC-sanctioned trip offered by other BRSC member clubs, as well as enabling members of other BRSC member clubs to go on the FSC trips sanctioned by BRSC.

2009-2010 season

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Crested Butte, CO

When: Feb 6 - 13, 2010 Cost: See Details Trip Leader: Wally Olson (wolson1[at]verizon.net or 301-271-3945) Asst. Trip Leader: Elizabeth Tomlin (egtomlin[at]aol.com)         Details: Crested Butte Mountain Stats: Elevation Summit - 12,162 feet, Base - 9,375 feet, Skiable Acres 1,167 acres, Snowmaking 282 acres serviced by 14 of 16 lifts; (lifts - 4 high speed detachable quads, 2 fixed grip quads, 2 triple chairs, 3 double chairs, 3 surface lifts, 2 magic carpets, Lift Capacity 20,310 people per hour) Total Trails is 121 (23% beginner, 57% intermediate, 20% advanced) The Longest Run is 2.6 miles, Peak to Treasury. Two Terrain Parks and a Kid's Park. Snowfall averages 300 inches per year. On-Mountain Activities: 5 day Crested Butte Lift Pass - Free Guided Mountain Ski Tours - Kids' Night Out Torchlight Parade - Sleigh Ride Dinner @ 10,000 Feet - Last Tracks Dinner at The Ice Bar & Restaurant - CB Adventure Guides - Red Lady Sno Tubing Hill - Atlas Snowshoe Tours - Nastar Racing. Off-Mountain Activities: Carriage Ride Tours of Historic Crested Butte - Crested Butte Mountain Heritage Museum - Cross Country Skiing - Dog Sled Tours - Ice Skating - Performing Arts - Crested Butte Center for the Arts - Performing Arts - Crested Butte Mountain Theatre - Snowmobile Tours - Winter Trail Rides - Backcountry Ski, Snowboard & Snowshoe Tours - Horse Drawn Sleigh Ride Dinners. Seven Nights Accommodations: We are staying at the Chateaux in Mt. Crested Butte, a nicely appointed condominium resort with a swimming pool, located approximately 500 yards from the lifts - a short 5 minute walk or you may prefer to hop on the free shuttle which stops every 15-20 minutes. Each spacious three bedroom condominium has a wood burning fireplace, TV with HBO, VCR, private deck off the living room and a fully equipped kitchen - hot tub and grilling area, his/hers saunas, common laundry on second floor of each building. Free Shuttle around town: With the Crested Butte Town Shuttle and Crested Butte Mountain Express, there's no need for a car. The shuttles run the 3 miles between Mt. Crested Butte and the historic town from many convenient locations, and it's free. Condo Loop and Outer Condo Loop Shuttles depart from Town Center throughout the day in the winter. Round-trip Airfare: is included, of course, flying out of BWI, to Gunnison Colorado. Costs: Skiers: $1,165 per person; Non-skiers: Deduct $225/person; Single supplement: Add $400/person To reserve your spot, send your $250 deposit (per person, payable to: Frederick Ski Club) to Trip Leader (contact him for mailing address) You must be a Frederick Ski Club member to sign up. For more info, check with Trip Leaders listed above. Links: Crested Butte Mtn Resort

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Innsbruck, Austria

When: Feb 19 - Mar 6, 2010 Cost: See Details Trip Leader: George Orton (fujigeorge[at]earthlink.net) Asst. Trip Leader: Dave Wozniak (DJWOZ[at]aol.com)         Details: There are two options for this trip: 2 weeks or 1 week. The 2-week trip is 10 nights in Innsbruck and 4 nights in Vienna. The 1-week trip is 7 nights in Innsbruck. Regardless of option, everyone departs on Feb 19. The 1-week option returns on Feb 27; the 2-week option returns on Mar 6. Is this an awesome sightseeing trip with great skiing or an incredible ski trip with outstanding sightseeing? That’s for you to answer. Whatever the answer, you will be right. We’ll be departing on a direct overnight flight from Dulles to Munich on Friday, February 19 in the late afternoon/early evening. Private bus transportation from the airport to our hotel in Innsbruck (about a 2 hour ride) is included. The first destination is Innsbruck, the “Capital of the Alps”. Host of the Winter Olympics twice, in 1964 and 1976. Uniquely situated in the heart of the Tyrol region, Innsbruck is a great location to reach many skiing and sight seeing locations. Here we will stay for 10 nights (7 nights for those choosing the Innsbruck only portion of the trip) at the Hotel Innsbruck on the edge of the “Old Town”. This 4 star hotel will include ½ board (breakfast and dinner). There are 9 ski areas in the Innsbruck area served by 50 lifts. Free ski bus to these areas is a short walk from the front door of the hotel. We will also be taking day trips to Kitzbühel, St. Anton and Ischgl. These are huge, world-class ski areas that shouldn’t be missed. The cost for the transportation to each of these areas will be about $45.00 per person. Ski Pass for 5 of 6 days costs about $275.00. This includes all Innsbruck Ski areas, Kitzbühel and St. Anton. What about non-skiers? We will also be running day trips to Salzburg, (Mozart’s birthplace, the Sound of Music, Hohensalzburg Castle). Salzburg trip $55.00 per person. Neuschwanstein (Ludwig’s Castle) and Oberammergau in Bavaria. Neuschwanstein and Oberammergau, $55.00 per person plus $9.00 for castle admission. Both of these trips would be on our own bus with an English-speaking guide. You may plan your own sightseeing trips as individuals or as a small group once you get to Austria to such destinations as Munich, Vipiteno and Balzano, St. Moritz and even Venice from local tour operators. Also available are city tours of Innsbruck & the Swarovski Crystal factory. Ride the Olympic Bobsled at night for $75.00. We can also have a Casino night at the Innsbruck Casino. For those choosing only to enjoy the Innsbruck portion of the trip your bus departure to the Munich Airport will be on Saturday morning, February 27. Then a convenient, direct flight back to Dulles. For those spending 10 nights in Innsbruck, we will then travel to Vienna by train in First Class accommodations. The extra room and reserved seating will be very nice for comfort and the panoramic view of the countryside. This is a scenic 5 hour and 15 minute train trip. Private bus from the Vienna train station to our hotel. We will stay at the Hotel Atlantis for 4 nights. This 4 star hotel will include a breakfast buffet. Enjoy Viennese cuisine for dinner at one of many restaurants. We will have a ½ day city tour with an English-speaking guide is included. There are many sights to see and enjoy while in Vienna. St. Stephens Cathedral, the Hofburg Palace, and Schloss Schonbrunn and the Lipizzaner Stallions at the Spanish Riding School to name a few. Day trips are also available on short notice for small groups. It’s also reasonable to do a day trip to Linz, Graz, Budapest, Hungary or even Bratislava, Slovakia. Trip to Budapest $80.00 per person on our own bus with an English speaking guide. The private bus will pick us up from our hotel to the Vienna airport. Then a direct flight back to Dulles. Costs: - 2 weeks: $2294 Per Person Dbl Occ.; $2672 Single - 1 week : $1463 Per Person Dbl Occ.; $1713 Single To reserve your spot, send your $250 deposit (per person, payable to: Frederick Ski Club) to Trip Leader. (contact him for mailing address) You must be a Frederick Ski Club member (or a member of one of the clubs in the Blue Ridge Ski Council) to sign up. For more info, check with Trip Leaders listed above. Links: Complete trip flier (PDF) Ski Innsbruck

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