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Space City Ski & Adventure Club

SPACE CITY SKI & ADVENTURE CLUB

ABOUT SPACE CITY SKI & ADVENTURE CLUB

We are a non-profit, member run, Travel, Ski and Adventure Club operating in Houston, Texas. Celebrating our  60th anniversary in 2024, we offer 8 - 12 winter and summer trips per year, all over the world. From the powder snow in Colorado to the distance shores of the Galapagos Islands, we offer something for everyone.


Our variety of social, sports, cultural, and charitable events complete our annual calendar of activities. We host general club meetings from September through May, and monthly Happy Hours on the 4th Thursday of each month.



Have a look around and we hope you decide to Join Us.  

JOIN IN ON THE FUN!

Proud of our 60-year history, Space City Ski & Adventure Club is an organization of active adults, both skiers, former skiers, and lovers of travel.  Our mission is to provide fun, healthy, and quality experiences for everything from exotic international trips to locally based events.

As a fully volunteer club, we provide the activities and excursions that you are interested in.   We encourage members to share ideas and interests and we will try to make it happen

MEMBERSHIP
Our dues are an incredibly affordable $45 per season for singles, and $80 per season for couples.  We believe it is the best deal in Houston for the fun, camaraderie, and experiences at Space City Ski & Adventure Club. 
Click for Membership Information 

TRIP INFORMATION

The cornerstone of Space City Ski & Adventure Club is each season’s trips.   We have expanded our selection of destinations to include member favorites as well as exotic locations.  Also we are offering shorter duration trips to interesting places for those who love to explore. Visit the Trips section for details on what we are offering this year.  If what you are interested in is sold out, ask to be added to the wait list.

UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

Part of the fun is sharing the variety of activities that are sponsored by Space City Ski & Adventure Club.  From monthly happy hours and member dinners, to bowling and bingo parties, to pickleball tournaments, there is something for everyone.  Explore the Activity section of the website for the details and remember to sign up. Non-members are welcome to join us at our happy hours

SITZMARKE

A bi-monthly digital magazine highlighting the member activities including trips, monthly meetings, happy hours, and more!    Reach our community of active and engaged adults by sponsoring in the magazine. Contact Rowena Roche – VP of Marketing today.

Monthly General Meeting

OCTOBER MEETING
Showcasing the Poland Trip in Sept 2025
 
SUNDAY OCT 6th            6 TO 8 PM

CHRISTIE'S SEAFOOD
 6029 Westheimer (across street from Sun & Ski)
Come for dinner, drinks and visiting at 6 and the meeting will start at 7.
If you plan to not eat and spend less than $20, please bring cash instead of charging.

Please sign up before Friday night. 
Register October General Meeting - 10/6/2024

2024-2025 Trip Information


Amalfi Coast & Rome, Italy
October 22-31, 2024
TSC Fall Expedition |SOLD OUT
2024 Amalfi Coast 
 TSC Youth Fdn Thanksgiving Ski Trip 2024
Winter Park, CO
November 26 - December 1, 2024
5 nights - $550 or $745
Click for Information

VAIL, Colorado
Club Trip
December 14-21, 2024
SOLD OUT  EPIC Pass
Vail Dec 2024

Big Sky, Montana
 | TSC Traditional
January 11 - 18, 2025 

SOLD OUT| IKON Pass
Big Sky, MT 2025  

Val di Fassa, Dolomites, Italy
 
January 24 - February 2, 2025 IKON Pass
SCSC Club Trip International | Land only $2,451 & $2,603
Val di Fassa, Italy 2025  

Steamboat Springs, CO
 | Club Trip
February 1-8, 2025
Full $2,420  Land $1,906 | IKON Pass
Steamboat 2025 


Snowmass, Colorado | Club Trip
 February 8-14, 2025

SOLD OUT IKON Pass
Snowmass 2025 

Telluride, Colorado
 | Club Trip
February 22-Mar 1, 2025
Full $2,012  Land $1,512 | EPIC Pass
Telluride 2025 

Crested Butte, Colorado
 | TSC Final Showdown
March 1 - 8, 2025
 Full $2,369  Land only $1,898 | EPIC Pass
Crested Butte 2025 

Best of Japan Cruise
 
May 1 - 14, 2025
SCSC Club Trip | SOLD OUT

2025 Japan Cruise 
 
Acadia National Park & Bar Harbor, Maine |
Club Trip
June 21 - 28, 2025
 Land Only $1,921
Acadia / Bar Harbor 

Croatia Bike & Yacht
| Club Trip
October 10 - 18, 2025
 Land Only $2,496
SOLD OUT - Contact TC for wait list
Croatia Bike & Yacht 2025


 ALL PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE.  All trip prices are based on payment by credit card. Any payments made by check will get a 2.99% discount. When you choose "Check" at the payment option pull down on the website, it will calculate your discount. Print out the invoice and mail the check and invoice to your TC.
All pricing is per person based on double occupancy.     
If you register another person for ANY trip, YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THEIR TRIP!

Trip News

THE ART OF TRIP SIGNUP 
Click to read about our process of signing up for the new trips in August

The Art of Trip Sign-Up

PURCHASE IKON OR EPIC PASS
SportsAmerica offers SCSC the IKON or Epic Pass to purchase

Ski Passes - Epic or Ikon

TSC Youth Foundation Thanksgiving Ski Trip in Winter Park, CO
Nov 26 - Dec 1, 2024
Click for Details - needs immediate signup if want to go

TSC Youth Fdn Thanksgiving Ski Trip 2024

TSC BID MEETING RESULTS
At the TSC Bid Meeting on Aug 2-4, 2024, the following destinations were selected for the 2025-26 Ski season. Congratulations to the winning Vendors!

TSC Summer/Fall Expedition Sept 16-25, 2025, Poland
TSC Traditional- Steamboat, since SCSC is going in 2025 we will not participate on this trip but instead a Club Trip to Sun Valley Jan 16-24, 2026
TSC Winter Expedition - Val Thorens, France,  Space City will not particpate on this trip.  We will support other clubs who are going.
TSC Winter Shootout - Baniff, Canada, Feb 7 - 14, 2026
TSC Final Showdown - Breckenridge, Feb 28 - Mar 7, 2026

Activity News



 Lynn Burch-VP Activities h
-VP Activities

Check out these photos from some of our past events!
2022 Events
SCSC Dinners

SCSC Happy Hours
2021 Holiday Gala

Video of our group from wine tasting fun:  Hill Country Wine Tours May 2024
Upcoming Events
Upcoming Events




JOIN US! 🥂
Space City Ski & Adventure Club
60th Anniversary Party
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Information & Registration

37th Annual AIA Sandcastle Competition

East Beach,Galveston
September 21, 2024

Information & Register to Volunteer



ENJOY THE SUN, SEA  AND INCREDIBLE SAND CREATIONS AT ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST SANDCASTLE COMPETITIONS

SCSC 60th Diamond Anniversary Gala


Please join us as we celebrate our 60th Anniversary, Diamond Jubilee
 and take a trip down memory lane.  Reception, Dinner, Music & Dance


Saturday, October 12, 2024  6:00 - 10:00 pm
Junior League of Houston


Information & Registration
  Please register asap

SITZMARKE newsletter
🌟🌟NEW AUGUST ISSUE🌟🌟

Member of the Texas Ski Council (TSC), a non-profit social club. The all volunteer organization consisting of clubs throughout the state of Texas and Tulsa, OK.  
 

 

Sponsor our bi-monthly digital Sitzmarke to reach this target audience. 


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You don't need H.G. Wells to go into the past! Browse through our Sitzmarke Archive!

Relive you past ski trips and activities! Check out how your friends looked 30 years ago!

Have you ever been on a Sitzmarke cover? Who's been on the MOST covers?

Remember those Day-Glo ski outfits? Wooden skis 7 feet long? Leather ski boots? You'll see them all HERE.

2024-2025 Executive Committee

Ann Rogers:  President
Lynn Burch: VP - Programs
Rita Cardenas: VP - Trips
Rowena Roche: VP - Membership/Marketing

Diane Stotz: Secretary
Deborah Gorden:  Treasurer
Leyla Ozkardesh:  VP - Communications (webmaster)
Beth Slaughter:  Sitzmarke Editor (appointed officer)