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Space City Ski & Adventure Club

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We are a non-profit, member run, Sports and Adventure Club operating in Houston, Texas for 50+ years.  We offer 8 - 12 winter and summer trips per year, all over the world.

Our social, sports, cultural, and charitable events fill the calendar year-round. From September to May we have fun monthly general meetings normally held the 2nd Monday of the month.  Happy Hours are the 4th Thursday of each month, year-round.

Popular local Houston Area activities this year were monthly dinner gatherings, theater outings, bike rides and winery/brewery tours.  Activities are run by volunteers, if there is something you are interested in doing, make a suggestion and we will consider offering it.

Initial trip sales generally start in August and sell briskly, so act quickly to avoid landing on a wait-list.  Trip participation requires membership but it is only $40 for an Individual for an entire season.  Have a look around and we hope you decide to Join Us.  If you need some more time to decide, Click "Add Me to your Mailing List" (Top Left Corner)







Space City Activities

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Space City Activities & Trips

2024 TSC BID MEETING

August 2-4, 2024
Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel
3000 North Loop W
Houston, TX  77097


Info & Registration

Please click to take survey to help us estimate the headcount that will attend Bidfest from Space City.
Bidfest is in Houston this year and Space City is hosting.   It would be great to have your attendance and your help during the event if you are able.

Survey: 2024 TSC BidFest Interest

MONTHLY GENERAL MEETING 



AUGUST MEETING
BIGGEST MEETING OF THE YEAR
SHOWCASING ALL THE NEW TRIPS

SUNDAY AUGUST 11
6 TO 8 PM


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 below

August General Meeting - 8/11/2024

CHRISTIE'S SEAFOOD
 6029 Westheimer (across street from Sun & Ski)



THE SCSC 2023-24 TRIP SCHEDULE: RITA CARDENAS VP-TRIPS





“Heads Up “ for a fantastic travel year
By Rita Cardenas, VP Trips

Pat Piech and I are hard at work on Space City trip offerings.  We are putting the final touches to the budgets and trips will be posted in August.  We are looking to add a couple more trips, so stay tuned and plan to come to our August meeting to meet with Trip Coordinators.

I wanted to share information on Val Di Fassa. Italy, in late January, 2025 with post trip Venice.. This is a fabulous place for skiers and non-skiers.  There will be plenty of day trips to choose from.  With 7 ski areas, 78 ski lifts, about 200km of runs and 151 slopes for skiers of all abilities, the Val di Fassa in the Italian Dolomites is a superb resort area in its own right, being one of the spokes on the wheel that is the Sella Ronda circuit - the centerpiece of the Dolomiti Superski region. As such, the Val di Fassa has brilliant access to all the other spokes, such as Val Gardena and Arabba, making it a marvellous base for an Italian ski holiday.  Even better, your IKON ski pass can be used at the Dolomiti Superski region.  Stay tuned for more details.

Space City will be going back to Croatia for a Bike & Boat trip.  To call the Melody a boat is an understatement…rather consider it a beautiful motor yacht.  Our Captain Pave is a seasoned ship builder… he built the Melody!  I had the privilege of going on an ebike trip abroad the Meldoy in May.  The crew and guides are top notch.  Croatia is breathtaking with its scenery; it is my favorite place to visit.  There are only 32 slots available so do not delay registering when this trip goes on sale.

Pat and I will continue to keep you posted as we add more trips, we plan trips with all our members in mind.

Rita Cardenas - VP Trips

Trips@spacecity.org

IKON or Epic Pass

SportsAmerica offers the IKON or Epic Pass to purchase

Go to  https://www.sportsamerica.com/ikon-spacecity     
  password: snow

Go to  https://www.sportsamerica.com/epic-spacecity
  
Space City has been notified by Sports America that the IKON Epic Pass for the 2024-25 season are currently on sale.

We strongly encourage members to buy Epic Pass products. Lift tickets are expected to be 2-3 times higher than the Epic Day Pass prices.

Remember, for the Day Pass products, buy the 'holidays restricted' version NOT the 'limited' version. The limited version is not valid at Beaver Creek.

Guests going on more than 1 trip to an Epic Destination should buy the Epic Local Pass.

2024-2025 Trips


 Type Destinations
 Date  Trip Coord
 ATC
Tour Operator

 
Club Trip
 
 Texas Hill Country Wine
Tasting Weekend 
  May 17 - 18, 2024
  Deb Cini
 
Carter Creek Winery
 
 
Club Trip

Galapagos Adventure
  July 21 - 30, 2024
 Beverly Roberts
 
Active Adventures 


  TSC Fall Expedition

 Amalfi Coast & Rome
 October 22 - 31, 2024
 Marsha Lutz /
Leyla Ozkardesh  
 
Premier Discovery 
 
 
Club Trip

Vail, CO
 Dec 14-21, 2024  Kate Clinton
   Vail Resorts
 

TSC Traditional 2025
 

 Big Sky, MT   Jan 11 - 18, 2025   Cindy Moore     Big Sky Resort   
 
Club Trip 
International

Val di Fassa, Dolomite, Italy   Jan 24 - Feb 1, 2025 
 Max Salinas      
 
Club Trip

Steamboat Springs, CO Feb 1 - 8, 2025
Steve Ying  
 
 
Club Trip

  Snowmass, CO
 Feb 8 - 15, 2025
 Ann Dorn
   Sports America
 
 
Club Trip

 Telluride,CO  Feb 22 - Mar 1, 2025
Karen Leeson
   Sports America
 

 TSC Final Showdown 2025

 Crested Butte, CO
  Mar 1 - 8, 2025
Concha Duarte  Pat Piech Ski Group.net
 
 
Club Trip

 12 Night Best of Japan Cruise
 May 1 - 14, 2025
 Janice Salinas
 Rita Cardenas
 Dream Vacations/Celebrity
 

 Club Trip
Acadia, ME  Jun 21 - 28, 2025  Maria Koteras       
 
Club Trip

Croatia Bike & Yacht Tour
 Oct 10 - 18, 2025
 Melinda Hughes
   Croatia Cruises
 

Rowena Roche - VP Membership


MEMBERSHIP RATES

Dues for all levels of membership effective June 1, 2024:

One Year:
    Single - $45
    Family - $80
Three Years:
    Single - $115
    Family - $190

Existing members -  Click the down arrow next to your name to see your membership information.

New Members - Click button. Select Membership type and follow the prompts.
Member Signup


Follow the payment instructions to join immediately if paying with a credit card.  Or follow the application steps to generate an invoice and mail a check to the address below.

If paying by check, your invoice will calculate a 2.99% discount. 

SCSC
PO Box 22567
Houston, TX 77227

If you have any membership questions contact Rowena Roche, our current VP Membership:  
membership@spacecity.org

ACTIVITY NEWS WITH LYNN BURCH-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

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Space City Ski & Adventure Club
60th Anniversary Party
Saturday, October 12, 2024

Information & Registration


37th Annual AIA Sandcastle Competition


37th Annual AIA Sandcastle Competition
East Beach,
Galveston September 21, 2024

37th Annual AIA Sandcastle Competition






JOIN THE FUN AND BE A VOLUNTEER

ENJOY THE SUN, SEA AND INCREDIBLE SANDCASTLE CREATIONS

This is one of the WORLDS LARGET SANDCASTLE COMPETITIONS

Join fellow SCSC members to
Set up Team sites
Man Beer Tents
Assist with the Judging Process

COMPLIMENTARY T-SHIRTS,  FOOD, DRINKS AND NOVELTIES

Shift  Choices
6:30am -noon
11:30am – 5pm
or ALL DAY

THIS IS A WONDERFUL  OPPORTUNITY THAT WE CAN GIVE BACK TO THE HOUSTON/GALVESTON COMMUNITY

To volunteer, register online or contact Activity Coordinator (AC) STAN KUPER AT STANJKUPER@GMAIL.COM OR 713-478-9092

During Registration you will be asked 3 Questions:
“T” shirt or Tank Top preference & size
Which Shift you volunteer for.

The annual sandcastle competition is a fund-raising event for the AIA (American Institute of Architects), Galveston County and the ArCH Foundation. Again, this year, about 60 teams will be participating shoveling sand for the prizes.

2023-2024 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Space City officers for the 2024-2025 year

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)

 

Sitzmarke - Current & Past

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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.  www.texas-ski.org

 

 

Sponsor our monthly digital Sitzmarke to reach this target audience. 


Contact Rowena Roche - VP Marketing about being a Newsletter sponsor.


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Past Issues

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