Welcome to the RA Ski Club

Portillo   group photo   LR for web

The RA Ski and Outdoor Club organizes a variety of downhill and cross-country ski outings, as well as social and other events throughout the year, including hiking, biking, theatre, and golf. The ski club is one of many activities associated with Ottawa's RA Centre.   For more information about the RA Ski Club, please visit the FAQs page.

New price: $64.05 + tax. You no longer have to join the RA as well.  

To join, contact the RA Centre at 613-733-5100

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Photos from Chamonix Weeklong

Some photos from our Feb. 2025 Weeklong to Chamonix France are now on the web here.

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Weeklong 2025 - Chamonix, France

JAN. 31 - FEB. 9, 2025Chamonix ski area LR

Yes, we're off to Chamonix, France!  A 6-day ski pass including one day at Courmayeur, Italy. 

       Trip Rendezvous Night is Monday, Januarey 20, 7 PM Courtside A, RA Centre. 

Mont Blanc Valley, one of the most famous alpine destinations in the world, is paradise for winter sports over 5 resorts.   We are centrally located in Chamonix at Hotel Le Faucigny, with easy access to resort transits and dining of all levels. Access to the Brévent ski area is via the Savoy ski lift located less than a 5-minute walk away. Shuttle buses running to the Valley’s other ski areas stop just a few metres from the hotel.

Our 1-day visit to Courmayeur offers 100 km of groomed runs and freeride tracks, on 33 slopes with significant differences in altitude.  Before flying back to Canada, we overnight in Geneva with time to explore the city using public transport network UNIRESO: buses (TPG), trains (CFF), and boats (Mouettes genevoises).

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Cross-Country/DH Mid-Week to Grand Lodge, Tremblant

Feb. 12-14, 2025

2017 02 Tremblant XC 10

Le Grand Lodge is close to Mont Tremblant and the Domaine St. Bernard cross-country ski area, which has 80 km of groomed ski trails that connect to the trails from Mont TremblantThere are also 31 km of snowshoe trails in the park.

There is a free bus from the hotel connecting various spots in the area, including the ski hill at Mont Tremblant. 

Alpine skiers can join us. An easy trip for alpine skiers wishing to use their SkiMax passes!

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Downhill/XC Mid-Week to Sunday River, Maine

March 3-7, 2025

2017 02 Tremblant XC 10

Sunday River has 139 trails, 2340 ft. of vertical, & 19 lifts.

The Sunday River ski resort has given us a special Canadian group offer in March 2025. Rooms at the Grand Summit Hotel & the Jordan Hotel are offered for 4 or 5 night stays Mar. 2-7, Mar. 9-14, Mar. 16-21 with Sunday or Monday arrivals, and Friday departure.

If you want to join other RAski members, there will be a group going March 3-7, 2025. Contact downhill-2025@raski.ca for the private booking link, group discount code, travel & shared-room info.

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Upcoming Events

12 Feb 2025
04:00AM - 12:00AM Multi-day Trip to Laurentians
12 Feb 2025
10:00AM - 03:00PM Edelweiss Meet n' Ski
12 Feb 2025
04:00AM - 12:00AM Multi-day Trip to Laurentians
12 Feb 2025
04:00AM - 12:00AM Multi-day Trip to Laurentians
14 Feb 2025
07:00AM - 07:00PM Tremblant bus trip
14 Feb 2025
10:00AM - 03:00PM Fortune Fridays @ Camp Fortune
16 Feb 2025
12:00PM - XC - City - Ottawa West Winter Trail
18 Feb 2025
10:00AM - 03:00PM Mont Ste Marie Meet n' Ski
19 Feb 2025
10:30AM - XC - City - Rideau Winter Trail
21 Feb 2025
10:00AM - 03:00PM Camp Fortune Meet n' Ski

Trip Leader's Sign-in Sheet

Click here for the sign-in sheet.

RA Ski Photos & E-Mails

RA SKI "WINTER PROGRAM GUIDE"
Jan.Newsletter LRClick here for our January RA Ski Newsletter
The newsletter updates our winter program - downhill, cross-country, weeklong trip to Chamonix France, and the XC/DH mid-week to Le Grand Lodge, Tremblant.  Plus lots of photos of our year-round activities!

RA SKI PHOTOS                                                                                                                                                  

All our photos are here. To see the photo larger, double-click on it, click on the down arrow on the lower-right,  then click on "View all."                                                                                   

Photos from our weeklong trips:
2025 Chamonix, France
2024 Banff ................................ 2022 Fernie BC
2020 St. Moritz ......................... 2019 Andorra
2018 Panorama BC ................. 2017 Solden Austria
2016 Trois Vallees, France ...... 2015 Morzine, France
2014 St Anton, Austria ............. Aug. 2013 Portillo, Chile
2013 Grindelwald, Switz .......... 2012 Winter Park, Colo
2008 Aug. 2008 Chile.

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RA Ski Photos of the Month

Jan. 27 - DH Fortune Friday

Jan. 30 - XC ski along Chelsea railway track

Jan. 17 - Tremblant DH bus trip

Jan. 23 - XC ski at Relais plein air