2010

Members of the Temple Micah Ski Club are getting ready to head to the French Alps for a week of skiing--Jan. 23-30--at Megev, a ski resort on the border of Italy and not far from Chamonix. Sorry, but no reservations can be taken at this time. There's always next year.....

2009 Trip

The group returned to Europe to ski Italy and France during the week of Jan. 24-31. Our gateway city was Milan--itself worth the journey--and our destination was the Italian ski resort of Courmayeur in the Alps on the French border. Chamonix, the popular French resort, is on the other side of the mountain and the group went there one day to ski. In Courmayeur, we stayed at the Le Pavillon, a pleasant hotel in the heart of town with spectacular food. The snow was excellent, the lifts efficient and the skiing a good combination of difficult, medium and easy.

2008 Trip

Breaking from tradition a bit, the ski club traveled to Banff, Canada, to ski Lake Louise and Sunshine Village ski areas during the week of Jan. 12-19, 2008, staying at the Brewster Inn (3.5 stars in the middle of Banff). Ski conditions were much better than in 2007, but the snow was not as good as it was in the Banff the previous year. This year we went to a different restaurant each night and had very modest continental breakfasts at the hotel.  Some photos of the trip are posted at www.flickr.com (look for "TMskitrip2008").

2007 Trip

Temple Micah's Ski Club traveled to Kitzbuhel, Austria, to ski Jan. 13-20, 2007. Although the snow was not great, the Spring ski conditions allowed people to comfortably hike the trails and visit the real medieval town, as well as taking side trips to Salzburg and Innsbruck. Several participants have posted pictures of the trip on various websites, including Ed Grossman's 103 pictures at www.flickr.com (please type in find a photo of... "TMskitrip2007")--including pictures of Salzberg, Munich (& Dachau), Vienna, and Budapest; Pete Reiniger's 166 photos at www.snapfish.com; and [link to be clarified shortly] Jerry Liebenau's photos at www.Kodakgallery.com (under Kitzbuhel 2007).

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Previous Trips

• In January 1999 we took our first extended trip to Val d'Isere, France in January 1999 before the Great Snows.
• In January 2000 we returned to the French Alps to ski the beautiful Three Valleys at Courchevel, France. In February 2000 we traveled to Hidden Valley (Pennsylvania, about 3½ hours from DC), for a family ski weekend.
• In January 2001 we traveled through Venice to ski Cortina, Italy, and there was a February weekend trip to Hidden Valley, Pennsylvania.
• In January 2002 we returned to Val d'Isere, France.
• In January 2003 we went to Davos, Switzerland.
• In January 2004 we traveled to Verbier, Switzerland.
• In January 2005 we traveled to Morzine, France (on the border with Switzerland), to ski the Port du Soleil area.
• In January 2006 we traveled to Baqueira/Tanau Spain to ski the Spanish Pyrenees, staying at the Hotel Melia Tanau. The trip included roundtrip transportation from Barcelona, our jumping off point.
• In January 2007 twenty of us (our largest group ever) traveled to Kitzbuhel, Austria, staying at the Hotel Maria Teresa. The trip went through Munich and many took day trips to Salzburg and Innsbruck because of snow conditions.
• In January 2008 10 of us hardy souls traveled to Banff, Canada, staying at the Brewster Inn, and skiing at Lake Louise and Sunshine Village ski areas. The entry city was Calgary.