Nov 1, 2025
Ski Fair
Time: 1:00 – 4:00 Cancels if snow! Just kidding!
Where: PATC Headquarters (118 Park St, SE, Vienna, VA 22180) just off Rt 123.
Description: Sign-up for your ski trips – bring your check book. See pictures of trips, talk with trip leaders, hear “snow” tales of incredible distances traveled in deep white stuff. Swap gear. Eat food (your potluck salad or dessert contribution appreciated), be happy. Fill out your trip applications before the Fair and bring them with you to save time. One application for each trip.
Cost: Free
Nov 14-16, 2025 (Fri-Sun, 2 nights)
Help Chip out preparing White Grass trails for Winter
Lodging:A house at Timberline SKi Resort has been donated for Friday and Saturday nights
Description:Every November, Chip Chase, owner of White Grass Touring Center, welcomes volunteers to help prepare the trails for the ski season. Work entails tasks such as clearing brush, establishing and maintaining drainage, repairing palette bridges, and others. No particular skills are needed. Work will be all day Saturday and Sunday morning. Join Stacey for the work, fun and camaraderie for which White Grass is well-known. Lunch will be provided by White Grass for all workers. Bring work clothes, gloves, warm layers, your own breakfasts. We usually eat out in Davis for dinners.
Coordinator:Leader—Stacey DiMaria 301-908-7115 or staceydim@gmail.com
Cost:FREE
Jan 9-11, 2026 (Fri-Sun, 2 nights)
Black Water Falls SP, WV area XC Ski
Cancels if no snow
Lodging:Blackwater Falls State Park Lodge, Davis, WV
Description:Start out the new ski year with fellow Nordic skiers at Whitegrass Cross-Country Ski Area and Blackwater Falls State Park trails. We will have a block of 2 double- bed rooms at the newly renovated Blackwater Falls Lodge in Davis, WV. Participants will make their own reservations and have the option to share a room or reserve a room on their own.
Coordinator:Steve Jarvis, jarsnv7@msn.com, 703-282-6752.
Cost: Approximately $175 per room per night, which includes 2 beds in the room. A participant should make their own single occupancy reservation within the PNSC group block of rooms and then make their own arrangements with potential roommates to share the cost, if desired. Participants should coordinate with trip coordinator before making room reservations. Suggested donation to trip coordinator is $25.
Jan 16-18, 2026 (Friday-Sunday, 2 nights)
Laurel Highlands PA Area XC Ski Weekend#1
Cancels if no snow
Lodging:Days Inn on Lewis Dr. Somerset PA
Description:Join fellow Nordic skiers gliding at usual and less traveled favorites in the Highlands of SW PA (e.g., Laurel Mtn, Laurel Ridge, Roaring Run, North Woods, Laurel Hill) with more kms of trails and choices than time available. Only 1 of these 5 places charges a trail use fee, and 2 offer groomed trails when snow permits. There is a walk option to meals from lodging. Chill out at local Somerset Fire and Ice Festival activities.
Coordinator:Greg Westernik gmwester@gmail.com. 571-552-7307
Cost:$95/applicant, double occupancy. This cost covers lodging fee for double occupancy with free continental breakfasts.. Each room includes 2 beds in room.
Jan 20-23, 2026 (Tuesday to Friday, 3 nights)
Black Water Falls SP, Canaan Valley, WV
No Cancellation
Lodging:Black Water Falls SP, Deluxe Cabin
Description: This is a four-bedroom cabin, featuring two rooms with queen-size beds at one end, and two rooms with twin beds at the other end. The cabin also has a large living room, a large dining room, two bathrooms with showers, and a full kitchen. We will share responsibility for dinners. Ski at Canaan Valley SP, White Grass Ski Center, Canaan or Timberline downhill areas, or Black Water Falls SP. Hike if no snow.
Coordinator:Ralph Heimlich, heimlichfamily@comcast.net
Cost:$200 lodging and dinners, double occupancy based on 8 people.
TBD as Snow Permits in January and February
Last minute two-night wilderness XC ski trip to a PATC cabin in the Shenandoah NP.
Dependent on Snow
Lodging:Blackwater Falls SP lodge, WV
Description:Because of the extreme conditions this trip is for experienced backcountry skiers. The trailheads can be difficult to reach, and darkness comes early. The cabins in the park are not winterized. The ski in is uphill and long since the Parkway is closed. Each skier will need to pack in the food, sleeping bag and clothing required to deal with the elements. X/C skis with metal edges are recommended. The size of the group is limited because it’s determined by the capacity of the cabin we end up renting. When and if a trip is scheduled the trip coordinator will send out a post on Groups i.o to our club members with more details including shared costs.
Coordinator:Harrison Snow, teambuilder@msn.com, 703-241-2421,
Cost:TBD dependent on cabin rental.
Feb 6-8, 2026 (Friday-Sunday, 2 nights)
Laurel Highlands PA Area XC Ski Weekend#2
Cancels if no snow
Lodging:Days Inn on Lewis Dr. Somerset PA
Description:Join fellow Nordic skiers gliding at usual and less-traveled favorites in the Highlands of SW PA (e.g., Laurel Mtn, Laurel Ridge, Roaring Run, North Woods, Laurel Hill) with more kms of trails and choices than time available. Only 1 of these 5 places charges a trail use fee, and 2 offer groomed trails when snow permits.and there is a walk option to meals from lodging.
Coordinator: Greg Westernik gmwester@gmail.com, 571-552-7307
Cost:$110/applicant, double occupancy. This cost covers lodging fee for double occupancy with free continental breakfasts. Each room includes 2 beds in room. $25 donation to cover administrative costs per participant paid directly to coordinator appreciated
Feb 8-13, 2026 (Sunday-Friday, 5 nights)
Stratton, Vermont Combined Nordic/alpine ski trip frederickskiclub. wildapricot.rg/ event-6324233)
Cancels if no snow
Lodging—Hotel at the base of Stratton Mountain (TBD)
Description—Stratton alpine ski area, Stratton Nordic Center. Other nearby Nordic Centers, Timber Creek and Viking. Mix it up! One day of alpine, alternating with a day of Nordic. Or all week alpine or all week Nordic; participants choice. Stratton is an Ikon resort Must be Frederick Ski Club member to participate (frederickskiclub.wildapricot.org/join-us) (www.ikonpass.com)
Coordinator—Dave Jordahl, 301-491-1356,westpatc@hotmail.com
Cost—$620 double-occupancy; Lift or Nordic Center user fees extra
Feb 13-16, 2026 (Fri-Mon, 3 nights)
Ski-Dance Weekend
No Cancellation
Lodging: Camp Sequonota Conference Center
Description: Cross-country, snow shoe, or Alpine ski in the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania during the day and contra dance at night! Do you have two left feet? Bring both of them because Janine Smith, our fabulous caller, will have you moving to the music of Dave Wiesler and friends. Not sure how to cross country ski - no worries, free ski instruction is provided! Lots of fun!
Coordinators: Ski Dance or call Bob Mathis at 240-858-9341, rjmathis62@gmail.com or Jody Blatt at jodyblatt@hotmail.com
Cost:$150 - $475 (estimated cost depending upon accommodations) including lodging, all meals and program costs .
Feb 16-23, 2026 (Mon-Mon, 7 nights)
Ski Lake Placid, Adirondacks, NY
No Cancellation
Lodging: Rental House in Lake Placid, NY
Description: Staying in Lake Placid village with various ski opportunities including Mt. Van Hovenberg Olympic XC course, Paul Smith’s Visitor Information Center (VIC) trails, Scotts Cobble Nordic Center, and various back country ski trails on DEC land. House has full kitchen and we will share dinner responsibilities.
Coordinator:Ralph Heimlich, 240-472-8825 heimlichfamily@comcast.net
Cost:$690 per person, lodging and dinners, based on 10 people. If interest is sufficient, a second house could be rented.
Feb 20-22, 2026 (Fri-Sun, 2 nights)
Garrett County, MD
No Cancellation. Note: Feb 27-Mar 1 is a make-up weekend if there is no snow.
Lodging:Oak-Mar Motel, 208 North 3rd Street, Oakland, MD, 301-334-3965
Description:Nordic ski the trails at Herrington Manor (Sat) and New Germany State Parks (Sun) Daily entrance fee applies or annual or senior lifetime pass. NOTE: If snow conditions inadequate for cross-country skiing, and if there is interest,downhill option at Canaan Valley (Sat) or Wisp (Sun).
Coordinator:Dave Jordahl,301-491-1356, westpatc@hotmail.com
Cost:(as of Oct 2025): $89 single, $94 double (plus tax); 48-hour cancellation.
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