Fleetwind Ski Club

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About Us

Who We Are..... Fleetwind is a club dedicated to having fun year round. In the winter, we have a lineup of Midwestern, Western and European ski trips with a few bonus social activities thrown in for good measure. In the summer, the fun doesn't stop; pool parties, canoe trips, camping and rock climbing, a Corn Roast and get-togethers. In October, we have a weekend getaway to see the Fall colors.

We celebrated our 51st anniversary this past year and have historically been a club that meets in or near downtown Chicago. For the Summer, we meet on the 2nd Wednesday of each month Corinthian Yacht Club located at Montrose Harbor; just follow Montrose east of Lake Shore Drive from 8:00pm to ??. The Yacht Club is next door to the Bait Shop. Dinner (which is served until 8:00 p.m.) and drinks are extremely reasonably priced. There is plenty of free parking in the various lots located around Montrose Harbor. For more information check Corinthian Yacht Club

Our members are a diverse group ranging from their twenties to their eighties and skill levels range from beginners to some of the best skiers in the Chicago area. We are blue collar, self-employed, retirees and professionals, of all backgrounds. We are singles, married and in-between. Half of our members live in Chicago, and half come from all the surrounding suburbs, with a few thrown-in from out-of-state.

What sets us apart from other clubs?

We have a few traditions, including our annual trips to Vail over Thanksgiving weekend, our Arapahoe Basin over Memorial Day weekend and the Beginner's trip to Tyrol Basin, Wisc during the 2nd weekend of Dec. We also go to Europe each year for a week of fantastic skiing in the Alps, followed by an optional trip extension to a major European city. Mostly, we go the week right after CMSC's European trip; this way members can do both trips in one vacation, while other times, we join the CMSC trip. This past January, we followed the CMSC trip to Morzine and went to Verbier, Switzerland, then on to Torremollinos, Spain for a 4-day trip on the Mediterranean coast. The previous year, we went to Bormio, Italy followed by 3 days in Sicily.

Last but not least, is our annual Adventure trip (A.K.A. the Never Ever Been There Before Trip). Just as it sounds; we take a trip to a ski area the club has never been to before. We've discovered some fantastic areas as a result, like Fernie & Kicking Horse in British Columbia, Canada; Red Mountain & Panorama also in British Columbia; Alyeska, Alaska; Mt. Bachelor, Oregon; Crystal Mountain, Washington and Andorra, Spain. Over the New Year's holiday, we went to Ogden, Utah to ski Powder Mountain & Snowbasin.

So, if youÕre a ski lover or not, and feeling adventurous and would like to meet a friendly and fun group, come to one of our meetings, or better yet, join us on one of our fun-filled trips. For this seasonÕs trips, please go to the Ski Trips, Summer and Fall pages.

Another factor that sets us apart is that we do allow children on our trips, if accompanied by an adult