RA Ski Club, Ottawa, Ontario

Welcome to the RA Ski & Outdoor Club website - "More Than Just a Ski Club"

RA Ski is a non-profit ski club, run by volunteers and operating since 1967. RA Ski organizes a variety of cross-country, downhill ski and snowshoe outings, as well as social and other events throughout the entire year, including hiking, biking, theatre, and golfing. 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 FAQ page.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

For our full winter schedule, click on our downhill program or our cross-country program.

THURS. APRIL 25 - HIKE, MADAHOKI FARM TO LIME KILN RUINS
MEET: 11 a.m. at Madahoki Farm - 4420 Hunt Club Rd. Visit the Farm and Gift Shop after the hike. Map. 6.6 km round trip. Leader: Bob Cavan.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING, send an e-mail to hikes-2020{at}raski.ca by Apr. 24th, 9 pm. Leader: Bob Cavan

WED. MAY 1 - HIKE, POET'S PATHWAY STAGE 3: Simply Biscotti, Colonnade to Moose McGuire's Pub, McCarthy Road
MEET: 10 a.m. at Moose McGuire's, 3320 McCarthy Road. Distance: approx. 7 kms. Lunch or coffee at Moose McGuire's.
Car Pooling involved - details provided to registered participants. Ticks and narrow, rough trails possible when hiking through a forested area. Map; Leader: Chris Hayes.

WED. MAY 1 - RA SKI CLUB ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
7 p.m. in RA Courtside A room. hear reports from our executive, elections of the executive for next year.
PLUS a special speaker: Canadian cross-country ski Hall of Famer Dave Dyer, "What it Takes to Host a Cross-Country Ski World Cup Race."

SAT. MAY 18 MONDAY MAY 20 - CYCLING, ROGER'S RODDLE, BURRITS RAPIDS TO MERRICKVILLE *** DATE CHANGE ***
Details to follow. Leader: Roger Duffy.

JOIN THE FUN WITH THE RA SKI CLUB!

New price: $54 + tax. You no longer have to join the RA as well.

What do we do besides downhill and cross-country ski?
- Hiking: Gatineau Park and the NCC Greenbelt.
- Cycling: Local bike paths around Ottawa and Gatineau, plus remote starts. We're leisurely cyclists and take time to smell the flowers.
- Golf
- Theatre-in-the-park
- Baseball games
- Museums
- Pub outings on a sunny patio.

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

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 sizes."

RA SKI PHOTOS OF THE WEEK

Mar. 29: Camp Fortune - last DH of the season Apr. 6 - Chaudiere Falls hike Mar. 28 - Brantwood Park hike

TRIP LEADER'S SIGN-IN SHEET
For the sign-in sheet, click here.

April 2024 NEWSLETTER

Click on April. 2024 Newsletter.

2023-2024 WINTER PROGRAM GUIDE - NOV. 2023 NEWSLETTER

This is the "WINTER PROGRAM GUIDE" edition, covering all our activities from the 2023-2024 ski season.

Click on Nov. 2023 Newsletter.

RA SKI CLUB SLIDE SHOW OF EVENTS 2022-2023

Click here. This is a big file as we had a lot of events, so it will take a few minutes to download.

Welcome to the RA Ski & Outdoor Club website - "More Than Just a Ski Club"

Upcoming Events

List of events for the next month. Click on the event for more info. Events marked updated have been changed in the past 7 days.