What Kinds of Activities and Events Does Ramapo Mountain Ski Club Offer?

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Ramapo Mountain Ski Club (RMSC) is a year-round outdoor and social club, not just a winter ski group. According to the club's own site, its more than three hundred members — children through octogenarians, singles, couples, and families — are united by a love of skiing and boarding, but they stay active all year as cyclists, golfers, hikers, kayakers/canoeists, and campers. So if you join, you can expect both snow-season sports and a full calendar of warm-weather activities and member gatherings.

Winter sports

The club's core identity is snow sports. Its homepage names skiing, cross-country or Nordic skiing, and snowboarding as the activities it is built around. That means the winter side of the club covers both alpine/downhill riding and Nordic or cross-country skiing, plus snowboarding — a range that suits members who prefer groomed resort runs as well as those who want to ski on trails.

Year-round activities

Beyond winter, RMSC describes itself as active all year round in:

  • Cycling
  • Golf
  • Hiking
  • Kayaking and canoeing
  • Camping

This is the part that distinguishes RMSC from a ski-only club: the membership is framed as a community of people who enjoy the same outdoor pursuits across all seasons, which is also why the club says it is looking for like-minded people to join.

Member events and gatherings

The site's news section shows the kind of events the club actually runs:

Event What the site says
Opening Meeting Held on a Thursday, October 1st, with dinner; doors open at 6:30 P.M. and attendees are asked to RSVP by Friday, September 8th
Annual RMSC Banquet A member gathering; photos from the event are posted on the site
Annual Picnic Held at West Point's Round Pond on Saturday, July 25th; photos are posted, with thanks to Mike Diederich for arranging the location
Membership renewal Returning members are reminded to renew by October 31st using the Online Renewal Form

The club also shared information about the 2026 TGR Film tour, with tickets going on sale July 24th, noting the event information came from the NJSSC (New Jersey Ski and Snowboard Council).

What this means if you're considering joining

If your main interest is downhill skiing or snowboarding, RMSC covers that. If you want a club that keeps you socially and physically active between seasons — through cycling, golf, hiking, paddling, and camping — the site explicitly presents that as part of membership. And if you value organized social occasions, the Opening Meeting, Annual Banquet, and Annual Picnic are the recurring examples the club highlights.

One practical note from the site: renewal and event attendance involve deadlines and RSVPs (for example, renew by October 31st, RSVP for the Opening Meeting by Friday, September 8th), so it's worth checking the club's news page for current dates before planning around any specific event.