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SummerClub

Activities

Piccadilly Ski Club

Members of the Piccadilly,
Schussboomers, Sanctuary
and Sitzmark clubs fill their
summer calendars with a
variety of outdoor activities. Sanctuary Ski and Snowboard Club

Piccadilly Ski Club Schussboomers Ski and Snowboard Club
Piccadilly Ski Club is a ski, boarding and social club open
to all from 21+ years of age in Downer’s Grove, IL. Our Sanctuary Ski and Snowboard Club
year-round activities include skiing, biking, happy hours, In the off-season, Sanctuary offers many more activities than
plays, kayaking, spring and fall pub crawls, hiking, laser tag, skiing. Every year we look forward to an extensive bicycling
camping, bowling, movie nights, August family picnic and schedule that ranges from leisurely local rides to out-of-state
more! Join us for our first bike ride of the season in early weekend excursions. Volunteers also lead events like camping,
June along the Prairie Path. (piccadillyskiclub.com) canoeing, kayaking, hiking, concerts, wine tasting and so
much more. Our annual picnic is always our biggest and
Powderdogs Ski and Snowboard Club most popular event. (skisanctuary.org)
PowderDogs Ski and Snowboard Club is the only club in
McHenry County and is open to families and singles. Our Schussboomers Ski and Snowboard Club
summer events include “Venetian Night on the Fox River” Kayaking has become our summer activity. We launch the
hosted by a club member. Also, there are plans for a picnic season on the Milwaukee River—our outfitter meets us in
at Crystal Lake Park beach and men’s night out at Chicago Lime Kiln Park in Grafton and picks us up in Thiensville.
Indoor Racing. Meetings are the second Tuesday of the Other areas we frequent are Harnishfeger Park on the
month at Lou Malanati’s Pizza in Lakewood. Social hour Rock River, Horicon Marsh, and this year we will wrap up
begins at 7 p.m and meetings begin at 8. See how much the season on Mirror Lake in the Wisconsin Dells area.
fun it is to “Play in the Snow with the Powderdogs.” Our group is a mix of experienced kayak owners as well as
(powderdogs.org) those who are hooked on the experience and rent.
(schussboomers-wi.com)
Sitzmark Ski Club
Sitzmark Ski Club
Looking for a fun group of year-round outdoor enthusiasts?
Sitzmark is that club. We’ve been around since 1946,
providing great trips and fun events for all. During our
“off-season” we snow lovers find plenty to do. A few of our
activities include camping, tubing, hiking, biking, golfing,
festivals, Ravinia and our annual parties, i.e. Oktoberfest,
Pig Roast, Halloween and Holiday, to name a few. A new
event this year will be our Summer Ski Trip Kick-off Party in
August. There will be lots of fun and games to help attract
early ski season trip awareness. (www.sitzmarkskiclub.com)

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