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The 2009-2010 Trip Season
If you enjoy skiing with others who are 50 and over, Over The Hill Gang, International® has 22 escorted ski trips in 2009-2010. This year you have new ski trips and new summer adventures to choose from. Early, mid, and late season trips. Short trips, longer trips, trips that you can link together.
Trips include first-class accommodations, lift tickets, some meals, mountain guides, taxes and gratuities, and most importantly, OTHGI hosts to make sure you have a comfortable, worry-free trip. We plan social events so you can be with people who like to do what you do. We arrange roommates. See the fine print for important changes to our single supplement policy
OUR TRIPS ARE VERY POPULAR SO SPACE IS LIMITED!
Please call or e-mail us to ask about availability.
OTHGI Trips Planned for 2009-2010
Reservations will not be accepted without a completed Trip Application (published in the Trip Catalog and accessed by this website) and a deposit. We answer many frequently asked questions in the catalog. If you are not currently a member of OTHG, please see the membership page of our website on how to join, or call or e-mail us for further information. You must be a member of OTHGI to travel on all of our trips, unless noted.
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To learn more about our ski trips and lodging philosophy, please review the catalog.
2008-2009 trips with space available:
Golf Prince Edward Island: Sept. 8-18, 2009
Sedona Easy Adventure: Oct. 14-21, 2009
Guatemala Easy Adventure: Oct. 27-Nov. 7, 2009
2009-2010 OTHGI Trips
Women's Ski Clinic at Winter Park / December 6 - 12, 2009
Men's Ski Clinic at Breckenridge / December 6-12, 2009
Breckenridge Early Season / December 12-18, 2009
Ski Steamboat / January 3-10, 2010
Zermatt-St. Moritz / January 10-23, 2010
Ski Vail / January 10 - 17, 2010
Sun Valley / January 16 - 23, 2010
Telluride Ski Week / January 24 - 31, 2010
Aspen / February 1-8, 2010
Taos Masters Week / February 6-13, 2010
Sun Peaks, British Columbia / February 14 - 21, 2010
Crested Butte, CO / February 21 - 28, 2010
Alyeska-Iditarod-Anchorage / February 28-March 7, 2010
Utah Ski Sampler / March 7 - 14, 2010
Ski Spain - Explore Madrid / March 6-16, 2010
Snowmass / March 14-21, 2010
Golf the Desert - Chandler, AZ pre-trip Bird Golf School / March 21 - 23, 2010
Golf the Desert - Golf Sampler, Phoenix / March 23 - 31, 2010
Mini Easy Adventure in Colorado's Wine Country / May 28 - 31, 2010
Salzburg and Tauern Valley Biking / July 12-21, 2010
Costa Rica Coast-to-Coast / September 4-16, 2010
Rocky Mountain National Park Easy Adventure / September 19-26, 2010
Bike and Sail Turkey / October 16-26, 2010
Winter Trips
Women's Ski Clinic at Winter Park / December 6 - 12, 2009
Ladies - pack your bags and join us for another spectacular all-girl week of ski instruction and fun in Winter Park, CO!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 6 nights lodging, Vintage Hotel (elevation - 9,100')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- 5 full days instruction with your favorite female Winter Park instructors
- Complimentary lift side ski storage
- Free Cabriolet gondola transportation between ski area and Vintage Hotel
- Free town shuttle service
- Included meals: 11
- 6 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners (including one at Devil's Thumb Ranch)
Over 70 years $1769
Single Supplement $375Back to the trip index
Men's Ski Clinic at Breckenridge / December 6-12, 2009
Meet up with the boys again for another great week of ski instruction and fun in Breckenridge, CO!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 6 nights lodging, Beaver Run Resort (elevation - 9,603')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- 5 full days instruction with your favorite Vail resorts instructors
- Ski-in/ski-out
- Complimentary ski lockers
- Free Summit County shuttle service
- Included meals: 11
- 6 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $600Back to the trip index
Breckenridge Early Season / December 12-18, 2009
Perfect the skills you learned during the clinic with an extra week of practice before the holidays!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 6 nights lodging, Beaver Run Resort (elevation - 9,603')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided skiing with local Breckenridge guides
- Ski-in/ski-out
- Complimentary ski lockers
- Free Summit County shuttle service
- Included meals: 11
- 6 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $550Back to the trip index
Ski Steamboat / January 3-10, 2010
OTHGI returns to the newly-renovated Sheraton Steamboat for the first trip of the New Year!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Sheraton Steamboat Resort (elevation - 6,900')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided skiing with local OTHGI guides
- Ski-in/ski-out
- Ski valet service
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $950Back to the trip index
Zermatt-St. Moritz / January 10-23, 2010
Enjoy these classic Swiss ski destinations linked by a spectacular alpine trip on the Glacier Express.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 6 nights lodging, Zermatt TBA (elevation - 5,276')
- 6 nights lodging, St. Moritz TBA (elevation - 5,978')
- 10 days lift tickets (5 days Zermatt/5 days St. Moritz)
- Bus/Train Transfers from Geneva airport to Zermatt, from St. Moritz to Zurich hotel
- Glacier Express 1st class from Zermatt-St. Moritz including lunch
- Guided skiing in both resorts
- Included meals: 25
- 12 breakfasts
- 1 lunch
- 12 dinners
Single Supplement $700Back to the trip index
Ski Vail / January 10 - 17, 2010
Beat the crowds and ski Vail's January powder from the luxury of the Lodge at Vail - a perfect combination!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, The Lodge at Vail ( elevation - 8,120')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- 1 guided ski day
- Complimentary lift-side ski storage
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours (includes Colorado Ski Museum reception)
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $1150Back to the trip index
Sun Valley / January 16 - 23, 2010
Enjoy all the activities during Prime Time Week in the pristine Idaho mountains.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Sun Valley Lodge (elevation - 5945')
- 5 of 6 day lift tickets
- Guided ski day
- Complimentary lift-side ski storage
- Complimentary resort shuttle service
- Prime-time week activities and parties
- Included meals: 6
- 1 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $800Back to the trip index
Telluride Ski Week / January 24 - 31, 2010
Enjoy the rugged old-west charm of Colorado's remote treasure while being treated like royalty at the Hotel Telluride.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Hotel Telluride (elevation - 8,750')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided ski day - half day
- Complimentary ski storage
- Exclusive guest shuttle
- Free gondola transportation
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $825Back to the trip index
Aspen / February 1-8, 2010
Join us for a return to Aspen in peak season for this very popular trip in the heart of town…does it get any better than this?
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Limelight Lodge (elevation - 7,900')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided skiing with local OTHGI guides
- Complimentary lift side ski storage
- Daily après ski snacks at the hotel
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 17
- 7 breakfasts
- 7 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Over 70 years - included Silver Pass
Single Supplement $1050Back to the trip index
Taos Masters Week / February 6-13, 2010
Experience a week of instruction at one of the world's premier ski schools!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Snakedance Condos (elevation - 9,207')
- 6 of 7 day lift ticket
- 6 mornings of instruction
- Complimentary transportation from and to Albuquerque airport
- Scheduled trip to town of Taos
- Complimentary fleece vest
- Complimentary ski storage with boot dryers
- Included Meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Over 75 is $1575 and includes a season pass
Single Supplement $400Back to the trip index
Sun Peaks, British Columbia / February 14 - 21, 2010
Return to interior BC, Canada for this wildly popular trip, and stay slopeside at the fabulous Delta Sun Peaks Resort!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Delta Sun Peaks Resort (elevation - 4,116')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided ski day
- Complimentary valet ski storage
- Public ski day with Nancy Greene, Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist, Grenoble '68 (tentative)
- Complimentary resort shuttle service
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Over 65 years $1709
Single Supplement $775Back to the trip index
Crested Butte, CO / February 21 - 28, 2010
Off the beaten path - Crested Butte is the real deal - great skiing, uncrowded slopes and short lift lines.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Grand Lodge (elevation - 9,375')
- 5 of 7 day lift tickets
- Guided ski day - half day
- Complimentary ski storage
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $650Back to the trip index
Alyeska-Iditarod-Anchorage / February 28-March 7, 2010
Admire the breathtaking views of the Cook Inlet from the mountaintop in Alyeska and experience the thrill of cheering on the sled-dog teams at the exhilarating start to the Iditarod Race in Anchorage.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 5 nights lodging, Alyeska Resort (elevation - 250')
- 2 nights lodging, Anchorage 3-star hotel
- 4-day ski/activity card
- In-room locking ski storage
- Optional whale-watching trip to Seward or 5th day of skiing
- Optional aurora borealis wake-up service
- Visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center
- Transportation from Alyeska to Anchorage and to the Heritage Center
- Included meals: 9
- 5 breakfasts
- 1 hospitality hour
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $625Back to the trip index
Utah Ski Sampler / March 7 - 14, 2010
An annual favorite! Join your friends for another great week sampling "the greatest snow on earth".
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Embassy Suites Salt Lake City
- 6 (1) Day Lift Tickets to Alta, Solitude, Sundance, Park City, Deer Valley & Snowbasin
- 6 Mornings with Mountain Guides
- Daily private round-trip transportation from Embassy Suites to ski resorts
- Complimentary Transportation from and to Salt Lake City Airport
- Included Meals: 17
- 7 Cooked to Order Breakfasts each morning
- 7 Managers Reception Each Evening
- 3 Dinners - including dinner at Sundance
Single Supplement $625
Note: Because we ski different areas daily, lessons are difficult to arrange. Past experience indicates Green and slower Blue skiers may be less comfortable on this trip.
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Ski Spain - Explore Madrid / March 6-16, 2010
Ski the majesty of the Pyrenees and experience the grandeur of the Spanish capital, Madrid.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Melia Alto Aragon, Formigal (elevation - 5,083')
- 3 nights lodging, Best Western Santo Domingo, Madrid
- 5 of 6 day lift ticket
- Guided skiing
- City tour of Madrid with lunch
- Optional day-tour to El Escorial and Segovia
- Included meals: 20
- 11 breakfasts
- 1 lunch
- 8 dinners
Single Supplement TBDBack to the trip index
Snowmass / March 14-21, 2010
We're back with this perennial favorite; one of Colorado's greatest resorts from the convenience of the Stonebridge Inn!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Stonebridge Inn (elevation - 8,104')
- 5 of 7 day lift ticket
- Guided skiing with local OTHGI guides
- Complimentary ski storage
- Free town shuttle
- Included meals: 12
- 7 breakfasts
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $725Back to the trip index
Summer Trips
Golf the Desert - Chandler, AZ
pre-trip Bird Golf School option / March 21 - 23, 2010
Bird Golf's mission statement says it all - "The Ultimate Golf Learning Experience". Their core philosophy is to tailor programs for each individual student with personalized instruction from PGA & LPGA professionals with a minimum of 20 years experience! This 2-day school is the perfect refresher following our hugely successful Women’s Golf Clinic in Sedona, May ’09!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 2 nights Deluxe lodging, 4-star Wild Horse Pass Resort
- Unlimited golf learning experience; two-on-one instruction for 6 hours per day for 2 days with your Bird Golf School Professional
- Unlimited follow-up with their professional
- Welcome Drink at Wild Horse Resort
- Complete "Clear Key" profile analysis with Carey Mumford & unlimited follow-up with him directly
- Take home, personalized CD/DVD of their swing and changes, etc.. that they make
- All taxes and gratuities (except for golf instructors, which is a personal gratuity)
- Included meals: 4
- 2 Breakfasts
- 2 lunches
Single Supplement $700*
* single room plus one on one instruction!
Please Note - Limited space availability - $500 non-refundable deposit requiredBack to the trip index
Golf the Desert - Golf Sampler, Phoenix / March 23 - 31, 2010
Wild Horse Pass Resort is a Conde-Nast top 50 golf resort and is known for its impeccable service and fine dining. The restaurant Kai is the only 5-Star 5-Diamond restaurant in Arizona and only one of 13 in the USA! This golf sampler, featuring Troon North, will have you playing a different course each day and then returning to the luxury of Wild Horse each evening - a truly special trip not to be missed!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 8 nights Deluxe lodging, 4-star Wild Horse Pass Resort
- Greens fees, carts & balls at Cattails, ASU Karsten, Falcon Dunes, Southern Dunes, Devil's Claw & Troon North
- Transfers from Wild Horse Resort to each course
- Discount on services at the award-winning Aji Spa
- Tour Desert Botanical Garden
- All taxes and gratuities
- Included meals: 11
- 8 Breakfasts
- 3 Dinners
Single Supplement $1350
Please Note - $500 non-refundable deposit requiredBack to the trip index
Mini Easy Adventure in Colorado's Wine Country / May 28 - 31, 2010
All aboard for a special 4-day, 3-night adventure in Colorado's Wine Country, Grand Junction - a charming town surrounded by dramatic red rock landscapes, fertile valleys and the perfect climate to produce spectacular wines. The brand new Wine Country Inn, Colorado's first wine-themed hotel, will welcome us with a wine reception and offers the perfect accommodations to relax and unwind after a day of biking, rafting, hiking and vineyard touring! Join us for this action-packed, affordable Easy Adventure!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- Train journey aboard the California Zephyr from Denver to Grand Junction
- 3 nights deluxe accommodations at the Wine Country Inn
- Welcome Wine Reception
- Daily Wine Country breakfast buffet
- Guided activities include:
- Hiking in Colorado National Monument
- Bicycle tour through the vineyard region
- Optional tour of Colorado' Grand Mesa
- Vineyard Tours & Tasting
- Raft trip with river-side dinner
- Entrance fee for Colorado National Monument
- Private coach transportation from Grand Junction to Denver
- Included meals: 6
- 3 breakfasts
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $175
Invite your friends - membership is not required for this "get to know Over The Hill Gang International" Easy Adventure trip!
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Salzburg and Tauern Valley Biking / July 12-21, 2010
Bicycle through the beautiful Tauern valley of the Salzkammergut in western Austria from Krimml towards Salzburg.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 9 nights lodging, various 3-star hotels
- Transportation from Salzburg Airport and/or train station to first hotel
- Bicycle guide
- Support van and driver
- 24 speed touring bike
- Select entrance fees
- Included meals: 16
- 9 breakfasts
- 7 dinners
Single Supplement $600
Note: The level of difficulty for this trip is easy to moderate.
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Costa Rica Coast-to-Coast / September 4-16, 2010
We hit all the highlights on this Transcontinental journey from Tortuguero on the Caribbean to Corcovado on the Pacific and cross Turrialba Volcano and the Talamanca Range in this magical journey!
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 12 nights lodging
- 2 nights 5-star Barcelo San Jose Palacio, 1 pre-1 post
- 2 nights Laguna Lodge, Tortuguero
- 3 nights Hotel Casa Turire, Turrialba
- 2 nights Trogon Lodge, Savegre National Park
- 3 nights Aguila de Osa, Corcovado
- All transfers, bus and boat
- Domestic flights within Costa Rica
- Tours:
- Village of Tortuguero
- Caribbean Conservation Cooperation
- Green Sea Turtle nesting sites
- Catie Agroecological Research Institute
- Irazu Volcano
- Basilica de Nuestra Senora de Los Angeles, Cartago
- Sunrise Quetzal bird-watching tour, Trogon Lodge
- Boat tour for wildlife watching through Tortuguero National Park
- Full day tour of Cano Island with snorkelling
- Full day tour of Corcovado National Park
- Hiking tour at Aguila de Osa
- Entrance fees
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Included meals: 33
- 12 breakfasts
- 9 lunches
- 12 dinners
Single Supplement $800Back to the trip index
Rocky Mountain National Park Easy Adventure / September 19-26, 2010
Devil's Thumb Ranch is an award-winning, environmentally friendly year-round ranch and spa offering rustically upscale accommodations and fine dining as well as an array of winter and summer outdoor mountain recreation. The Ranch encompasses 5,000 acres at the foot of the Continental Divide in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.
Trip Includes
- Professionally-trained, experienced OTHGI Trip Host
- 7 nights lodging, Devil's Thumb Ranch Lodge
- Roundtrip Transportation from Denver International Airport to Devil's Thumb Ranch
- Rocky Mountain National Park Pass
- Guided activities:
- 2 days hiking in Rocky Mountain National Park
- Biking on trails at Devil's Thumb Ranch
- Hiking at Devil's Thumb and Indian Peaks Wilderness area
- Trip to Hot Sulphur Springs pools
- Bike/helmet rental
- Full day rafting with lunch
- Included meals: 15
- 7 breakfasts
- 3 lunches
- 2 hospitality hours
- 3 dinners
Single Supplement $950Back to the trip index
Bike and Sail Turkey / October 16-26, 2010
Sail the Lycian coast in a luxury Turkish gulet, explore the shoreline by bike and tour fascinating archeological sites.
Trip Includes
- 9 nights lodging on the 5-star Bahriyeli
- 1 night lodging, Hilton Hotel, Izmir
- 9 guided bike tours
- 21 speed trekking bike
- Transfer from Dalaman to ship and ship to Izmir
- Entrances to museums and archaeological sites
- Tour of Ephesus English speaking tour guide Guide and crew gratuities
- Included meals: 19
- 9 breakfasts
- 1 lunch
- 9 dinners
Single Supplement - No singles Available
Note: The level of difficulty for this trip is mostly moderate with some challenging sections. It is always possible to spend half or all of the day relaxing on board the ship or swimming.
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