Trip Signup/Refund Policy

1 - ONLY CLUB MEMBERS AND SPONSORED GUESTS ARE PERMITTED TO SIGNUP FOR A TRIP.

2 - NON-MEMBERS CAN SIGNUP ONLY AFTER THE INITIAL SIGN-UP FOR A $25 MINIMUM SURCHARGE. MEMBERS MAY SIGN-UP ONE NON-MEMBER GUEST, PER SEASON. A NON-MEMBER MAY PARTICIPATE ON A TRIP ONLY ONCE, AND MUST BE SPONSORED BY A MEMBER. PAST MEMBERS MAY NOT PARTICIPATE ON TRIPS AS A NON-MEMBER.

3 - ALL DEPOSITS AND FINAL PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE EITHER BY CREDIT CARD ON THE WEBSITE OR CHECK. MAKE CHECK OUT TO THE “SATELLITE SKI CLUB”. ALL CHECKS WILL BE DEPOSITED. ANY REFUNDS WILL BE MADE BY SATELLITE SKI CLUB CHECK OR CREDIT CARD REFUND. A FEE OF AT LEAST $15 OVER ANY CHARGES WE INCUR WILL BE CHARGED FOR BAD CHECKS.

4 - TRIP DEPOSITS SHALL BE DETERMINED BY THE TRIP CHAIRPERSON. FULL DEPOSITS MUST BE RECEIVED TO BE INCLUDED ON EITHER THE TRIP LIST OR THE TRIP WAITING LIST. WAITING LIST SIGNUPS WILL NOT BE TAKEN UNTIL THE TRIP IS FULL.

5 - TRIP SIGNUPS ARE TYPICALLY ANNOUNCED ON THE WEBSITE AND BY EMAIL THE TRIP CHAIRPERSON WILL EXTEND PRE-SIGNUP PRIVILEGES TO ONLY OFFICERS/ETC. AND THEIR GUEST(s) AND OTHER TRIP CHAIRPERSONS AND THEIR GUEST(s) PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED SIGNUP. A DEPOSIT IS NOT REQUIRED FOR PRE-SIGNUP.

6 - THE WEBSITE WILL DESCRIBE THE TRIP PRICES AND THE SPECIFIC INCLUSIONS.

7 - FINAL PAYMENT FOR ALL TRIPS IS DUE ON A DATE DETERMINED BY THE CHAIRPERSON. PERSONS WHO HAVE PAID THEIR DEPOSITS WILL NOT BE BUMPED FROM THE TRIP, UNLESS THEIR FINAL PAYMENT IS NOT RECEIVED AT THAT TIME.

8 - REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET:

\ A - THE TRIP GOES FULL.

\ B - CANCELLATION IS RECEIVED 60 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE UNLESS SUPERSEDED BY THE LODGING/AIRLINE CANCELLATION POLICY.

\ C - THE CLUB HAS A WAITLIST FOR THE TRIP OR A REPLACEMENT IS FOUND AND THE REPLACEMENT PAYS IN FULL.

\ D - THE CLUB INCURS NO LOSS ON THE TRIP. OTHERWISE, THE REFUND AMOUNT WILL BE ONLY FOR THE PORTION OF THE PAYMENT FOR WHICH THE CLUB DID NOT INCUR LOSS.

IN ANY EVENT, A CANCELLATION FEE OF $10 PLUS 3% OF THE AMOUNT PAID WILL BE CHARGED TO EACH PERSON CANCELING.

9 - A PARTICIPANT MAY NOT SELL THEIR SPACE ON A TRIP. IF A PARTICIPANT CANCELS, A REPLACEMENT MUST BE COORDINATED THROUGH THE TRIP CHAIRPERSON.

10 - MEMBERS HAVE PRIORITY OVER NONMEMBERS ON THE WAITLIST.

11 - IF A SINGLE PERSON CANCELS, THE REPLACEMENT WILL BE THE FIRST PERSON OF THE SAME GENDER ON THE WAITLIST.

12 - THE TRIP CHAIRPERSON IS THE FINAL AUTHORITY ON HOW THE TRIP IS CONDUCTED, TRIP DEPARTURE TIMES AND LOCATION, ETC.

13 - A RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM SHALL BE SIGNED BY ALL TRIP PARTICIPANTS PRIOR TO TRIP DEPARTURE. THE RELEASE ON A SIGNED MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION IS SUFFICIENT.

13 - THESE POLICIES MAY BE MODIFIED OR WAIVED, AS APPLICABLE TO A GIVEN TRIP/ACTIVITY, AT THE DISCRETION OF THE OFFICERS.