Membership Application Requirements

New Members’ Proposal and Election:

  • A proposer must have known the candidate for at least three years and skied with him or her.  The proposer must also know the candidate’s immediate family, if any.
  • A seconder must have known the candidate for at least one year and have skied, hiked or otherwise spent time with the candidate.
  • The proposer shall be responsible for submitting the following:
    1. A completed membership application, obtained from the Secretary or the Membership Chairperson.
    2. His or her letter of support setting forth the candidate’s qualifications.
    3. The seconder’s letter of support.
    4. The candidate’s letter of interest.
    5. A minimum of two additional endorsing letters from members. 
  • The candidate must be known by at least three Governors, two of whom shall support the candidate either (a) in writing as a proposer, seconder, or one of the two writers of endorsing letters as aforesaid or (b) by personal endorsement when the application is considered by the Board.
  • The candidate, and his or her family where age appropriate, shall attend a minimum of three Club events in the three years leading up to the submission of the application, at most one of which may be a stay for two or more nights as a guest of a member at the Lodge.
  • Preference will be given to candidates living in the greater NY Metro region.

Legacy Members’ Offers:

  • A member’s son or daughter shall automatically be offered Intermediate Membership upon reaching age 21, without any Initiation Fee, and may accept such offer via email or written letter.
  • An Intermediate member in good standing shall automatically be offered Regular membership upon reaching age 30 and may accept such offer via email or written letter.

  • A member’s son or daughter over the age of 21 who declined Intermediate or Regular Membership may subsequently be offered Regular Membership, regardless of age, by following the Lapsed Membership process.

Lapsed Membership Process:

  • A proposer must have known the candidate for at least three years and skied with him or her.  The proposer must also know the candidate’s immediate family, if any.
  • A seconder must have known the candidate for at least one year and have skied, hiked or otherwise spent time with the candidate.
  • The proposer shall be responsible for submitting the following:
    1. A completed membership application, obtained from the Secretary or the Membership Chairperson.
    2. His or her letter of support setting forth the candidate’s qualifications.
    3. The seconder’s letter of support.
    4. The candidate’s letter of interest.
  • The candidate must be known by at least three Governors, two of whom shall support the candidate either (a) in writing as a proposer or seconder, or (b) by personal endorsement when the application is considered by the Board.
  • The candidate, and his or her family where age appropriate, shall attend a minimum of two Club events in the three years leading up to the submission of the application, at most one of which may be a stay for two or more nights as a guest of a member at the Lodge.

    Updated 4/2025