Winter Camp 2025
January 17-20, 2025
High School Students
We are excited to announce our high school Winter Camp! This trip will be an awesome opportunity for us all to enjoy time together, time in the snow, and time learning from the Bible. The following are the basic details for the upcoming trip:
Who can come: Any student in high school is welcome to join us! Additionally, we encourage students to invite friends!
Date: January 17-20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend.
Location: We will be staying in a cabin in Twain Harte, CA. Students who would like to snowboard or ski will be going to Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort in Pinecrest, CA.
What we will be doing: Our high school group is headed up to the mountain this winter! We will snowboard/ski or sled, spend time in community, and learn from God’s Word! This trip is a great way for students to bond and learn about God!
On the Saturday of the trip (January 18th), students will have a choice to either snowboard/ski, or go sled/explore the area, and hang out at the cabins! On Sunday we will all sled and hangout together as a group!
Theme: The theme of the camp will be “True Blessing”, as we take a closer look at the story of Jacob and learn where true blessing can be found.
Departure: Please note that students may have to miss school on Friday, January 17th to accommodate safe travels. We will be updating you on what time to meet and where.
Accommodations and transportation: We will be staying in two houses (one girl’s house, one boy’s house). We will be carpooling from Santa Cruz with trusted leaders driving cars/vans.
Cost:
Early Bird (cost available until 12/17/24): $375
Regular (cost from 12/18/24-1/17/25): $425
Additional Costs:
Lift Ticket (optional): Please note, the costs above are base costs only and do not include costs of a lift ticket or rental equipment. If your student is planning to snowboard or ski, they will need to purchase a lift ticket. This year, students will need to purchase their own lift tickets. Students can purchase their lift tickets for Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort:
Please purchase your ticket for Saturday, January 18th only. For more information on costs and to purchase your lift ticket, please click the button below.
Rentals (optional): If you are planning on snowboarding or skiing and need to rent equipment, you have the option of renting your equipment at Play It Again Sports in Soquel, Helm of Sun Valley in Capitola, or renting equipment from Dodge Ridge Mountain Resort. Please try your best to get your rentals early, as every place is subject to run out of sizes. For more information on rentals and costs, please visit the links below:
Helm has snowboard and ski rentals, as well as other gear for purchase. We recommend renting your gear as early as possible to avoid them running out.
Dodge Ridge
Dodge Ridge has snowboard and ski rentals. We recommend renting your gear as early as possible to avoid them running out. Please visit their website to see how to rent gear.
Spending Money: Students are responsible for purchasing a meal on the drive up and the drive home. Plus they may want to bring extra money if they want to buy anything on the mountain (though that is optional).
Payments: Payment for camp can be made with a card online, check, or cash. Please thoroughly read the instructions below for your preferred payment method. Payment for lift tickets will be made directly to Dodge Ridge. If you have any questions about making payment for Winter Camp, please email or call Jonathan Puscizna at jonathan@gospelcommunitysc.org, 209.765.0545.
Paying with a card online: You may pay upon registration, or you can register and pay later by using the same registration link. Click here for the registration/payment link. Please do not pay for camp using online giving - use the links provided on this page.
Check: Please make check out to Gospel Community Church Santa Cruz. Please do not place your Winter Camp payment in the offering box at GCC. You may give your payment directly to Jonathan Puscizna. If you need to mail your check, please email Jonathan Puscizna for specific instructions, jonathan@gospelcommunitysc.org.
Cash: Please do not place your Winter Camp payment in the offering box at GCC. You may give your payment directly to Jonathan Puscizna. If you need to mail in your payment, please reach out to Jonathan Puscizna for specific instructions, jonathan@gospelcommunitysc.org.
Scholarships: We want all students to be able to attend this trip, so if you or your student cannot pay for the trip, we have scholarships available. Please fill out this scholarship application form if you are in need of financial aid. We will get in contact with you shortly after you fill out the form.
Supervision: This trip will be supervised by trusted high school leaders and parent volunteers. This trip will be overseen by GCC Students director Jonathan Puscizna.
Registration: To sign up for the trip, please follow the registration link below. During registration, you have the option to pay upon registration online, or the option to pay later. You can choose the ‘pay later’ option if you would like to pay via cash, check, or online with your card at a different time. If you would like to pay online via card online after you register, you can follow the same registration link that you used to sign up (below and on our website). You will also receive a confirmation email after signing up, and can go back and pay via the links in that email. If you have any questions about registration or payments, please contact Jonathan Puscizna.
To sign up for the trip, please follow the registration link below.
Medical Release Forms:
Each student attending GCC Students Winter Camp 2025 will be required to have a medical waiver signed by a parent/guardian (if student is a minor) or signed by the student (if the student is 18 or older). Please note: even if you have signed a waiver with us in the past, you will need to sign another one for the 2025 calendar year. Waivers are now online and can be filled out along with the registration.
All students under the age of 18 will need to have a parent or guardian sign the medical release form. If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan.
Please reach out to Jonathan Puscizna if you have any questions.
If you have any questions concerning the trip, contact Jonathan Puscizna
jonathan@gospelcommunitysc.org | 209.765.0545