[ GIANTS RIDGE BELOW ZERO IN 2022! FEBRUARY 18 – 20   Friday, 34 Yodelers jumped on the motorcoach headed to the Friendly Giant and the Quality Inn, downtown Virginia,…

IKON Pass Adds Partner Resorts, Pass Options for 2022-23. Alterra Mountain Company unveiled the details for its 2022-23 Ikon Pass, which includes new pass product options, new partner resorts, and…

MASTERFIT  ♦ As Share Prices Tumble, Wall Street Says Vail Needs to Clean Up Operations  ♦ It’s Been 29 Years Since Hollywood Made a Great Ski Flick and I’m Getting…

 Rep. Blake Moore Introduces Bill in Congress Supporting J-1 Visas. Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Annie Kuster (D-NH) have introduced a resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives expressing congressional…

The weather during the fall of 2021 was perfect for the many hikes and bike rides that our club enjoyed. At our general meeting on November 18th at the Bloomington…

Hello everyone and happy holidays.  Don’t miss out on the great items available for bidding in the NSCF virtual silent auction. It runs until Dec. 30 at 5 pm EST. Anyone…

Hello everyone. Below and attached is your November Newsbeat. There is plenty of ski news to report with the resorts beginning to open.   We are excited to announce that…

Announcing MSC Winter Carnival 2022 at Big Snow Resort (Indianhead & Black Jack Ski areas!) Your weekend includes: Ski-in/Ski-out Trailside Condos, many with Jacuzzi’s, kitchenettes, TV and Wi-Fi Skiing available Friday…

Steamboat Resort, CO, Expansion Gets Go Ahead From Forest Service to Make it Colorado’s 2nd Largest Resort. Steamboat Resort, CO announced yesterday that its $135-million master plan to make the…

Our club has enjoyed many bike rides and hikes this summer. Two weekend bike and golf trips to Nisswa and Lanesboro are very popular. The six “What’s Cookin” summer picnics at…

NSCF Newsbeat August 2021  ♦ New Development at Deer Valley Could Include Gondola To Downtown Park City  ♦   NSCF Newsbeat August 2021 Airlines May Have to Refund Fliers for…

Airlines May Have to Refund Fliers for Delayed Bags. A new DOT rule proposes airlines refund fliers for delayed bags, and other services they fail to deliver on. More. Condé…

Blue Mountain Resort sold for $32 million to group that includes Camelback operator  ♦ Will The Euro-Style All-Inclusive Ski Vacation Finally Catch On In North America?  ♦ Extell Eyes Partnership…

US Ski & Snowboard Unveils Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan  ♦ IOC approves ski mountaineering for 2026 Winter Games  ♦ Indy Pass Adds 4 More Mountains  ♦ America’s Hidden…

A New Bill Would Keep Ski Resort Profits Local.  The Ski Area Fee Retention Account  “SHRED” Act has been introduced to congress. More. KKTV News via Intopia|Destimetrics More. Powell Tribune…

Indoor Snowsports Facilities Finally Catching on in U.S.; Developer Alpine-X Plans To Open 20-Plus Destinations. Alpine-X’s first venue—Fairfax Peak—will open in Northern Virginia, with 20-plus additional metro markets to follow.…

After a year of zoom and phone visits, we are most happy to gather as a club again.  Two weekend trips are planned for Nisswa and Lanesboro to bike, golf,…

MSC skiers, save March 13-19, 2022 for ski trip to Big Sky with the ULLR Ski, Bike and Social Club.  ULLR trip chairs Sharon Marini and Nancy Sand are planning…

  Resorts Roll Out 2021—22 Pass Programs. Many are offering financing options and carrying over Covid-related assurances. Prices seem to be holding steady and even rising, although a number of…

In January, the Ullr Club resumed their planned ski outings to Afton Alps, Welch Village and Buck Hill. To date, we’ve also had hike/snowshoeing events at Cleary Lake, Richardson Nature…

Yodelers November ski kick-off party is scheduled for Wednesday, November 17, 2021 at Degidios Restaurant in St. Paul.  It is a new start back to our ski season. We will also…

Forest Service approves new lift and trails in Keystone Resort’s Bergman Bowl  ♦ Vail explores special districts so guests can stroll with booze  ♦ The Black businesswomen bringing diversity to…

New TSA Security Procedures During the COVID-19 Pandemic  ♦ Maine’s Big Squaw Would Become Moosehead Lake Ski Resort Under New Owners  ♦ The Indie Files: Greek Peak Poised for Indypass…

Ski Town Real Estate Boom Shows Signs of Shift from Beach Property. Destination real estate has always been an in-demand target for homebuyers, whether for vacationing or as a keen-eyed…

The Few Remaining Single Chairs & Why They’re Rad ♦ Solar Geoengineering: Skiing’s Last Hope? ♦   The Few Remaining Single Chairs & Why They’re Rad   By Matt Lorelli January…

National Ski Council Federation January Newsbeat January 2021 ‘Stay Alive and Survive’: Ski Resorts Brace for a Pandemic Season. Many have put capacity restrictions in place, even as new lockdowns…

Come join us for meet and skis at Welch Village on 7 January and 21 January (both are Thursdays).  We will meet in front of the main chalet (not Mad…

Robert Redford Sells Sundance Mountain Resort. Robert Redford is selling Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah to Broadreach Capital Partners and Cedar Capital Partners, which are both real estate investment firms…

Due to continuing spread of the COVID 19 virus, the Ullr 70th Anniversary Celebration at the Minnesota Valley Country Club was again rescheduled. It is now scheduled to take place…

Sending Thoughts and Prayers to Save Your Ski Season As Europe considers shutdown, U.S. carries on Stuart Winchester November 29, 2020 When Italy closed tighter than a submarine in early March to…

NSCF Newsbeat November 2020  ♦ COVID-19 Regulations in the Winter Sports World  ♦ NSCF Newsbeat November 2020 By Jo Simpson   Alterra Mountain Company: Ikon Pass holders will not need reservations…

Next winter will be unlike any that has gone before it. Or any that will follow. Over the last couple of weeks, we have seen many resorts release their ‘operating…

Park City ski area sets COVID-19 guidelines, including no walk-up tickets Steve Griffin | The Salt Lake Tribune file Solo chairlift rides will be more common at Park City Mountain…

Due to continuing concerns over the COVID–19, the Ullr 70th Anniversary Celebration at the Minnesota Valley Country Club which was rescheduled from May to Sunday, September 13th, was again rescheduled…

 How Ski Resorts Hope to Operate Under COVID-19 This Winter. This winter snow will not be the biggest source of uncertainty for skiers and ski operators. More. New York Magazine…

That’s right! Pandemic or not, Ski Hawks Ski Club is planning to take 30 skiers to Breckenridge CO, February 20-26, 2021 which allows for 5 full days of skiing. Early…

How the Pandemic Is Forcing Ski Towns to Rethink Tourism When once crowded mountain communities like Breckenridge, Colorado, saw visitors vanish this spring, locals scrambled to mitigate the economic damage…

Due to the COVID – 19 coronavirus, the ULLR Ski, Bike & Social Club’s planned events had to be cancelled or postponed. The Club cancelled the Nisswa Bike trip scheduled…

NBC News Article – https://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/coronavirus-outbreak-rattles-black-skiers-summit-n1170366 March 30, 2020, 8:03 AM CDT By Curtis Bunn For the last 25 years, Brad Corbin has been a faithful attendee of the National Brotherhood…

Hiawatha Bicycling Club is a non-profit bicycle club located in your coverage area.  We thought you’d be interested in the attached press release about how we are social distance riding…

This story begins in the spring of 2019 when the ULLR Club approved a western ski trip to Big Sky for March 2020.  Soon ULLR members began submitting their first…

North and Northeast  ♦ First-ever Backcountry Ski Area Opens In Colorado  ♦ Plattekill: Gotta Go To Know  ♦ 12 Best Travel Insurance Policies and Why You Need Them  ♦  …

Jeff Shiffrin, father of World Cup racer, dies  ♦ Saddleback Purchase Completed ♦ 4 ADVANCED SKIING MISTAKES | And How To Fix Them  ♦ Climate Change Is Killing Alpine Skiing…

This year the Midwest Sport/Ski Council once again went to Big Snow Resort at Indianhead and Blackjack Mountains in Upper Michigan for the 2020 Winter Carnival.   There was a total…

  The #1 Most Underrated State For Skiing and Riding  ♦  VIDEO: Why Boomers Are to Blame for the Declining Ski Industry  ♦ Drive It If You Can – Most…

Skiers and ‘boarders are headed this season to Banff, Alberta or Whistler-Blackcomb, British Columbia in Canada, March 1st through the 7th. Sitzmark Ski Club will be skiing two of the…

Ullrs had a very busy fall hiking, and now its time to focus on winter activities while preparing for the clubs 70th anniversary celebration at the Spring Banquet. With several…

  The Resurgence of Rear-Entry Boots   The Resurgence of Rear-Entry Boots Robert Hansen December 12, 2019 The Atomic Savor 100 20 years since Salomon scrapped the project, rear-entry boots…

  Bark Sandwich  ♦ Jake Burton Carpenter, the founder of Burton Snowboards, has died  ♦ VIDEO: A New 7-Part Documentary Chronicling the Rise to Dominance of Mikaela Shiffrin  ♦  …

“Soft Skiing” is about making the ski do the work so you do not have to do the work!  Yippee, so now you can glide and ride safely, make it…

This auction will help the NSCF to get funds to further pursue their goals. Which is to work with the Councils and Industry to better serve member clubs and to…

2020 MSC WINTER CARNIVAL Hello everyone.  It looks like the Minnesota Twins are headed for the playoffs. And football season is well underway! Before you know it, the weather will…

The MSC’s Red Eye skiers headed in January for Salt Lake City’s great adjacent ski areas are truly in for some of the world’s best skiing. Annually averaging 500-inches of…

The 3M Club Ski, Snowboard & Social Club is gearing up for Winter 2020 with several great trips! We are kicking off the ski/snowboard season with the MSC Winter Carnival…

The 2020 Snow Season is now officially here! The Ski Hawks Season Kick-Off Party was another annual success at Poor Richard’s Common House, 84th Street & Normandale in Bloomington, MN.…

Summer is over, but we Ullrs are left with wonderful memories:  Sommerfest at Orchestra Hall; Science Museum; The History Theater where we saw the play, “Glensheen”; Vikings at the Swedish…

Summer is gone and fall’s spectacular colors lead us into our 2019- 2020 Ski Season of fun!   The Kick-Off for the Yodelers’ ski season will be the annual membership…

Once upon a time, the Alpine ski market was relatively homogenous. Racing was the sole paradigm of excellence and race ski clones populated every product line. Everyone’s collection put race…

NSCF Newsbeat September 2019 ♦ PEAK RESORTS SHAREHOLDERS APPROVE MERGER AGREEMENT FOR ACQUISITION BY VAIL RESORTS  ♦ 10 Resorts That Aren’t On Epic Or Ikon That You Should Know  ♦…

Creation and growth of Summit County’s ski areas shaped the mountain sports community  ♦ Aspen Skiing Co. applies to replace Big Burn chairlift at Snowmass  ♦ A Complete List of…

National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat July-August 2019   Delta Airlines Eliminates Fee for Sporting Equipment Including Bikes. Delta customers traveling with surfboards, bicycles, golf clubs, scuba gear and other large-sized…

Hello everyone.  The Minnesota Twins are having a good year. And it is already football season! Where did summer go? But soon it will be fall and then winter and…

Click on the Links tab at the top of the MSC homepage for other skiing resources. A good informative resource for beginning skiers has been added: The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide…

  Vail Resorts to Acquire Peak Resorts, Owner of 17 U.S. Ski Areas  ♦ Bariloche, Argentina Just Got Slammed With One of the Biggest Snowfalls in the Last 20-Years  ♦…

July 4th Bike Ride Tour D’Amico – 20th Year What better way to celebrate Independence Day on the 4th of July than with a morning bike ride co-sponsored by the…

Ullr and Red Eye Ski Club members headed for Big Sky, Montana this coming winter will be skiing and ‘boarding in an area very close to my heart. The memories…

BIG SKY 2020 ULLR SKI TRIP MSC skiers, save March 15-21 for a 2020 ski trip to Big Sky with the ULLR Ski, Bike and Social Club.  ULLR trip chairs…

BIKE RIDE WITH A TROLLEY TOUR ♦                                               …

A fabulous fun summer with the Tuesday Wipeouts has already begun! We have lots of fun events coming up, and have already enjoyed several! We had a lovely Spring Luncheon on…

The Ullr Ski, Bike and Social Club is going strong! Election of officers for the 2019-2020 year has taken place, Our 69th annual Spring Awards Banquet and dance was held…

2022 Winter Olympics To Be Held On Mountains Where It Doesn’t Snow By: UnofficialNet It has been announced that Beijing, China will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The only problem is that…

May-June NSCF Newsbeat  ♦ Fire at Mount Snow  ♦ World Cup Ski Racing to return to Killington Resort through 2020  ♦ May-June NSCF Newsbeat By Jo Simpson on Jun 08,…

Meet Share Winter  ♦ Border War! Vermont vs. New Hampshire Skiing Part 1 – Waterville Valley  ♦ The Catalyst  ♦ Desert Love Affair  ♦ Utah Brings End to 86-Year-Old 3.2%…

MEMORIES NOT SHARED UNTIL NOW If you’re strictly into Alpine skiing, hopefully you’ll find this article parallels (no pun intended) at least some of how skiing also may have begun…

Traverski members dressed in their finest threads to enjoy our annual Christmas Party on December 15th.  The party included a delicious buffet dinner, games with prizes, and dancing.  The Board…

Hi Tuesday Wipeouts and friends! Good morning! Here is this quarter’s installment of the TWO News! We have had a busy winter with lots of skiing, visiting, and enjoying lunches…

Reflecting on the past winter, what more can a ski club want, but a ton of snow?? The Ullrs skied locally at both Welch Village and Afton Alps and there…

ASPEN AND GIANTS RIDGE – 2019  Both western trips in 2019 were to Aspen – 45th year! The convenience of having four mountains just a bus ride away is just…

What to Do When the Snow Melts?  It seems like the snow would never melt but good old sunshine made it disappear and cross-country skiing must wait until next winter. …

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Growing Together A global look at the issues of expanding participation in winter sports, and outdoor sports in general. Written by Jason Blevins | 2159 Views | 0 comment For…

The Local Scene in Whitefish is a Skier’s Paradise Sometimes Our Bodies Need Help Sometimes Our Bodies Need Help Ask An Expert: Knee Replacement Ask An Expert: Knee Replacement The…

This year the Midwest Sport/Ski Council once again went to Indianhead Mountain Resort in Michigan for the 2019 Winter Carnival.   There was a total of 148 members from 7 different…

Midwest Sportsters (especially Alpine skiers and ‘boarders) fortunate enough to participate in this coming March’s trip to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, will hopefully be able to reserve at least part of…

As we leave summer and fall behind, we recall fond memories of the many warm outdoor activities we have shared:  tubing down the Root River, biking the Root River bike…

After a great hiking season in the fall, the Ullrs are now skiing. The Ullrs are skiing in Minnesota at both Afton Alps and Welch Village. The cold weather in…

by  Melanie Lieberman May 21st, 2018  ♦ Though the exact number is unknown, the CDC suspects that as many as 1-to-2 out of every 2,000 Americans is affected by DVT, or deep…

Hello everyone.  What a crazy year this is becoming! As I wrote this article we just came out of a record setting Memorial Day Holiday Weekend with temperatures pushing 100…

A number of Midwest Sports Council ski clubs are headed for Colorado this pending 2018-2019 season. While other western U.S. states and Canadian provinces have plentiful and excellent perpendicular playgrounds,…

Ski time is approaching! Ski Hawks’ Kick-Off will be held Saturday, October 6th at the Cherokee Tavern on Smith Ave. in West St. Paul. There will be a hors d ‘Oeuvres bar filled…

Hiawatha Bicycling Club (HBC) is a recreational riding club. Our core value is providing friendly rides and opportunities to create lasting friendships. Our ride leaders and volunteers create this inclusive…

Fun in the Sun for the Wipeouts Despite a rainy start to summer, the Tuesday Wipeouts found plenty of opportunity to soak up the rays and have fun in the…

The Ullrs had a great biking season, even with some biking scheduled for October. After biking season, the Ullrs have hikes in October and November throughout the Twin Cities. Starting…

Summer’s hot temps are behind us! Now let’s enjoy the changing colors of fall. Our favorite season for skiing will follow. Yodelers Ski Club will enjoy two ASPEN ski trips…

The 19th annual July 4th Tour D’Amico had a record high participation this year.  The Tour is put on by the Hiawatha Bicycling Club and sponsored by D’Amico and Sons…

Start dreaming about flying down the slopes of Winter!      Yodelers Ski Club will enjoy two ASPEN ski trips that are available to all MSC club members for the 2018-2019 Ski…

Eleven Tuesday Wipeouts Enjoyed an 18 mile bike ride from Minnehaha Falls around Lake Nokomis, along Minnehaha Creek to and around Lake Harriet and back on June 5th. We had…

The Yodelers’ two western trips in 2018 were to Aspen. Great lift ticket prices and super accommodations at the Aspen Mountain Lodge were deciding factors. Being able to cross the…

MSC’s  Ullr skiers and ‘boarders headed for Montana’s Big Mountain, only four miles north of Whitefish and 21 miles north of Kalispell, will be experiencing one of skiing’s and ‘boarding’s…

This year the Midwest Sport/Ski Council went to Indianhead Mountain Resort in Michigan.  Two years ago, Blackjack purchased the neighboring ski resort of Indianhead.  Thereafter, the twin resorts became known…

After a good ski season with snow in Minnesota and also a western ski trip to Winter Park, we are now approaching the biking season. The biking will begin in…

Midwest Sportsters (especially Alpine skiers) fortunate enough to participate in this coming September’s trip to Vienna, Budapest and Prague will hopefully be able to reserve at least part of one…

Powder skiing at Aspen-Snowmass! Rose D., Judi P., Karen F., Colleen B.

More than 300 million people travel on long-distance flights (generally more than four hours) each year.1 Blood clots, also called deep vein thrombosis (DVT), can be a serious risk for…

The Ski Hawks have a spring trip scheduled to Winter Park, April 7 -11, 2018 (Saturday to Wednesday).  We have a value-priced trip with slope-side lodging and the potential to…

VIENNA, BUDAPEST & PRAGUE September 12 – 23, 2018 Vienna, Budapest and Prague, some of the grand capitals of the past. Back in the 1800s, British aristocracy would embark on…

Midwest Sportsters blessed enough to ski and ‘board some of yours truly’s former “stomping grounds” should, I think, know a bit more about some historic trivia akin thereto, as follows:…

Join Sitzmark, Traverskis, and other MSC club members on a day trip to Spirit Mountain in Duluth on Saturday, January 20, 2018 for just $65! Non-club members may attend for…

Hi from Tuesday Wipe-outs! We’ve had a few fun fall activities, and ski season has started! A small group showed up at the Arboretum on October 3rd, and they had…

As the New Year rolls in, the Ullrs can reflect on a great summer of biking that extended into October, thanks to Mother Nature. Fall was another great season of…