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Posts from Ski Federation for 04/02/2019
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%…
MY SKIING LIFE: HOW IT WAS BORN AND EVOLVED – BY BARRY ZEVAN
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…
HIAWATHA BICYCLING CLUB
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…
TRAVERSKI Ski, Sports & Social Club
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…
TUESDAY WIPEOUTS
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…
ULLR SKI, BIKE & SOCIAL CLUB
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…
YODELERS SKI CLUB
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…
HIAWATHA BICYCLING CLUB
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. …
Excerpt from Ski Federation Posts for 03/26/2019
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SKI AREA MANAGEMENT
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 03/12/2019
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…
Recap for 2018 MSC Winter Carnival at Big Snow Resort
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 02/05/2019
In the 02/05/2019 edition: Stephani Victor, Paralympic medalist, retires from alpine sit-ski racing Her knees ‘broken beyond repair,’ Vonn retiring after worlds The Assurance of Fit Ski California Joins Other…
Posts from Ski Federation for 12/25/2018
Vail Resorts Just Took Over Australia ♦ Skier Stripped of World Cup Win for Using Oxygen Mask ♦ PCMR indefinitely closes two upper-elevation bowls after losing lease ♦ Get Up Early: Laying Down…
Posts from Ski Federation for 12/18/2018
NSCF Newsbeat November-December 2018 ♦ Powder through Christmas and beyond ♦ Snowdon Six Debuts As Killington Improves Flow, Lifts ♦ Storm Dispatch: Mad River Glen, Vermont ♦ National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat November-December 2018…
JACKSON HOLE MEMORIES – BY BARRY ZEVAN
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…
TRAVERSKI Ski, Sports & Social Club
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…
ULLR Ski, Bike & Social Club
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 12/11/2018
Trail Name Series: Doc Dempsey’s ♦ The Lovely Laurentians ♦ Have Fun, Learn Skills, Tackle Fears At Women-Only Northeast Ski Workshops ♦ A Wild Experience: New York’s Adirondacks ♦ Patagonia to Donate $10 Million…
Common Ailments That Afflict Travelers, and How to Avoid Them
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 12/04/2018
Shiffrin Wins Killington Slalom, Americans Land Two More in Top 30 ♦ Tourism Hall of Fame welcomes Nancy Greene Raine ♦ Taos Ski Valley, NM Bought a Plane and Announced their Own…
2019 MSC WINTER CARNIVAL
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…
SKIING COLORADO SLOPES – BY BARRY ZEVAN
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,…
HIAWATHA BICYCLING CLUB NEWS
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…
TRAVERSKI Ski, Sports & Social Club
We Traverski members have had an action-packed year having both fun and volunteering in the community. Traverski has its own Adopt-a Highway stretch that members get together and clean up,…
TUESDAY WIPEOUTS
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…
ULLR Ski, Bike & Social Club
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…
YODELERS SKI CLUB
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…
HBC – Hiawatha’s Tour D’Amico – Record Turnout
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 09/25/2018
NSCF Newsbeat September 2018 ♦ J Skis highlights 2018-19 limited edition artwork in video series ♦ Why Trump’s Tariffs Could Be Bad For Skiers ♦ How We Determine the Best Skis of the…
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/26/2018
The top 10 videos of 2018, thus far ♦ 9 Travel Nightmares Your Insurance Won’t Cover ♦ The Top 20 Ski Resorts In North America With The Most Lifts ♦ This Tiny Device…
Posts from Ski Federation for 08/21/2018
HOW LONG DOES A PAIR OF SKIS LAST?: PART 1 ♦ 2019 Snowboard, Freestyle And Free Ski World Championships To Showcase New Winter Olympic Sports ♦ Waterville Valley to Host 2019, 2021…
Posts from Ski Federation for 08/14/2018
Nonprofit Plans to Install Avalanche Forecasting Devices in Tetons ♦ Should We Pay Ski Patrollers More? ♦ NSCF August Newsbeat ♦ VOLCANO ERUPTS AT CHILEAN SKI RESORT ♦ Nonprofit Plans to Install Avalanche Forecasting…
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/19/2018
Hopper Now Has ‘Secret Fares’ You Can’t Find Anywhere Else Online ♦ How to Keep Your Data Safe While Traveling ♦ Summertime shred: Six South American ski trips that make yearlong winter…
Yodelers 2018-2019 Ski Season
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…
Tuesday Wipeouts Enjoying the Day
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…
Yodelers Club News
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…
ULLR Ski, Bike & Social Club News
Three weeks after the epic April Minnesota snow storm, the Ullrs were out riding on the start of the biking season. On May 5th, nineteen Ullrs met at the Hopkins…
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/12/2018
For mid-size ski areas, Vail Resorts ensures a lucrative future ♦ 6 Passport Rules for Faster Renewal ♦ Alterra Mountain Co., entrepreneur at odds over “Ikon” trademark ♦ The 5 Most Livable Ski…
WHITEFISH MOUNTAIN RESORT ON THE BIG MOUNTAIN – BY BARRY ZEVAN
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/05/2018
10 U.S. Airports Pilots Don’t Like Flying Into FIS Confirms 2018-19 World Cup Calendar Vail Resorts to acquire Crested Butte, three other resorts The art of ski tuning: 10 must-have…
Posts from Ski Federation for 05/29/2018
Updates from Ski Federation National Ski Council Federation In the 05/29/2018 edition: 8 Travel Safety Tips You Probably Ignore (But Shouldn’t) Skiing Grandparents Play Major Role Introducing Grandkids To Winter…
Family Skier Newsletter
Family Ski Tips Finding Deals Ski Resorts Skiing Gear Nordic Skiing Latest Posts How to Keep Your Feet Warm While Skiing Nothing can ruin a perfect skiing experience faster than…
Recap for 2018 MSC Winter Carnival at Big Snow Resort
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…
ULLR Ski, Bike & Social Club News
After a good ski season with snow in Minnesota and also a western ski trip to Winter Park, we are now approaching biking season. The biking will begin in May…
Vienna, Budapest and Prague – by Barry ZeVan
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…
Tuesday Wipe-Outs Enjoying the Day
Powder skiing at Aspen-Snowmass! Rose D., Judi P., Karen F., Colleen B.
Blood Clots and Travel: What You Need to Know
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…
WINTER PARK – APR 7 -11, 2018
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…
Posts from Ski Federation for 03/27/2018
Updates from Ski Federation National Ski Council Federation In the 03/27/2018 edition: This One Graphic Will Help You Decide Which Pass To Buy Next Season Ode to Spring It’s been…
VIENNA, BUDAPEST & PRAGUE
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…
Tuesday Wipeouts Ski Club News
Hi Tuesday Wipeouts and friends! I’m looking at another Sportster deadline so here is this quarter’s installment of the TWO News! We have had a busy winter with lots of…
(ASPEN SNOWMASS, BIG SKY AND WHITEFISH MEMORIES) by BARRY ZEVAN
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:…
SPIRIT MOUNTAIN DAY TRIP – JAN 20, 2018
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…
TUESDAY WIPE-OUTS
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 a great…
ULLR SKI, BIKE & SOCIAL CLUB
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…
Tuesday Wipe-outs club news highlights and plans for the balance of 2017
Hi Tuesday Wipe-outs! Here’s my review of the activities we have enjoyed over this past summer and some information on what’s coming up next for our all-women’s ski club!
Elan Vital club news, highlights and plans 2017
In June, Sue Miller led a group on a summer adventure in Norway – it’s not just for skiing, you know – very popular with summer tourists as well. Sue…
A fall preview of fun trips of the Midwest Sport/Ski Council (MSC)
With fall colors and an end to summer approach, here is a line up MSC Club Trips on the schedule.
Learn to ski/snowboard with the MSC Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program
For 40-years the MSC Deaf & Hard of Hearing Program has offered hearing impaired children a chance to participate in the sport of skiing and snowboarding. We will again offer…
2017 MSC Winter Carnival is less than four-months away
Is summer over already? It must be as I am looking at the calendar and it’s already October! Wow did this summer go by fast and the MSC Winter Carnival is…
Hyland Hills Ski Area “Ski Younger Now” Clinic
Hyland Hills looks at the results students gave for their ski and snowboard experiences and decided to advertise this clinic in their seasonal brochure.
3M Ski, Snowboard & Social Club news recap for the 2017 season
The 3M Ski, Snowboard and Social Club has continued to remain active through the summer and fall and we are looking forward to our busy and fun winter season. This…
The Minnesota Ski Hawks has a full line up of events for this fall and winter
Each winter Minnesota Ski Hawks sponsor trips and events to various ski & snowboarding areas and here are some off the upcoming activities scheduled.
Traverski Ski, Sports & Social Club had a fun and eventful summer
The Traverski Club had a fun and eventful summer starting with a Welcome Summer camping weekend and ended with the Farewell Summer camping weekend.
MSC Winter Carnival Moves To Indianhead, BigSnow Resort
MSC Winter Carnival Update! The Midwest Ski Council has committed to going to Indianhead, BigSnow Resort, in Michigan’s U.P and changing the date from December to January 5-7, 2018.
Hiawatha Bike Club enjoyed picture perfect weather for the Tour D’ Amico
With picture perfect biking weather the Hiawatha Bicycling Club (HBC) enjoyed another fun 4th of July this year. With fair weather riding conditions and sinfully delicious food served the 2017 Tour D’Amico was another…
Tuesday Wipe-outs club news highlights and plans
Tuesday Wipe-outs club news highlights and plans showcases fun activities held this summer and fall bike event planned for Lanesboro.
MSC Member Club (Council) Meeting
Join us at the next MSC Member Club Meeting at 7 PM on Tuesday May 16, 2017. The location is at the Bloomington Knights of Columbus, 1114 American Blvd W, Bloomington, MN…
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