The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Skiing
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 to Skiing
Posts from Ski Federation for 07/23/2019
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 ♦ Delta Airlines Eliminates Fee for Sporting Equipment Including Skis and Bikes ♦ Top Reasons To Wear a Helmet When Skiing ♦ Vail Resorts to…
HIAWATHA BICYCLING CLUB, TOUR D’AMICO
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 Hiawatha Bicycling Club (HBC) and D’Amico & Sons restaurant? This will be the 20th year for the ride and it is a community event with…
BIG SKY, MONTANA – BY BARRY ZEVAN
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 are diverse and vivid and I hope sharing them, as follows, will add to the visit there. My first encounter with Big Sky was when…
BIG SKY 2020 ULLR SKI TRIP
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 Sharon Marini and Nancy Sand are planning a trip that will check many of what skiers like on a ski trip: 5,850 total skiable acres…
HIAWATHA BICYCLING CLUB
BIKE RIDE WITH A TROLLEY TOUR ♦ …
TUESDAY WIPEOUTS
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 May 14th at Jax Cafe. After our social time and meal we were treated to an informative presentation about raising bees for honey! Theodore Wirth Park was…
ULLR SKI, BIKE & SOCIAL CLUB
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 in May. Ullr of the year is Mary Jane Hochstein. A ski racing medal was given to Torch Dorn by Brian Johnson and Ole Awards were presented. Congratulations to all! Then we danced to the KJ Quartet. Ullrs know how to have fun!
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/25/2019
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 Beijing and the mountains where the ski events will be held receive basically no snowfall. In fact, the area that will be hosting the ski events averages a snowpack…
Posts from Ski Federation for 06/11/2019
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, 2019 10:06 pm National Ski Council Federation Newsbeat May-June 2019 Industry Advocates for Federal Action on Climate Change. A coalition of outdoor businesses and associations…
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% Beer Law! ♦ Meet Share Winter March 28, 2019 / SIA In an effort to help solve the issue of participation in our industry, to…
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 and evolved for YOU. Regardless, in stages and what those stages wrought, following is what happened, chronologically: MARCH, 1955 – While in the U.S. Air…
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 also announced that Al Doyle was this year’s recipient of the Most Valuable Traverski Award. Congratulations Al! Skiing opportunities have been plentiful for all those…
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 together. A great group of TWOs had lots of fun on the slopes at Beaver Creek in February! We loved our ski in-ski out condos…
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 was great snow at both places. The Ullrs went to Whitefish, Montana for their western trip. As of the date I am writing this, Whitefish…
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 one reason Aspen is so appealing to the club. We arrived in Denver on our January trip right on time, eagerly awaiting the bus ride…
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. Have you thought about doing more bicycling this summer? The best way to do this is joining a social riding club like Hiawatha Bicycling Club…
Excerpt from Ski Federation Posts for 03/26/2019
Jim Gaffigan on the slopes ♦ Posted from Unofficial Networks ♦ Read in browser »
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 almost two decades now, the flat-lined slideshow in the hotel ballroom has depressed hundreds of mountain resort leaders. The fight to attract, retain, and inspire…
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 Battle for the Best Ski Pass The Local Scene in Whitefish is a Skier’s Paradise The final episode in Season Two of ‘The Montana Way’…
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 clubs attending this year. That is another 35 person increase over last year and nearly 75% increase from 2 years ago! Friday, January 4, was…
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 Ski State Associations to Unite Behind Climate Action Why Can’t Rich People Save Winter? Beer for Skiers: Loose Boots Après IPA SnoCountry SnoCast: Fe”Brrr”uary Begins…
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 The First Tracks On The Mountain Mount Snow Opens New Carinthia Lodge ♦ Vail Resorts Just Took Over Australia Oz Brains | December 20, 2018 Falls Creek,…
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 Ikon Adds, Epic Answers. Nov. 14 was a busy day in the ongoing tit for tat between Alterra Mountain Company’s Ikon Pass and Vail Resorts’…
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 that trip to reflect on the history of that region, especially of course, of the Grand Tetons themselves. My memories of the region revert back…
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 trail, experiencing a recumbent bicycle for the first time (yes, they have brakes that need to be disengaged before taking off!), and our annual Farewell…
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 October and November brought early openings to the ski areas in Minnesota. Check the web site for dates and times and think about joining us.…
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 to Environmental Preservation ♦ Trail Name Series: Doc Dempsey’s A Wonderful Cartoon From Mike Roth, Ski Journalist From Albany. Mike writes and draws cartoons for the…
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 vein thrombosis, each year. These deep vein blood clots are a serious risk for long-distance fliers — but they’re hardly the only ailment associated with…
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 Airline ♦ This Adaptive Skier is Bagging First Descents in a Sit Ski ♦ ‘Face of Winter’ Pays Homage to One of Skiing’s Greatest Legends ♦ Shiffrin Wins…