Well, the Ullr schedule of hikes is ending along with the warm days of the Fall season. We’ve had more than a dozen hikes on the schedule since November 1st.…

The Ski Younger Now Classes have grown.  The Ski Younger Class by Roger Wangen is now defined by: “Soft Skiing”-  the effortless, low impact on the body, safe skiing for…

Will the Drought in the Northeast Curtail Snowmaking This Fall/Winter? Current drought conditions may affect the early season (November/early December). In a “normal” year, resorts might push snow guns aggressively…

Best Ski Resorts For Early Season Snow. It’s never too early to start planning for the upcoming winter season, and that includes the popular time around the Christmas and New…

The Ullr summer picnics have come to an end. Weather was perfect for a rafting trip on the Mississippi River with Three Rivers Park District staff. A bike ride in…

Indy Reopens Sales, Launches Learn-to-Turn Pass. With the addition of dozens of new resorts, Indy Pass went back on sale to the public on Aug. 28, 2025. Indy halted sales…

Whiteface Joins Mountain Collective for 2025-26 Season. Whiteface Mountain will join the Mountain Collective pass for the 2025-26 season, expanding the multi-resort pass’s Northeast footprint. The announcement marks the latest…

Deer Valley’s $500M Expansion Adds 3,700 Acres, 17 Lifts, and One of the Largest Gondolas in U.S. Ski History. During the past two off-seasons, Deer Valley has been building 10…

Ullrs’ popular monthly luncheons at Pittsburgh Blue, featuring prominent speakers, came to a close at the end of April. The summer picnics at Brookview Park in Golden Valley begin June…

U.S. Ski Areas Report 61.5M Skier Visits for 2024-25, Second Best Season on Record. U.S. ski areas reported a total of 61.5 million skier visits for 2024-25, a 1.7 percent…

Aspen Snowmass to Begin $80 Million Infrastructure Investments this Summer. Aspen Skiing Company has announced that it will be implementing several serious upgrades at Snowmass Mountain this summer. From dining…

Ikon Pass Adds Ischgl and Others, Discontinues Base Plus Pass for 2025-26 Season. The 2025-26 Ikon Pass will introduce new resort access, expanded benefits, and a notable change to the…

The Midwest Sport & Ski Council is returning “Summer Carnival” for 2025. This year the MSC is going to the “Heart” of the Brainerd Lakes area, Brezzy Point Resort on…

Women Ski Jumpers Win Equal Pay for First time at First Women’s World Cup in USA. For the first time in history, a Women’s World Cup ski jumping event was…

Colorado Lawmakers Revive SHRED Act in Congress in an Effort to Keep Ski Area Fees Flowing Locally. Colorado congressmen are taking another shot at keeping revenue from ski area fees…

It has been 3 years since MSC Winter Carnival took place. Winter Carnival returned for 2025,  January 9-12 at Snowriver Resort, Wakefield Michigan (ski areas include Jackson Creek and Black…

Forest Service Budget Challenges Threaten Avalanche Center Operations Nationwide. Looming federal budget cuts have forced the Forest Service to institute a hiring freeze this fall for seasonal employees right as…

The Midwest Sport & Ski Council (MSC) has launched the Winter 2024-25 ski trip calendar. The MSC is excited about bringing back both the day  “Meet’n Ski” trip to Spirit…

Ullrs have been busy with hiking and biking opportunities this fall as well as several social events. Our Holiday Social is December 4th and members are asked to bring an…

Western Resorts Start Spinning Lifts. Several western ski areas have opened for the early season in recent days. More. SAM Paid Parking Implemented at Powder Mountain.  Powder Mountain’s guests will…

It was a year to the weekend that “Summer Carnival 2024” was first in it’s plaining stages. Seasoned trip leaders Paul Benkufsky & Bryan Stadtler put the thoughts to paper.…

Powdr to Sell Killington Resort / Pico Mountain, Put Mt. Bachelor, Eldora, and SilverStar Out to Bid. POWDR has agreed to sell Killington Resort and Pico Mountain to a group…

Jackson Hole Announces New Sublette Lift For Next Season  The resort is retiring the classic quad chair after 37 years of operation with a faster and more powerful detachable quad…

Indy Adds 10 Ski Areas, Will Reopen Limited Pass Sales. After adding 10 new ski areas to its roster for the 2024-25 season, Indy Pass released a limited number of…

Jackson Hole Announces New Sublette Lift For Next Season. The resort is retiring the classic quad chair after 37 years of operation with a faster and more powerful detachable quad…

Epic Pass Raises Prices, Adds Crans-Montana for 2024-25.  Vail Resorts’ Epic Pass suite for 2024-25 has the unrestricted Epic Pass launching at $982 and the Epic Local pass retailing for…

The ULLR Spring and Summer calendar is busy with many events, both indoors and outdoors. There are lots of hiking opportunities at locations around the Twin Cities, also some interesting…

Indy Pass 2024-25 Pricing Flat, Adds 200-Resort Guarantee. Early-bird pricing for the 2024-25 Indy Pass will remain steady at $279 when it goes on sale March 1 to current and…

Please Check Out these upcoming Events   February Night Out   Date: Friday Feb 16, 2024 Time: 5:00 PM Location: Hopkins VFW Friday, Feburary 16 is the next night out.…

Alterra to Acquire Arapahoe Basin. Alterra Mountain Company has entered into an agreement to purchase Arapahoe Basin from Dream Unlimited Corp. A-Basin will be Alterra’s 18th North American mountain destination.…

Vail Resorts to Acquire Crans-Montana in Switzerland. Vail Resorts has entered into an agreement to acquire Crans-Montana Mountain Resort in Switzerland from CPI Property Group (CPIPG), the majority owner of…

For forty-six years the MSC has offered Hearing Impaired children a chance to participate in the sport of skiing, and snowboarding was added in January, 2010.  We will again offer…

Late October Snow Primes the Pump for More Ski Area Openings. More North American ski areas are opening for the season after late-October snowstorms pummeled various regions this past week…

Hello everyone. Below and attached is your October Newsbeat from the National Ski Council Federation. The NSCF Virtual Silent Auction is underway. Check out the many items available for bidding.…

Announcing our exciting 2024 western trips   The Red Eyes are at it again. We are pleased to let you know that both of our 2024 ski trips are open…

Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve been here. We had a wonderful cross -country ski weekend at the Cedar Valley Resort in Lanesboro, just south of Rochester. We enjoyed skiing,…

Utah Dept. of Transportation  Approves Little Cottonwood Canyon Gondola. The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has released its final record of decision (ROD) to move forward with construction of a…

The Ullr summer season got started with a biking kick-off ride in mid-May. More recently, 37 members went on the June 5-8 trip to Nisswa to bike the Paul Bunyan…

  New Upgrades Coming to Belleayre (NY), ORDA Releases Final Plan. A number of new capital upgrades including two new lifts and a 4,000-square-foot addition to the Longhouse Lodge are…

Sitzmark of Minnesota is going to Steamboat Springs, CO – March 2nd to 9th, 2024.  Join us for a Seven(7) day adventure to this Fantastic Ski resort.  This will be…

Sitzmark is going on a Ski and Sight seeing trip to Japan – Ski the Hakuba Valley ski resorts (7 nights) and sight seeing in Tokyo (3 nights) and surrounding…

Alterra Mountain Company to Acquire Schweitzer. Alterra Mountain Company has entered into an agreement to purchase Schweitzer, Idaho, from owner and developer MKM Trust. The transaction is expected to close…

MSC skiers, save March 17 to 23, 2024 for a spring ski trip to Big Sky with the ULLR Ski, Bike and Social Club. ULLR trip chairs Maril Barnard and…

How Western States Are Trying to Solve Ski Resort Traffic. State officials and ski resorts in the West are weighing solutions to mitigate crushing traffic up to the slopes, as…

Alterra To Invest Nearly $500 Million This Year. Alterra Mountain Company plans a nearly $500 million capital investment program across its portfolio of destinations over the next year. That includes…

2023 First Quarter Recap: The weather so far in 2023 has not been very cooperative on many of the scheduled Ullr  events. Most recently, our February 23rd General Meeting was…

Vail Resorts to Launch Hands-Free Mobile Pass & Mobile Lift Ticket on New ‘My Epic’ App for the 2023/24 Winter Season.  The new technology will allow guests to buy their…

Sugarloaf Receives Approvals for West Mountain Expansion. Sugarloaf received key approvals from the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection to begin work on…

Important Precedent Set in Oregon Ski Area Ruling. Recreational use law was successfully used as a defense against a plaintiff seeking $1.5 million in a parking lot slip-and-fall claim against…

Indy Pass Adds 12 Ski Areas, Including First in Eastern Canada. The Indy Pass has added 12 ski areas to its 2022-23 roster, including its first in eastern Canada, as…

NATIONAL SKI COUNCIL FEDERATION NEWSBEAT OCTOBER 2022 Winter Park Resort to expand terrain this winter. Among a series of announced improvements, Winter Park Resort is opening new terrain for the…

If You Have Been Away From the Norwegian Sport For A Few Decades, Welcome Back and S u r p r i s e !!!!!      Remember the old days?  Long…

Boy, we Traverskis have been busy! Every other month we join together to work at our local food pantry packing food for Southern Minnesota Channel One. Lots of fun and…

Ski Bunnies & Ski Bums!   Summer activities have come and gone once again and it’s time to put our thoughts toward 2022- 2023 Yodelers Ski Season of fun!  …

  Start the Bidding… Our 5th Annual Virtual Auction is LIVE ♦ NSCF Newsbeat September 2022  ♦   Start the Bidding… Our 5th Annual Virtual Auction is LIVE By Joe…

The Ullr Ski, Bike & Social Club had a very good summer with most of the approximately 28 scheduled bike rides taking place, some starting earlier to avoid biking during…

THE SKINNER FAMILY CLOSES ON ACQUISITION OF BIG SNOW RESORT, MICHIGAN Big Snow Resort, Indianhead & Blackjack Names to be Phased Out Duluth, Minnesota (August 29, 2022) – Charles Skinner, Jr.…

Hello fellow skiers and boarders. Hard to think about ski trips now at the middle of August.   But if you want to go mountain skiing, now is the time to…

Vermont Ski Area Ditching Its Controversial Name. Suicide Six will become Saskadena Six to alleviate any negative impact the current name could have on visitors. More.  Ski Magazine Keystone Bergman…

U.S. SKI & SNOWBOARD ANNOUNCES MATT GNOZA AS FREESTYLE SPORT DIRECTOR  ♦ Gunstock’s future uncertain after resort’s entire management team resigns  ♦ The Best Time of Day to Fly to…

NSCF Newsbeat – July 2022  ♦ Top 10 Small Ski Resorts in North America for Powder Hounds  ♦ The Best Ways to Gain Airport Lounge Access, Depending on How You…

  U.S. Ski Areas Report Record Visitation. U.S. ski areas saw a record 61 million skier visits for the 2021-22 season, an increase of 3.5 percent year over year, according…

  Parts of Utah’s Newest Ski Resort Could Open This Summer By Ian Wood | May 5, 2022 3:07 pm ET “So your activity during the day will be focused on the ski…

Bode Miller Launches Peak Ski Company with Six New Ski Designs. Miller is launching a new venture, Peak Ski Company, a direct-to-consumer ski brand leading with a line of six…

The Yodelers once again made their annual two trips to Aspen. Trip one began on January 15th with 25 Yodelers skiing the uncrowded slopes and enjoying temps in the 30s.…

Let’s catch up, shall we? Traverski is still alive and kicking. We took a western trip to Sun Valley early in February. We had a great group of people and…

After nearly four years of planning, with a break in the middle due to Covid, the 2022 ULLR Big Sky Ski Trip actually happened! Compared to the attempted 2020 trip,…

[ 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,…