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Mt Ashwabay Season Pass Exchange Program

11/5/2015

 
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To add even more value to your Mt Ashwabay Season Pass, we've created reciprocity agreements with several area ski hills. Show your Mt Ashwabay Season Pass at partnering ski areas, and receive one complimentary Daily Ticket. Your 2015/2016 Season Pass will have punch spaces for these partnering areas to punch your pass when you redeem it at their ticket counter.
The exchange is a huge additional value, and a great way for our pass-holders to experience other ski areas. Mt Ashwabay Season Pass-holders will receive one complimentary Daily Ticket at the following ski areas:
  • Mt Ripley (Hancock, MI)
  • Big Powderhorn (Bessemer, MI)
  • Chester Bowl (Duluth, MN)
  • Mt Zion (Ironwood, MI)
  • Mont Du Lac (Superior, WI)
  • NEW! Porcupine Mtns Ski Area (Ontonagon, MI)
  • NEW! Marquette Mountain (Marquette, MI)
  • NEW! Bring-a-Friend (Mt Ashwabay)
Pass-holders at any of these areas enjoy the same benefits when visiting Mt Ashwabay. If you have a pass at Mt Ripley, Big Powderhorn Mountain, Mont Du Lac, Chesterbowl, Mt Zion, Marquette Mountain, or Porcupine Mtns Ski Area, take advantage of this benefit, and join us at Mt Ashwabay.
  • Order your 2015/2016 Season Pass HERE

Announcing 40th Annual Ashwabay Ski + Board Swap

10/15/2015

 
Ashwabay Ski + Board SwapSince 1975, the Ashwabay Swap has been a great way to trade in or trade up, with 15% of the purchase price benefiting the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation. Cross-country, Downhill, Snowboard, and winter sports equipment are all welcome.
• 40TH ANNUAL  •
SKI + BOARD SWAP
Item Drop-off: Nov. 2nd-6th 10am-6pm
Sale: November 7th 10am-4pm


Get geared up for winter with our Ski + Snowboard Swap held annually the first Saturday of November. The Swap offers a chance to trade-in, or trade-up, with 15% of the purchase price benefiting the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation. Cross-country, Downhill, and Snowboard equipment are all welcome.

How does the Swap work? Sellers determine prices for their gear, and a small 15% commission benefits the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation. Shoppers get great gear at great prices.

What should you bring to the Swap? We welcome equipment for Downhill Skiing, Snowboarding, Cross-Country Skiing, Telemark Skiing, Ice Skating & Hockey.

Please: New or gently used quality gear only. We reserve the right to reject outdated or unsafe equipment.

Successful Big Tap Event Marks Change of Seasons at Mt Ashwabay

9/25/2015

 
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Thanks to everyone who participated in this year's wonderful Big Tap ChautauquaFest. The day was highlighted with great weather, great food, great brews, great music, and great FUN!

Several hundred guests enjoyed this favorite fall event, which benefits the Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua and the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation. Kevin and Terry with Big Top dubbed this year's fest as "the best Big Tap yet." Thank you!

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Special shout-out to the Volunteers who went above and beyond to make this day special.
•Coke Lindsey •Paul Norris •Sue Radtke •Randy Fahrenkrog •Sara Sneed •Kjirsten Sneed Lee •Dr. John Telford •Holly Pierce •Steve Pierce

This year's 'Fatty 5k' featured delicacies from over 20 area restaurants, producers, and caterers.
•2nd Street Bistro •Bayfield Inn •Bodin's Fisheries •Coco's Cafe •Sixth Street Market •Village Inn •Good Thyme Catering •Frankie's Pizza •Fat Radish •Penokee Mountain Foods •Ashland Baking Co. •Happy Hollow Creamery •Delta Diner •Legendary Waters •Upper Lakes Foods •Erickson Orchards •Tetzner's Dairy •Harbor House Sweets •Big Water Coffee •Trinko's Sausage •Benoit Cheese

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​Under the 'Big Tent' guests enjoyed samples from breweries, wineries, distilleries, and distributors. •Coney Island Hard Root Beer •Leiny Harvest Shandy •Vikre Vodka and Gins •Perlick Vodka •Squatters Craft Beers •Wasatch Craft Beers •St. Ambroise Oatmeal •Forbidden Secret Mocha Cream •South Shore Brewery •Doane Beer •O’so •Capital Brewery •Goose Island •Sam Adams Fall Collection •New Glarus •Minocqua Brewing •Gray Brewing Co. •White Winter Winery •Bayfield Winery •All Sisters Winery •Dogfish Head •Bell’s •Schell’s •Big Wood •3rd Shift •Central Waters

Ashwabay Awarded Grant for Tubing Hill, other Improvements

9/17/2015

 
Ashwabay Tubing HillTubing is coming back to Mt Ashwabay! This family-favorite activity is returning with aid from generous grants and donations.
Mt Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area has been awarded a grant from the Otto Bremer Foundation for the addition of a Tubing Hill and other infrastructure improvements.

This grant includes a generous $45,000 gift from the Otto Bremer Foundation with an additional $25,000 gift when that amount is raised from the community.

Carol Fahrenkrog, General Manager of Mt Ashwabay, “The Otto Bremer Foundation grant requires a match of $25,000 from the community so we have started a campaign to reach this goal this Fall. We are calling it The Little Hill That Could $25,000 Grant Match.”

Otto Bremer Foundation
The project includes creating a dedicated Tubing Hill with tubes and a tube-lift system. The Beginner Hill will move to a more suitable place with an improved tow–rope system. The Terrain Park will also be relocated with a dedicated area. There will be improved lighting for evening and night operation. The Nordic Trail system will be upgraded with lighting of the Telford Training Loop for evening use of the Nordic Trail system.

Carol Lindsey, project manager, “This is an exciting opportunity for Ashwabay. We will get done as much as we can with the money raised this fall.”

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Mt Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area is operated by Ashwabay Outdoor Education Foundation (AOEF) a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. AOEF was established in 2002 with the Mission to provide year-round opportunities and programs to people of all ages promoting the enjoyment of the outdoors. The Foundation is a community-based, family-oriented organization. It seeks to create opportunities for citizens of the south shore of Lake Superior to participate in, and contribute to, the outdoor culture of the region.

With Mt Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area as the base for activities, the Foundation has an outstanding venue for healthful recreation that enhances physical fitness. It also is a great place for community members and families to come together.

Carol Fahrenkrog, General Manager, “Many families in our community are in need of a fun and healthy winter excursion. The new tubing hill will be an exciting and refreshing venue for our south shore community and visiting guests.”

Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation
For more information contact Carol Fahrenkrog at 715-779-3227 or via email HERE
To contribute to this campaign, donations can be mailed to:
Mt Ashwabay Ski and Recreation Area
PO Box 1401
Bayfield, WI 54814

Further information about donations may be found HERE

Big Tap ChautauquaFest at Mt Ashwabay 9/19/2015

9/15/2015

 
PictureSaturday September 19th 2015 // Big TAP ChautauquaFest 1:00-5:00PM // “Fatty 5K” 1:00PM -3:00PM // Beer Taster $45 (all inclusive) // Foodies: $25 (everything but beer) // Must be 21
Hosted by Big Top Chautauqua and the Ashwabay Outdoor Educational Foundation, Big TAP features brews under the big tent, local cuisine on the “Fatty 5K” trek, a commemorative tasting glass, live music, wagon rides, hammerschalagan and more.

Spend an autumn afternoon enjoying unlimited samples of local, regional, and craft brews from more than 30 breweries, wineries and distilleries beneath the Big Top tent. The stage will be featuring live music from Crescent Moon and Hoff Stevens. Take a break for the “Fatty 5K” gourmet tasting adventure featuring area restaurants, producers, and caterers. Participants can hike or take a leisurely wagon ride, winding up and around Nordic and alpine ski trails, before crossing the ridge of Mt. Ashwabay. The vista offers outstanding views of Lake Superior and the Apostle Islands, with the Big Top tent in the foreground.

Brews and Special Craft include: Coney Island Hard Root Beer,  Leiny Harvest Shandy, Vikre Vodka and Gins, Perlick Vodka, Squatters Craft Beers, Wasatch Craft Beers, St. Ambroise Oatmeal,  Forbidden Secret Mocha Cream, South Shore Brewery, Doane Beer, O’so, Capital Brewery, Goose Island, Sam Adams Fall Collection, New Glarus, Minocqua Brewing, Gray Brewing Co., White Winter Winery, Bayfield Winery, All Sisters Winery, Dogfish Head, Bell’s, Schell’s, Big Wood, 3rd Shift, Central Waters + MORE TO COME!

Food from Local Vendors include: 2nd street Bistro, Good Thyme Catering, The Bayfield Inn, Cafe Coco, Bodin’s Fisheries, Sixth Street Market, Penokee Mountain Foods, Ashland Baking Company, Happy Hallow Cheese, Erickson’s Orchard , Trinko’s Sausage, Tetzner’s Dairy, Portside Restaurant, Harbor House Sweets, The Village Inn, Frankie’s Pizza, Big Water Coffee, Upper Lakes Foods, Legendary Waters, Fat Radish + MORE!


  • Buy tickets HERE

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