HELP WANTED
An employment opportunity is available for the 2025-2026 Season!
Pay starts at $19.95/hr.
MBNA Kid's Ski School Director
Please inquire with an email to [email protected]
Why Donate to MBNA?
This short video from Our Wyoming offers a glimpse into what it takes to make that perfect corduroy.
This short video from Our Wyoming offers a glimpse into what it takes to make that perfect corduroy.
MBNA is a non-profit organization supported by its members, other community contributors, and grants. We operate under a Challenge Cost Share Agreement with the U.S. Forest and are responsible for the grooming of the Nordic ski trails at the Happy Jack area. Tax deductible memberships and donations are vital for covering administrative costs such as insurance, mailings, and the website where we post information about trail conditions and events. They also help pay for grooming of the ski trails which is done entirely by MBNA. For reference, MBNA spent over $22,000 on snow machine equipment in the 2024-2025 season. Please donate to keep this equipment and the MBNA dream alive.
DONATIONS now accepted through Venmo!
Skier Survey
Our "virtual" suggestion box is active! It is located in the warming hut. The QR code will take you to a Google form where you can leave thoughts, suggestions, or shoutouts for MBNA. We look forward to seeing everyone out on the trails!
Appreciation for our Members
A deep and humble thanks to all of you--our members and donors--for supporting MBNA. You play a huge role in our ability to groom and maintain the trails. Thank you!
The board would like to thank everyone who joined, donated, or volunteered! Additional thanks to our groomers, Randy and Dan, and to our coordinator and ski school director, Annie.
Lastly, a sincere thank you to our volunteer MBNA board members:
Kelly Steiner, President
Ken Cramer, Vice President
Van Jacobson, Treasurer
Danno Brain, Secretary
Larry Foianini
Bern Hinckley
Trent McDonald
Kristen Pritchett
...if you never managed to click that "Join or Donate" button, it's not too late to do so, it's right at the top of this page or via the Venmo link above.
Our "virtual" suggestion box is active! It is located in the warming hut. The QR code will take you to a Google form where you can leave thoughts, suggestions, or shoutouts for MBNA. We look forward to seeing everyone out on the trails!
Appreciation for our Members
A deep and humble thanks to all of you--our members and donors--for supporting MBNA. You play a huge role in our ability to groom and maintain the trails. Thank you!
The board would like to thank everyone who joined, donated, or volunteered! Additional thanks to our groomers, Randy and Dan, and to our coordinator and ski school director, Annie.
Lastly, a sincere thank you to our volunteer MBNA board members:
Kelly Steiner, President
Ken Cramer, Vice President
Van Jacobson, Treasurer
Danno Brain, Secretary
Larry Foianini
Bern Hinckley
Trent McDonald
Kristen Pritchett
...if you never managed to click that "Join or Donate" button, it's not too late to do so, it's right at the top of this page or via the Venmo link above.
Be on the Look Out!
Hats for Sale at Laramie's Basecamp
New Hats are coming! Be on the lookout for hats for the 2025/26 ski season. Thanks to Laramie's Basecamp all proceeds will go to support trail grooming efforts.
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Teach for MBNA!
We have created an application process for those interested in teaching for MBNA. Please go to the "Teach for MBNA" page found under the "More" heading to learn more.
We have created an application process for those interested in teaching for MBNA. Please go to the "Teach for MBNA" page found under the "More" heading to learn more.
OLDER NEWS
2024 Member Meeting and Potluck at the Historic Laramie Railroad Depot
We had a great time getting together this year! It was so lovely to see all of the familiar faces and celebrate skiing for how cool it really is. Thanks to all who attended and joined in the excitement for the start of 2024-2025 season. An election was held for four board seats, and the results are in! Thanks to everyone who voted in the board election. We truly value input from our members. It was a close race, and the following individual will continue to serve on the board:
Kristen Pritchett
Dan Brain
Trent McDonald
Bern Hinkley
Congratulations!
We sincerely thank our board members for their dedication to making the HJ Nordic dream happen.
Remember to do that snow dance!
2024 Annual Trail Day was a hit!
Thanks to all the volunteers who joined us for trail day on October 5th this year! We got a lot of ground in shape for an epic winter. You know what this means don’t you? Time to bust out those snow dancing skills!
Thanks to all the volunteers who joined us for trail day on October 5th this year! We got a lot of ground in shape for an epic winter. You know what this means don’t you? Time to bust out those snow dancing skills!
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2024 Fall Happy Hour was a great success!
Thanks to all who joined us for this fun event! It was great to see friends off the trails. We want to do a season kick-off in the fall and are currently thinking of fun places to host. Reach out with suggestions on how to make this a great event.
Thanks to all who joined us for this fun event! It was great to see friends off the trails. We want to do a season kick-off in the fall and are currently thinking of fun places to host. Reach out with suggestions on how to make this a great event.
Laramie Nordic Trails featured in Outside Magazine
Graham Averill's controversial article "The Most Affordable Mountain Town In the West" shouts out MBNA for making Nordic skiing accessible to the community. We want to thank our long time donors, members, partner organizations, and volunteer board that make these "free" trails possible. Additional thanks to our groomers for their hard work to keep the trails looking fresh all season.
Annual Trail Day | Saturday, October 7th, 2023
Thanks to all the volunteers who joined us for trail day! Now it's time to start that snow dance...
Thanks to all the volunteers who joined us for trail day! Now it's time to start that snow dance...
