Record Numbers of Sleigh Sightings

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North Pole Flight Command is reporting that sleigh sighting reports have spiked from tracker elves in nearly every sector over the past month.

“We’ve never seen anything like it,” said Elf Wilbur Boeing, a flight analyst at Flight Command. “Freelance elf reports seem to be dominating this trend and they appear to be coming from a lot of coastal areas, such as the Pacific Coast of Canada, the USA and Mexico. That makes sense because that’s the flight corridor to the North Pole for inbound traffic.”

Elf Pinky of Sector 5 says the reports coming in from trackers are “off the charts” for October. She says the sleigh sighting reports are plentiful but she also reports robust activity with weather, roof and local Christmas reports.

Likewise in Sector 1, which largely has seen reporting increase from the South China Sea to the North Pacific – another popular flight corridor, Elf Randi says that because of so many sleigh sightings they are also seeing a corresponding increase in tracker elf sign-ups in Sector 1. “What’s happening is that word of these sleighs in the skies is spreading, mostly I think on social media, and as people ask ‘what is that?’ and they learn they are flying sleighs, they naturally get curious about Santa and the work the North Pole does, so they sign up.” Elf Randi said.

The same thing is happening in the Atlantic, according to Elf Rolf, Elf Supervisor for Sector 3 in Europe and Africa. “All this traffic to and from the North Pole in September and October has led to a lot more new elf sign-ups. People are interested. They want to help.”

Elf Flip has promised an update on the total count of tracker elves world wide in the coming days. We will see what impact this has had on all the recruiting numbers for new elves.

Report Needed from All Sectors

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Hi Elves!

I have a report I need from all elves in all sectors at this time – a Local Christmas Report. Please go to this link to send it in to your Elf Supervisor.

We are not expecting a huge positive response from this report. But let me tell you why we’re doing this.

North Pole Flight Command has detected a general problem with Christmas spirit, which is not unusual just a couple of weeks out from Halloween. But they are concerned that the Crisis in Santa’s Workshop could be discouraging people about this Christmas season.

So we’re asking for this report now and we will be asking for it again after Halloween. And we may be asking for it several times between now and when Santa launches, especially it concerns about this increase.

We also have the North Pole Post Office watching general feedback as well.

I have asked the Elf Supervisors to keep communication at a minimum unless there are pressing needs. This is a pressing need but I need this information from all Sectors, so instead of five different announcements I am making just this one.

Please continue on with the schedule of reports that your Elf Supervisors have asked for.

I can tell you that we are in good shape for the kinds of reports we are receiving and the number of elves we have working worldwide. If there are new needs you will see announcements either from me or from your Elf Supervisor.

We hope you are keeping informed of the news, listening to the radio news reports and the podcasts, and following North Pole Flight Command developments.

All Trackers on Alert

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It is only the end of September but I feel compelled to issue an alert for all Santa Trackers world wide.

There is a crisis in Santa’s Workshop and elves from nearly every department at the North Pole are mobilizing to help in the effort. We are equally called upon to join in the effort.

Starting TODAY, I am meeting via Zoom with Elf Supervisors, who are all at their stations at the Regional Tracking Centers. We are going through the latest instructions from North Pole Flight Command.

You can expect some specific instructions coming from each of them over the course of the next couple of days.

In addition, I have asked, and I believe he has already posted on the Elf Wall, for Elf Harold Star to remind you about the North Pole Chat already scheduled at SantaUpdate.com for this Sunday at 3pm EDT.

I hope to have new information and instruction that I can share at that time. As usual, chat recaps will be posted.

I do not yet have details to share at this time but I suspect most of what might be required of us will be added and specific weather reports for certain areas. I believe special missions to route needed supplies to the North Pole are being devised at this time and our instructions will be related to those missions.

What part, if any, Santa will play in these events are unknown. I can tell you, however, that is he very hands on with this whole process and that we can expect to hear more from him about this situation in the days and weeks ahead.

For now, my hope for each of you is that you will:

  1. Follow the news coming from this site, from SantaUpdate.com and from NorthPoleFlightCommand.com closely. Check in daily.
  2. Send your elf supervisor an Elf Status Report. If you are available for duty or not right now, your Elf Supervisor needs to know.
  3. Be prepared to respond to further reporting requests in the days ahead.

Thanks!

Elf Promotions Active

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Fellow Elves and Trackers in the Service of Santa,

It is shaping up to be an interesting season already. While I can report that we are on track with our early reporting in our efforts to track Santa for Santa I can tell you now that more will be asked of us this year.

While I cannot yet share full details of what is going on – that will be coming out soon — I can tell you our need for GOOD elves is growing by the minute.

As such, I have directed our Elf Supervisors today to effect as many elf promotions as possible.

That means that as a Freelance or Junior Tracker elf you can be elevate to full North Pole Elf status and obtain greater status and accessibility on this website just by sending your elf supervisor a message.

I am not entirely sure at this time what more will be asked of us in the Tracking Department. But we want to be ready. To be ready means more elves are trained and ready to serve Santa.

More details will be forthcoming. Those elves able and smart enough to act on this message will be rewarded. We need more good elves.

Reporting Plan for Sector 4

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Greetings from Christmas Island in Jamaica!

Finally I can announce a reporting plan in our lead up to Santa’s launch. Our sector is so unique that we need to do it two ways: a plan for South America and most of the Atlantic, and another plan for Greenland and the North Atlantic.

First, for everyone in the Sector:

Weather reports: All elves in the sector going forward should send in a weather report each Tuesday from now until December. It will likely change then.

Second, for South America, the Caribbean, and south of the equator in the Atlantic:

Roof Report: It’s Hurricane season, so be careful. We want to get these reports done by the end of September.
Local Christmas Report: Every week on Saturday between now and Halloween. Special request from Santa for some reason.

Third, for Greenland and north of the equator in the Atlantic:

Chimney Inspections: Watch weather conditions, be safe. We have time to get these done but the sooner the better.
Public Observation: This is different than a Local Christmas Report. Another special request from Santa. We need this about every two weeks going forward, your choice of what day of the week.

This is all we need unless the test flights of Santa’s sleigh come back into our sector soon, which I have not heard about.

We’re keeping it simple this year. Be sure to check in at least once a week for breaking news.

Thank you and Merry Christmas.

Test Flights Over Sector 4

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Hola from Christmas Island in Jamaica!

North Pole Flight Command has confirmed that the test flights will be over our sector this week. While much of the time the flights are expected to be over the Atlantic and possible sleigh sightings will only happen for the ships at sea we can expect to see flights over both Greenland and South America. So keep your eyes peeled!

I am actively looking for a new sector lead. We are looking for someone with experience communicating in both English and Spanish. You need to be Internet savvy and active on social media channels as well.

I do not have any required reports of elves yet in our sector. But sit tight. We’re working on a plan and will be putting you to work soon.

Trackers Invited to Toyvember

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As you may have heard, Santa declared a very rare Toyvember event – right in the middle of Christmas in July. That’s never been done before.

Naturally, elves all over the world had questions about how that would work for them, including tracker elves in every sector. I finally have some answers for you.

Yes, all trackers, regardless of location or status – freelance, junior trackers, North Pole elves – are all invited to participate.

If you have a toy idea, design or prototype you are encouraged to submit them via a message to your Elf Supervisor.

Please keep your eye on the news. I have a feeling this Toyvember will not last long. I would encourage you to submit your toy invention as soon as you can.

Thanks.

Sector Lead Position Changes

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The elf job of Sector Lead is evolving. It will now require added duties, as listed at the job description found on this page.

Due to the changes in the position, I have decided to release all existing Sector Leads from their positions. They are welcome to re-apply and would be strongly considered if they are willing to take up the new duties as listed in the job description.

What is different about this position?

After long discussions with the Elf Supervisors, it was decided that Sector Leads need to have a more visible presences both on SantaTrackers.net and on social media channels. Sector Leads will be given more responsibility in both recruiting and news outreach efforts. This will require a lot more time and certainly a lot effort. That was a key reason why I chose to release those currently in the position.

The job has just changed.

The Elf Supervisors not only ask for a voice in recruiting for this position but also an ability to tailor the job to their own needs in each sector. I support this request. A Sector Lead in one sector will need to adapt to the needs of that sector through communication with the Elf Supervisor.

Please note that while the job description says a Sector Lead needs to be a North Pole Elf with a presence on SantaTrackers.net I will be flexible in that requirement in sectors where access and language make finding qualified candidates difficult (looking at you Sector 2). I will consider the possibility of a strong freelance elf candidate (or two).

If you are freelance elf with interest and qualifications in the Sector Lead position, please reach out via a standard freelance tracker report submission or via the support page here at SantaTrackers.net

If you have questions please feel free to ask them below or on the Elf Wall.

All Regional Tracking Centers Announced

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North Pole Flight Command announced the location of the final regional tracking center today. Here are the locations for Christmas 2025 by Sector:

Sector 1: Christmas Island, Tanzania, Australia
Sector 2: Christmas Island, Myanmar
Sector 3: Christmas Island, Zimbabwe
Sector 4: Christmas Island, Jamaica
Sector 5: Christmas Island, Nova Scotia, Canada

As of today, Friday, July 18th, it is believed that the centers in Sectors 2, 4 and 5 are just about ready. By this time next week ALL should be online, well ahead of the August 1st target date set by Santa.

Each Elf Supervisor will be posting when they are “officially” open with their first instructions of the season. We expect those to begin at any time.

Meanwhile, the test flights of Santa’s sleigh continue and appear to be heading west over Sector 3 at this time. North Pole Flight Command has not published the flight schedule but they intend to inform us of their plans soon seeing that the Regional Tracking Centers are coming online.

Messaging Your Elf Supervisor

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Today we have added a new report to the library of reports offered here on SantaTrackers.net. Elf Max has restructured the library pages and added a new report to the Personal Reports library titled “Message Your Elf Supervisor”.

This new report was born out of concern for the many new Junior Tracker Elves coming on board this year.

Their job in their first six months as an elf is to try to get promoted to North Pole Elf status and join the Elf Community. To do that, they need to become known to their elf supervisors.

One way to do that is via the tracker reports that our Elf Supervisors ask you all to provide.

But because Junior Elves are NOT part of the Elf Community there is no direct way for them to reach out to their Elf Supervisor. Furthermore, privacy laws prevent two-way communication outside of the regulated environment of the community.

As Elf Moe, Santa and myself discussed this challenge we determined the best way to do this was to implement this new report that will allow any elf to send a message directly to the Elf Supervisor.

This is a good idea for our North Pole Elves of the community as well. The Elf Community is accessible to our Elf Supervisors but they get very busy and rarely have time to check messages.

This new report operates via channels controlled by the North Pole Post Office and flows through regular reporting protocols. In other words, when you use this NEW REPORT your message gets routed like a report – and it gets straight to your Elf Supervisor right away.

(Every report that comes in requires action in the Regional Tracking Center that receives it. Elves working in the Regional Center tag the report, send it to the teams who assess that information. When necessary, follow up actions are added or the information is filed for use for when Santa flies to the area you are reporting from. Making a message for your supervisor thus means it goes into a queue where they HAVE to read it and act on it).

Even though your Elf Supervisor cannot reply to you in these messages they can still see what you have to say and then choose whether or not to post something on SantaTrackers.net publicly in response to it.

As we get more and more of our Regional Tracking Centers announced the likelihood of report requests will be increasing. In fact, you should expect a first request from your Elf Supervisor anytime within the next week.

We encourage you to learn about and use this new report.

Note to Freelance Elves: this new report is not available to you. We encourage you to reach out to your Elf Supervisor via the standard freelance elf report.

Jamaica Chosen for Regional Tracking Center

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North Pole Flight Command has announced that Christmas Island, Jamaica will be home to the Regional Tracking Center for Sector 4:

Christmas Island, Jamaica

 

Elf Tubby Ryder and his team of elves from the North Pole are expected to get the new regional center operating very quickly.

This is the 2nd time in recent years that a regional center has been located in the Caribbean. Elf Supervisor Tubby was instrumental in the site selection process and said the favorable December weather as well as the location that is central to the sector were major factors in the decision.

“Many people do not realize how vast the space is that we have to cover and how diverse that space is,” Elf Tubby says. “We have millions upon millions of believers in South America to the south but all the way up north in Greenland there are relatively few numbers of people. Then we have the island nations of the sea, much like Sector 1 in the Pacific only ours are in the areas of the Atlantic. Tiny island nations with lots of people. Plus the open waters of the Atlantic where there are major shipping lanes and ships at sea – they all have to be visited by Santa. Our work is spread far and wide. Jamaica is central it all and we need a place where weather is good to provide steady support for Santa.”

Elf Tubby also acknowledged the dependence of his team on support from the North Pole Navy. He notes that two ships of the North Pole Navy customarily patrol the waters of Sector 4 in support of flight operations.

Elf Tubby expects to be sending instructions to tracker elves from the new Regional Tracking Center in Jamaica in about a week.

Test Flights Have Resumed

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Many of you have been asking. We are pleased to announce that the test flights of Santa’s sleigh have resumed after a few unexpected delays.

The tracking map is now live on SantaTrackers.net only and only for registered elves.

We expect updates at least once daily.

Flight Command is working on an update to address the status of Santa’s sleigh and the anticipated flight path over the next several weeks.