The local ground report is one that you will be filling out pretty close to when Santa launches. It is very important that this report is accurate close to when Santa will be there. In many neighborhoods is it not practical for Santa to land on the rooftop. Sometimes there are obstacles like phone lines... Read more
Sector 5 Celebrates New Regional Tracking Center
Greetings all ye Trackers of Sector 5! Elf Pinky here. I'm your boss. Haha. Actually, I'm just an elf just like you. But did you know that we - the ELVES OF SECTOR FIVE -- are the greatest in the world!?? Today we have something to celebrate. Elf Max wanted to announce this a week... Read more
Sector 4 Sets Up Shop in Bolivia
We are a little late with this announcement. Sorry about that. Tracker Elves in Sector 4 will be happy to learn that the regional tracking center for Sector 4 will be located this year in La Paz, Boliva. This was a surprise choice. Unlike other regional tracking centers, this one located in a big city.... Read more
Elf Training #22 – Weather Reports
Hi Elves. I've been putting this training off for a while because it's so boring. I mean, who wants to report on the weather? Well, you do. The weather is the most common thing you will be reporting. And since it changes a lot you will be reporting it a lot. Doing a weather report... Read more
Tracker Elf Recruiting Goal Met Early
Congratulations, elves! We surpassed the goal Santa set for us last summer to have 40 million new tracker elves this Christmas. Sometime over the past 12 hours that goal was met. How many more can we get? Santa is hoping for a lot more -- millions more, in fact. Tracker elves, as you know, are... Read more
Elf Training #21 – Photo Reports
Sometimes it is necessary to send a picture to North Pole Flight Command to show what you're trying to say. Sometimes your elf supervisor might ask you to send a photo. Sometimes you might just want to submit a photo on your own. We have a report for that. It is called a Photo Submission... Read more
More Info About the Tracker Elf Conference
Since posting about the Tracker Elf Conference for December 13th we have received many questions. I hope this post will answer them. Here are the basics: Who: All Tracker Elves What: Tracker Elf Conference (a virtual meeting of all trackers worldwide) When: Sunday, December 13th, 2020 3pm-6pm EST Where: The North Pole Chat Room at... Read more
Tracker Elf Ticket Support System to Be Suspended Soon
On Friday, December 11th, the Tracker Elf Ticket Support system will be suspended for the season. This is a normal operation. The ticket support system is implemented during the early pre-season months to facilitate communication on special needs of tracker elves. However, with about two weeks to go now to launch our tracker elf support... Read more
Tracker Elf Meetings Called This Week
Tracker elves worldwide are invited to a chat conference to be held this Sunday, December 13th at the North Pole Chat Room at SantaUpdate.com. A series of presentations and chats will be held to instruct Santa tracker elves and to update on the latest news of Santa's flight. So far, Elf Roger Star is the... Read more
Chats with Elves in Flight Command
Hey Trackers! If you follow SantaUpdate.com you know that the chat calendar is always very full in December. In fact, I'll be doing another chat next week. I hope you can join us. But a number of us were sitting around and talking last night about chat. We're wondering if we should do a chat... Read more
Elf Training #20 – Chimney Inspections
Greetings, Trackers! Let's talk today about Chimney Inspections. Without a doubt one of the most common questions we get is this: what if a home does not have a chimney? What about apartments or duplexes or other types of houses that most of the time do not have a fireplace and thus no chimney? It... Read more
Sector 3 HQ Moves to Scotland
Greetings Great Elves of Sector 3! It took a few days and finally we have good news to report. The space for the new Tracking Center HQ for sector 3 has been obtains and engineers are on their way now to Star, Scotland to begin work on the new facility there. Like all regional North... Read more