NEWRY — It was good to see red on Saturday for World Pro Ski Tour racers at Sunday River. The red course proved to be the faster of the two when it mattered most, and Nolan Kasper and Alexa Dlouhy used it to earn wins in the Visit Maine Pro Ski Championship. Kasper went down […]
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On Skiing: The final month (or so) of skiing beckons
Happy Easter. Now that we are in what is usually the final month of lift-served skiing, only a handful of ski areas have anything on the schedule. While one or two other Maine ski areas may be open for another week, only Sunday River and Sugarloaf have a regular calendar of events for April. Naturally, […]
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World Pro Ski Tour: Even for the best, dual skiing a new challenge
Sam Morse gets some air in the first of two jumps at the World Pro Ski tour double slalom course qualifying runs at Sunday River in Newry. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) NEWRY — Sam Morse knows how to go down Sunday River’s Monday Mourning trail about as fast as anyone ever has. But put a fellow […]
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Youngest "Oldster" wins inaugural Ski Museum of Maine Legends race
NEWRY — Tip Kimball of Cumberland Center won the inaugural Ski Museum Legends of Maine Giant Slalom race for men and women ages 50 and over held at Sunday River on March 6. Kimball, the youngest in the field at age 58 clocked a time of 36.66 seconds. First place in the Women’s Age 50-59 […]
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World Pro Ski Tour: Ricker ready for 'redemption' at Sunday River
Turner’s Sam Ricker will compete at this weekend’s World Pro Ski Tour at Sunday River Ski Resort. (Bob Story photo) Without prompting, Sam Ricker recalled the last time he skied Sunday River’s Monday Mourning as a Leavitt Area High School senior eight years ago. “I missed the first gate in (Class A) state slalom and […]
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Maine Ski Hall of Fame announces Class of 2018
Becky Woods, the Bates College women’s ski coach who also chairs the Maine Ski Hall of Fame selection committee, has announced the Class of 2018. Six skiers and one historic figure will be honored this fall. This year’s honorees include two freestyle champions, a cross-country coach and pioneer retailer, a ski coach and race official, an Olympic […]
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PHOTOS: Maine fourth at Eastern Nordic high school championships
Teams of high school skiers from Maine, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are competing for the NENSA (New England Nordic Ski Association) High School Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford this weekend. Each state’s team consists of 24 boys and 24 girls. Vermont leads the team standings after three events. Sunday’s mixed relay is […]
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On Skiing: Random musings about New England's history and tuning skis
Last Saturday, I visited Mount Cranmore for the annual Meister Cup, an event that celebrates Hannes Schneider, the 10th Mountain Division and the history of skiing, especially in the Mount Washington Valley. The 10th is represented by veterans and today’s active military. The division is based at Camp Drum in upstate New York and each […]
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Cape Elizabeth's Clare Egan voted to international Biathlon committee
Clare Egan, of Cape Elizabeth, waves to cheering fans after her race during the women’s 4×6-kilometer biathlon relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, last month. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The day before what could be the last World Cup race of her biathlon career was not uneventful for Clare Egan. Egan, a […]
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Lost Valley ski racers honored
Pictured are the winners of the Sunday Race Series held at Lost Valley this season. The series was sponsored by Skier’s Edge and Maine Standard Biofuels. Front Row: Elizabeth Gove, Jilian Desjardins, Lauren Fuller; Middle Row: Gavin Crowell, Ayden Desjardins, Elouise Porter, Van Keen, Dawson Norcross; Back Row: Sean Watson, Rick Crowell, Crystal Crowell, Owen […]