Cade Chicoine waits his turn while Lachlan Gilbert gets some air after taking off from a jump at Spruce Mountain Ski Area in Jay on Tuesday. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls Advertiser) Skiers enjoy the fresh snow on the Barn Slope at Spruce Mountain Ski Area in Jay on opening day Tuesday. (Pam Harnden/Livermore Falls […]
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On Skiing: Thanking those who keep us skiing
The biggest Christmas wish has already been answered. Everyone involved in skiing in any way, whether in the business or just a skier, always wishes not only for a White Christmas but for steady-enough cold weather to make and hold the snow. We have had a brief warm-up this week, but not enough to affect […]
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Nordic skiing season takes off at Chenard Memorial
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — It was in the low teens at the start of the Billy Chenard Memorial Nordic race at Sugarloaf, putting winter in midseason form. For the racers, nobody was close to midseason form, and that was kind of the point. “It feels really great to get on snow. We’re really focusing on training […]
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Mt. Blue Nordic looks to replace, reload for another title run
Mt. Blue’s Mike Gurney, center, navigates the crowd at the start of the race at the Telstar relays in Bethel last season. It’s not everyday that a Nordic ski team has to replace not one, but two state champion skiers. Mt. Blue is in that position this season after Tucker Barber and Julia Ramsey both […]
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Alpine skiing: Phoenix gang's all back, racing for another title
Skiers Bailey Coates, Grace Harmatys, Kiarra Richards, Allison Acritelli, Julia Pomeroy, Madeline Timberlake, and Adria Plourde pose in their state championships jackets at the end of ski team practice under the championship banners from Jay and Livermore Halls High Schools. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) JAY — The Spruce Mountain girls’ Alpine ski team in a rare but […]
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2017-18 Sun Journal Alpine skiing capsules
EDWARD LITTLE Coach: Jodd Bowles (fourth year) Conference: KVAC; Class: A Last year’s results: Boys: Eighth in state; Girls: Tied for third in state. Returning athletes: Boys: Seniors — Maxx Bell, Connor Jackson, Kyle Mooney, Gabriel Withee; Juniors — Lucas Fisher, Leighton Girardin, Oliver Hall, Alec Larson; Sophomores — Jake Arel, Max Gamache. Girls: Senior […]
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Ski ME: Western Maine ski resorts getting ready for winter
Black Mountain’s Angry Beavers created four new glades. Sugarloaf spent $250,000 on a pair of snow machines that open up back-country terrain for an experience it says can’t be found anywhere east of Michigan. Sunday River Resort skiers are already riding its first new lift in nine years and its Christmas week bookings are up […]
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On Skiing: Only 15 days left to shop for your skier
Have you found the gift for the skier on your Christmas list? We have only 15 days left, and that’s if we start today. Of course, I always advocate combining shopping with skiing. The best place to buy for a skier is in a ski shop, and every mountain has one, so why not get […]
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On Skiing: Another season gets under way
For 15 years, the annual Maine Ski Hall of Fame Induction Banquet has unofficially kicked off the ski season. This year’s event drew more than 300 skiers to Sunday River’s Grand Summit Hotel to recognize eight Maine skiers who made significant contributions to Maine skiing. This year’s class included Steve DeAngelis, a successful ski coach […]
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Nordic skiing: Low numbers strengthening Oxford Hills' bond
PARIS — As the first week of Nordic skiing begins, Oxford Hills head coach Christopher Easton can be found yelling out times and instructions to his skiers as they run intervals, awaiting the snow like he has for the past 36 years. Only this year, his instructions to athletes are much more sparse because the […]