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Skiing: Shiffrin jealous of Miller's compliment of fellow racer
Bode Miller, right, drops in on a World Cup skiing news conference at Killington Ski Resort on Friday. (Christopher Williams/Sun Journal) KILLINGTON, Vt. — Mikaela Shiffrin admitted Friday night that she is jealous of Sofia Goggia because Bode Miller identifies with the Italian World Cup ski racer. Shiffrin let slip that the Carrabassett Valley Academy alumnus […]
Posted inBusiness
Steep drop in unemployment presents Maine ski industry with staffing challenges as season opens
Sunday River ski resort is ready for the season – it has eight trails open and nights that are cold enough to make snow in time for the busy December holidays. The only thing it doesn’t have is a full complement of seasonal employees. It is advertising for more than 160 positions. “We definitely have […]
Posted inFranklin, Maine, sj-web
Saddleback may sit idle for third straight year; sale not completed
The ski season kicks off this weekend at Sunday River and Sugarloaf, but Maine’s third-largest ski area – Saddleback – may sit idle for the third consecutive winter. Saddleback owners Bill and Irene Berry of Farmington announced on June 28 that they would sell the Rangeley ski area to the Australia-based Majella Group. Majella CEO […]
Posted inLocal Sports
Tom Reynolds glides into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Ski coach Tom Reynolds instructs a group of skiers. When Tom Reynolds is inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame, somebody should also hand him an award for his humility, kindness and devotion to the students and athletes he has taught and coached for several decades. But Reynolds is just fine with being a […]
Posted inLocal Sports, SJVarsity
Maine Sports Hall of Fame: Bancroft rode passion, competitive spirit to two Olympics
Leslie Bancroft Krichko skis at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leslie Bancroft’s emotions finally caught up to the whirlwind that took her from Oxford Hills High School to the 1980 Winter Olympics as she entered the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the Lake Placid games. Just shy of her 21st birthday, […]
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On Skiing: After the lifts stop turning
As always, this time of year we never know how much longer the lifts will turn. The handful of areas still operating could shoot for May 1st. At the end of March, it seemed as if there would be plenty of snow to keep going indefinitely, and more snow on April Fool’s Day reinforced that […]
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On skiing: Championship thoughts, and a season winds down
I have no idea how many ski competitions I have covered, but the National Championships at Sugarloaf brought back some interesting memories. One of the first people I met in the finish was Sun Journal editor Justin Pelletier, who introduced me to Lee Horton. Along with Brewster Burns to take pictures that day, and a […]
Posted inLocal Sports
On skiing: Maine skiing hall announces Class of ’17
Bates College women’s ski coach Becky Woods, who chairs the Maine Ski Hall of Fame selection committee, has released the names of the Class of 2017. These eight Maine skiers represent a broad spectrum of the sport, as competitors, coaches, area management and inspirations for all Maine skiers. The Hall of Fame, created in 2003, […]