JAY — Despite unusually warm weather so far this year, officials at Spruce Mountain Ski Area were hoping colder temperatures last weekend would allow enough snow to be made for a Dec. 26 opening. It has been a tradition for the ski area to open the day after Christmas. Earlier this year, President Ron Jacques said […]
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Skiing: Waiting for the temperature to drop
Watching the weather forecast one day this week was discouraging. It was bad enough there was no snow in the forecast, but the forecaster seemed to be happy about it. Worse yet, the only temperature below freezing (28) on the entire map was on top of Mount Washington. Over the past decade or two, ski […]
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Saddleback’s uncertain future has Rangeley wondering about future
RANGELEY — Nicole Lund worked the lunch shift at The Blue Orchid alone on Wednesday, cooking egg rolls and Happy Noodles for five diners, an easy smile on her face. Lund, from Massachusetts, bought the former Thai Blossom this summer with her husband, Bob, when its longtime owners retired. She’s not nervous about whether the […]
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CVA’s weekend program features quality coaches
During the Ski Museum of Maine open house in Kingfield the past weekend, I learned that Joannie Dolan and Nikki Pilavakis-Davoren were now coaching juniors at Sugarloaf under CVA’s weekend program. Already knowing that Gail Blackburn was coaching in that program, I decided my first stop Saturday morning would be at the competition center to […]
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On skiing: Fewer than three weeks to shop for Christmas
Counting today, there are only 19 days left to shop for the skier on your list. And at least five of those days should include skiing. I can’t help with the rest of your list, but for skiers, all ski areas open at this point in the season have ski shops, so you can combine […]
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The ski season is officially under way
For some skiers, the season starts when they make their first turns on snow. For me, the season is well under way at least a month before I actually put on the skis. Since 2003, when we first celebrated the skiers who became the first class to enter the Maine Ski Hall of Fame, the […]
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Sugarloaf focuses on safety after chairlift accident
State report: Sugarloaf rollback caused by bad bearing, series of issues CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Maine ski resort that’s responsible for two of three chairlift mechanical failures that led to injuries in the past five years is working to make sure it doesn’t happen again. Sugarloaf is spending $1.5 million to make improvements after a […]
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#slopening: Sugarloaf to open 2 trails Saturday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf is ready to open for skiing. Spokeswoman Noelle Tuttle says the resort will open Saturday with two runs: Candy Side, a green easy trail, and Kings Landing, a blue for intermediate skiers. She says the plan is to operate through the weekend, then dial back to mornings on Monday, Tuesday and […]
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Lost Valley in Auburn sold to Scott Shanaman
AUBURN — Lost Valley Ski and Banquet Resort in Auburn has been sold. According to a Facebook post, the new owner is Scott Shanaman. No other information on Shanaman was provided. On Oct. 2, officials from Lost Valley said that they would open for the season. This will be the 55th year that the ski […]
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Sunday River says it hopes to open for ski season Oct. 19
NEWRY — The Sunday River Ski Resort announced Wednesday that it would attempt to take advantage of an expected cold snap and intends to open for the season at 9 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19. The resort expects to open the upper T2 trail, accessible via the Locke Mountain Triple lift in the Barker Basin area, […]