B-Roll, Snowmaking Test at Sunday River, September 22 from Sunday River Media Page on Vimeo. NEWRY — Maine has been experiencing a phenomenal stretch of warm, sunny weather but that hasn’t stopped a Maine ski resort from testing its snow guns. Sunday River completed a full test of its systems at daybreak Tuesday, firing up […]
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Mt. Abram plans biggest expansion in more than 30 years
GREENWOOD — Mt. Abram has submitted plans to the Department of Environmental Protection for the largest trail expansion seen on the mountain since the late 1970s, according to a news release from the ski area. The permitting process is expected to be completed within the next two weeks, in time for the fall construction season. […]
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Minot’s Will Kannegieser prepares for new athletic opportunities
He recognized it would be his last year in that tournament. From there, his last year of high school was to follow. Graduation would then be looming, and his future would truly begin to evolve. “When I won last year, it was good because I knew I was going out the last tournament on a […]
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Serious injuries in boat crash on Thompson Lake
OTISFIELD — At least seven people, including a child who suffered critical injuries, were hurt in a two-boat collision on Thompson Lake on Thursday. Witnesses said the collision knocked children and an adult into the water. The Maine Warden Service later identified the operators of the boats as Matthew Nolan of Potomac, Md., and Ken Bartow […]
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Video: It’s still extreme ski season on Mount Washington
MOUNT WASHINGTON, N.H. — On a postcard spring Saturday in New Hampshire’s White Mountains, a boisterous band of pilgrims some 2,000 strong is preparing for their own brand of funky and fearless worship. Alone and in groups, they leave Pinkham Notch and trek 3.1 miles up a narrow, mud- and snow-covered trail toward Tuckerman Ravine, […]
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On skiing: Plenty of runs left in this season
By now, the results of the U. S. Alpine Nationals are old news, but there are still observations worth mentioning. One is the remarkable finish of the Men’s super-G on opening day. After the 25 or so racers had completed their runs, those of us in the warm sun at the finish area concluded the […]
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Correction: Wrong closing date
The ski report on Page C2 in Wednesday’s Sports section should have said the closing date for Black Mountain of Maine in Rumford is April 12. The information was incorrectly provided to the Sun Journal.
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Team USA rounding into form nicely
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Patrick Riml judges the success of the U.S. Alpine Ski Team not by how clean and fast Mikaela Shiffrin skis (the answer to that is, “very”), but rather how the younger skiers fare at large events — like at the recently completed U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf. “From our young athletes, we’ve […]
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Analysis: U.S. Alpine Championships worth the long wait
Less than a week removed from making headlines for a ski lift incident that left seven people injured, Sugarloaf was once again in the news, this time for all the right reasons. Some of the country’s best skiers flocked to Sugarloaf, looking to tackle Narrow Gauge and take home a national title. While some big […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Chodounsky grabs men’s slalom title
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — With one ski pole, David Chodounsky is a pretty good skier. With two ski poles, Chodounsky couldn’t be defeated. In his first run of the men’s slalom Sunday at the U.S. Alpine Championships, Chodounsky shook his head as he crossed the line, and waved his ski pole in the air. He wasn’t acknowledging […]