AUBURN — Winterfest 2017 is quickly approaching, and if this winter so far is any indication, the weather should be snowy, yet not too cold. In other words, perfect. Winterfest 2017 runs from Friday, Jan. 27, to Sunday, Jan. 29, offering a variety of activities throughout the three-day event. A snow playground and free skating […]
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Lost Valley team seeking young racers for early training
AUBURN — Lost Valley Racing Club will hold three early-season on-snow training sessions on Saturdays, Dec. 3, 10, and 17 at Sunday River, for aspiring alpine ski racers. Current members of the LVRC, and individuals interested in trying LVRC, are welcome. Each session will be divided into a morning and an afternoon segment, with an […]
Parisien, Chadbourne offer perspective on Killington World Cup ski race
KILLINGTON, Vt. — The last time New England hosted an FIS World Cup race, Auburn native Julie Parisian — who grew up skiing at Lost Valley Ski Area there — won the women’s giant slalom. The year was 1991; the place, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Parisien, whose married name is Nuce, is busy raising a […]
An uphill year for Lost Valley
AUBURN — Last winter, it was too warm to make snow, a lot. And it didn’t snow naturally, a lot. Plans for a new summer adventure park weren’t hitch-free. And a new Halloween attraction was an unabashed hit — except it rained three of six nights and part of the draw was a bonfire. It […]
Lost Valley opens ‘Adventure Park’ with waterslides and inflatables
AUBURN — Working to expand into a four-season resort, Lost Valley Ski Area is adding an outdoor water park this summer. Featuring nine large inflatable waterslides and play features, the resort has set a grand opening for Monday, June 20, but will have several “preview days” starting June 16. The resort intends to be open from […]
Lost Valley announces summer music festival
AUBURN — Lost Valley Ski Area announced Wednesday that it will kick off an annual music festival July 23, the first concert offering an “indie rock kaleidoscope” of seven acts, originating from Lewiston-Auburn to Boston. Called the BullWheel Music Festival, organizers said in a news release that it is part of their “continuing effort to […]
Lost Valley Big Buck Beach Bash this weekend
AUBURN — Lost Valley Ski Area will hold a spring skiing celebration — the Big Buck Beach Bash — on Saturday, March 12, and Sunday, March 13, with the goal of making it an annual event. On Saturday, the Magno-Packard Memorial Race, an Auburn Ski Association/Lost Valley tradition, will be held. Registration is in the […]
Lost Valley bride-to-be gets deposit, new wedding venue
AUBURN — A bride-to-be has her $500 deposit back and a new wedding venue after her disagreement with the new owners of Lost Valley went public last month. Ashley Goddard received a check from Lost Valley a few days after a marketing representative reached out to her on Facebook. Goddard and her fiance, Jeff Slefinger, […]