The mountain will open this Friday, a week earlier than originally planned.
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Vets in the Valley Outdoor Music Festival and Fundraiser at Lost Valley
The Vets in the Valley summer session will be held from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, featuring three live bands, free admission for veterans, over 10 veterans outreach organizations on hand and family-friendly activities.
Skiing uphill at Lost Valley
Skiers skin up and ski down Auburn’s ski mountain
Free skiing: Veterans’ event draws dozens to Lost Valley
AUBURN — The inaugural Vets in the Valley event at Lost Valley attracted dozens of veterans and active-duty service people and their families who were offered free lift tickets and ski rentals. They also were given a chance to connect with an array of resources including employment opportunities and mental health supports. “We got people […]
On Skiing: Honoring the heart and soul of Lost Valley
The words that greeted me at the entrance to Lost Valley were “Welcome home Wendell.” The celebration of Wendell Nason’s life had drawn me there Jan. 15. I wasn’t surprised by the lodge full of relatives, friends and former co-workers. During the few years I worked there I knew I could count on Wendell for […]
ELHS grad awarded Auburn Ski Association scholarship
Evelyn Bilodeau, a 2018 graduate of Edward Little High School in Auburn, holds a $500 scholarship check from the Auburn Ski Association at Lost Valley in Auburn. She graduated fourth in her class and has been a committed member of the soccer and ski teams, and involved in the concert, marching, jazz and pep bands. […]
Doin' the duathlon
Bob Poitier of Minot receives a high-five Sunday from Jeff Hilt, the overall winner of the snowshoe race, as he crossed the finish line of the Baxter Outdoors Packed Powder Duathlon at Lost Valley Ski Area. The race could be run as a two team duathlon, as a cross-country ski-only race or a single-person duathlon. […]
Learning to ski at Lost Valley in Auburn
Snowboard instructor Heather Stukas of Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn adjusts the bindings of Alex Theberge’s snowboard Wednesday afternoon before their lesson. Dozens of school-age children took part in the Merrick Chadbourne Learn to Ski & Ride program sponsored by the Auburn Ski Association’s Merrick Chadbourne Memorial Fund. Every half-day Wednesday during the ski […]
On Skiing: Morten Lund was Maine’s most prolific ski writer
Last Sunday’s paper contained an obituary that sent me to the bookshelves in my office. Although many Maine skiers have read the words of Morten Lund, I suspect few know that he was from Maine. He grew up in Augusta and learned to ski at an early age. I used to think I was the […]