One ski area on my list to visit this year was Lost Valley. I hadn’t been there since Scott and April Shanaman took over as new owners and I wanted to get a first hand look at what was new. When I did, one change was obvious as I walked in. The seldom-used T-bar was […]
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Skier’s Edge Maine Standard Biofuels race one results
Skier’s Edge – Maine Standard Biofuels race series: Race 1 results: Winners: 7-9F — Jilian Desjardins 21.22; 7-9M — Daniel Watson 17.16; 10-12F — Ava Beaudin 17.10; 10-12M — Ellis Slover 15.75; 13-14F — Natalie Brocke 18.11; 13-14M — 15.68; 15-17F — Jordan Cummings 15.72; 15-17M — Oliver Hall 15.40; 18+F — Amy Benner 15.51; […]
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Falling temps fail to keep Maine skiers off slopes and trails
WESTBROOK — Lisa Hallee came to Smiling Hill Farm on Wednesday afternoon to cross country ski – and planned to ski until dusk, despite the frigid temperatures. She looked perplexed when asked if she plans to curtail her skiing this week because of the cold snap. “I just wear lots and lots of layers,” said […]
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Lost Valley ski area opens
Amanda Sasseville of Auburn and her son, Anson Beaulieu, 6, get on the ski lift at Lost Valley in Auburn on Friday. The ski area opened some intermediate and advanced terrain Friday, the first day of the ski season. Lifts will be running 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal)
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Business After Hours at Lost Valley
AUBURN — The Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Uplift L.A. will hold Business After Hours from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12, at Lost Valley Ski Area. This event is free but those wishing to attend are asked to bring an unwrapped gift for a child, age 0-18, to add to the gifts […]
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Snow test at Lost Valley
Dave Champagne adjusts a snow gun at Lost Valley Ski Area on Friday night during the mountain’s first snow test. The ski area plans to make snow when the temperatures are ideal and to open in mid-December. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal)
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Working: After a long military career, lifelong skier takes the helm at Lost Valley
Lost Valley’s new general manager John Herrick is overseeing many improvements and upgrades to the facility, including a new kitchen in the base lodge, background. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — John Herrick grew up in a ski lodge — and not in a he-practically-lived-there sense. His old home on Maple Hill had been a ski lodge […]
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PistenBullys and brew headed to Lost Valley
AUBURN — On tap for Lost Valley next year: Groomers and brew. The ski resort this week announced plans for Kassbohrer ATV to build a new regional assembly and test site for snow groomers at Lost Valley. The resort is also applying for a brewery license, owner Scott Shanaman said. Kassbohrer, which has a German […]
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Pond skimming at the Beach Bash in Auburn
Annabelle Soucie of Auburn celebrates after skiing across the pond during the Big Buck Beach Bash Weekend at Lost Valley Ski Area in Auburn on Sunday. The annual event celebrates the end of the ski season. The ski area is open for one more weekend, Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. Soucie is a […]
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Magno-Packard Race scheduled for March 4th
AUBURN — Lost Valley and the Auburn Ski Association will be hosting the 22nd MagnoPackard Memorial Race (formerly Tom Magno Memorial Race) on Saturday, March 4, 2017. The race is to honor local athletes and the volunteers who keep the tradition and love of competitive racing alive from generation to generation. Tom Magno was captain […]