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 […]
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Auburn prepares for Winterfest 2017
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]