For 6 weeks in the winter, the ski lessons level the playing field for all area Maine School Administrative District 44 families.
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Torchlights, fireworks wrap vacation week at Saddleback
‘February Festival’ drew crowds to Saddleback Mountain with live music, fireworks and a torchlight parade.
How Scott Shanaman gave Auburn’s Lost Valley Ski Area the lift everyone hoped for
10 years ago this season, Scott and his wife, April, brought the ski area back from the brink of closing. They have big plans for the future.
Child hurt in fall from ski lift at Sunday River
Early indications were the 5-year-old suffered leg and possible other injuries when he fell off the lift shortly after noon.
Lost Valley in Auburn hosts school vacation week fun on the slopes
Photographer Russ Dillingham focuses on activities at the local ski area.
Snowy and freezing? It’s the perfect time to play outside in Maine
Outdoor enthusiasts say the conditions have been great for everything from snowmobiling to ice skating to skiing.
At Saddleback everyone knows Jack
Jack Cuva, 9, has become part of Saddleback’s personality and family atmostphere.
Western Maine ski resorts take dining up a notch
Stand in line cafeteria-style or try something different. Food and drink choices are aplenty at Maine’s three largest ski mountains: Saddleback, Sunday River and Sugarloaf.
There’s a lot more winter fun at Maine ski areas than just skiing. Here’s a few.
If skiing is not your thing, many places around the state offer tubing, sledding, skating and fat tire biking for winter fun.
Heading up to Maine’s western mountains? Fuel up at these on-the-way coffee shops
Hitting the trails or slopes in the Bethel area this winter? This guide will lead you to coffee, cappuccino, tea, hot cocoa and more along the way.