Each fall has a number of milestones leading up to the ski season. Columbus Day weekend is homecoming for several ski areas, with many skiers showing up to secure their season passes. Whether it’s foliage viewing chairlift rides, craft fairs or such events as Sunday River’s wife carrying race, the weekend is always a busy […]
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Nordic Skiing: Gerencer starts fresh in final season
Emily Gerencer still attends St. Dominic Academy in Auburn, but instead of competing for Maranacook in Nordic skiing, this winter the senior will be competing for a different school: Leavitt Area High School. Joined by fellow St. Dom’s student Mark D’Alessandro, in his first year of Nordic competition, the two decided that Leavitt, a ten-minute-shorter […]
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Snowstorm brings joy to Sunday River trails
Sean Oddy of Old Orchard Beach rides the Aurora chairlift early Tuesday at Sunday River Ski Resort so he can enjoy unspoiled ski runs. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Ski patroller Brian Denley of Bethel carves a step out of the ice leading into the partial shack at the top of Barker Mountain on Tuesday morning. (Andree […]
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Early cold temps and snowstorms are good news for Maine’s ski resorts
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Early season snow and cold temperatures are helping New England ski resorts open early, carving out a blizzard of a start to the 2018-2019 season. Many hitting the slopes are finding great November conditions across Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. The early season snow bounty is being combined with tens of […]
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Sugarloaf and Sunday River opening daily for ski season
Both of Maine’s largest ski mountains are scheduled to be open on a daily basis by the end of the week, while smaller ski areas across the state also are gearing up for the season. After getting 10 inches of natural snow in Carrabassett Valley over the weekend, Sugarloaf Mountain is planning to open Friday, […]
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Dodging nerves, skier Mikaela Shiffrin vows to enjoy ride
On particularly stressful occasions, Mikaela Shiffrin can feel the anxiety build moments before her run. Her throat tightens, and her eyes water. Her suit feels way too tight, and her stomach churns. As a teenager, the two-time defending overall World Cup champion never experienced this level of nervousness before a race. Lately, that pressure has […]
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Local skier to hold North American premiere her film in Bethel
BETHEL — Jackie Paaso, big mountain skier and co-director and co-star of “Evolution of Dreams,” will premiere her film in North America at The Gem on Saturday, Oct. 20. Doors will open for a reception at 6 p.m. and the film will show at 7:30. “We dreamed of Olympic Gold, being the best in the world, […]
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Sugarloaf hosting first U.S. Alpine Speed Championships in March 2019
The United States’ fastest skiers will return to Sugarloaf in 2019 for the first-ever U.S. Alpine Speed Championships. Sugarloaf has hosted the U.S. Alpine Championships, but in March the country’s best Alpine skiers will ski down the Narrow Gauge trail in the downhill, super-G and alpine combined events. The events at Sugarloaf (March 16-21, 2019) […]
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Bethel native Andrew Siegel skiing his way to Russia
Andrew Siegel celebrates after winning the 15-kilometer Nordic classic race at the 2018 USCSA Nationals. (Submitted photo) Growing up skiing the snowy trails around Bethel, Andrew Siegel learned to never take the sport too seriously. Despite finding success skiing competitively, Siegel hasn’t strayed from that mindset, and that won’t change in March when he finds […]
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After would-be buyer arrested, Maine group eyes Saddleback
A group that once had been in negotiations to purchase Saddleback plans to approach the ski area’s owners about reviving those talks following the news Thursday that an Australian businessman who had entered an agreement to buy the resort was arrested and charged with fraud. “We see a path forward that can work and we […]