Becky Woods, the Bates College women’s ski coach who also chairs the Maine Ski Hall of Fame selection committee, has announced the Class of 2018. Six skiers and one historic figure will be honored this fall. This year’s honorees include two freestyle champions, a cross-country coach and pioneer retailer, a ski coach and race official, an Olympic […]
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PHOTOS: Maine fourth at Eastern Nordic high school championships
Teams of high school skiers from Maine, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are competing for the NENSA (New England Nordic Ski Association) High School Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford this weekend. Each state’s team consists of 24 boys and 24 girls. Vermont leads the team standings after three events. Sunday’s mixed relay is […]
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On Skiing: Random musings about New England's history and tuning skis
Last Saturday, I visited Mount Cranmore for the annual Meister Cup, an event that celebrates Hannes Schneider, the 10th Mountain Division and the history of skiing, especially in the Mount Washington Valley. The 10th is represented by veterans and today’s active military. The division is based at Camp Drum in upstate New York and each […]
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Cape Elizabeth's Clare Egan voted to international Biathlon committee
Clare Egan, of Cape Elizabeth, waves to cheering fans after her race during the women’s 4×6-kilometer biathlon relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, last month. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) The day before what could be the last World Cup race of her biathlon career was not uneventful for Clare Egan. Egan, a […]
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Lost Valley ski racers honored
Pictured are the winners of the Sunday Race Series held at Lost Valley this season. The series was sponsored by Skier’s Edge and Maine Standard Biofuels. Front Row: Elizabeth Gove, Jilian Desjardins, Lauren Fuller; Middle Row: Gavin Crowell, Ayden Desjardins, Elouise Porter, Van Keen, Dawson Norcross; Back Row: Sean Watson, Rick Crowell, Crystal Crowell, Owen […]
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Boyne Resorts going from operator to owner of six resorts, including two in Maine
While Boyne Resorts officials weren’t talking the day after announcing plans to buy Sunday River and Sugarloaf, the head of the Ski Maine Association called it good news for Maine. Boyne, which has long managed Maine’s two largest ski resorts, announced an agreement on Monday with Ski Resort Holdings LLC to buy six resorts and […]
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On skiing: Checking out next year's gear
A little over a week ago I headed over to Loon Mountain in New Hampshire where 10 or a dozen companies had next year’s products on hand for ski shops to try out. For many years, the Eastern and New England Ski Reps ran a combined show at Stratton Mountain in Vermont. The expense of […]
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Bobcat Beat: New Gloucester's Woods 25th at Nordic nationals
New Gloucester’s Kaelyn Woods, a sophomore at Bates College, finished 25th out of 40 skiers in the women’s classical technique race at the NCAA National Collegiate Ski Championships on Thursday in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Woods completed the 5-kilometer course in 16 minutes, 45.9 seconds. Her showing is Bates’ highest at the national championships in three […]
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On skiing: Bringing back jumping
Watching the jumping during the Olympics, we saw the emphasis on the usual countries: Finland, Sweden and Norway, a few other Europeans countries and Japan. The host country was mentioned, but the U.S. was dismissed — and the results showed why. It wasn’t always this way. While the Europeans dominated, we had contenders, and in […]
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Nancy A. Bellegarde
BRISTOL, R.I. — Nancy A. Bellegarde transitioned to a new life early Thursday morning, Feb. 22, just six days before her 90th birthday. Her family was with her. Nancy was the wife of Charles J. Bellegarde Jr. She was born in Caribou, the youngest child of Vital and Camille (Fournier ) Cyr. Nancy was a woman […]