The ski season kicks off this weekend at Sunday River and Sugarloaf, but Maine’s third-largest ski area – Saddleback – may sit idle for the third consecutive winter. Saddleback owners Bill and Irene Berry of Farmington announced on June 28 that they would sell the Rangeley ski area to the Australia-based Majella Group. Majella CEO […]
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Tom Reynolds glides into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame
Ski coach Tom Reynolds instructs a group of skiers. When Tom Reynolds is inducted into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame, somebody should also hand him an award for his humility, kindness and devotion to the students and athletes he has taught and coached for several decades. But Reynolds is just fine with being a […]
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Maine Sports Hall of Fame: Bancroft rode passion, competitive spirit to two Olympics
Leslie Bancroft Krichko skis at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Leslie Bancroft’s emotions finally caught up to the whirlwind that took her from Oxford Hills High School to the 1980 Winter Olympics as she entered the stadium during the opening ceremonies of the Lake Placid games. Just shy of her 21st birthday, […]
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On Skiing: After the lifts stop turning
As always, this time of year we never know how much longer the lifts will turn. The handful of areas still operating could shoot for May 1st. At the end of March, it seemed as if there would be plenty of snow to keep going indefinitely, and more snow on April Fool’s Day reinforced that […]
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On skiing: Championship thoughts, and a season winds down
I have no idea how many ski competitions I have covered, but the National Championships at Sugarloaf brought back some interesting memories. One of the first people I met in the finish was Sun Journal editor Justin Pelletier, who introduced me to Lee Horton. Along with Brewster Burns to take pictures that day, and a […]
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On skiing: Maine skiing hall announces Class of ’17
Bates College women’s ski coach Becky Woods, who chairs the Maine Ski Hall of Fame selection committee, has released the names of the Class of 2017. These eight Maine skiers represent a broad spectrum of the sport, as competitors, coaches, area management and inspirations for all Maine skiers. The Hall of Fame, created in 2003, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Roberts wins title for his brother
Hig Roberts screams down the first run of the US Alpine Championships Giant Slalom on Tuesday morning at Sugarloaf. Roberts won the Giant SlalomThe top three competitors of the US Alpine Championships celebrate on the podium after their win at the end of the Giant Slamon Course at Sugarloaf. From the left, in second place, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: McJames makes it stick in women's giant slalom
Megan McJames hammers down the Giant Slalom course on Monday at the US Alpine Championships on Monday at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley. McJames won the Ladies Giant Slalom. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Megan McJames said she likes to be the underdog. She entered this year’s U.S. Alpine Championships at Sugarloaf as one — a competitor who […]
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AJ Ginnis prevails at U.S. Alpine Championships slalom
Eventual winner A.J. Ginnis psychs himself up in the start gate. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — If there is a men’s slalom torch to be passed on the U.S. Ski Team, David Chodounsky will be the one doing the passing. Winner of the past three U.S. Alpine slalom titles, Chodounsky was again in fine form Sunday. But […]
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Resi Stiegler captures U.S. Alpine Championships slalom crown
Resi Stiegler, center, celebrates her first place finish along with second place finisher Roni Remme (left) and third place finisher Lila Lapanja (right). CARRABASSETT VALLEY — With one run under her belt in the anything-can-happen slalom event, Resi Stiegler clung to a .16-second lead over Megan McJames, and Roni Remme of Canada and the University of […]