A few weeks ago, it looked as if an early spring had arrived. That was before two-plus feet of snow hit the mountains, and even along the coast the totals were close to that number. Since that storm we have had warm days but nights have been well below freezing, ideal for spring skiing. It […]
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Ryan Cochran-Siegle tops field in super-G at U.S. Alpine Championships
Eventual winner Ryan Cochran-Siegle.Sugarloaf favorite Sam Morse gets low on a left-footed turn.Samuel DuPratt arcs a turn entering the Meadow.Third place finisher Travis Ganong cuts around a blue gate.Seventh place finisher Drew Duffy shoulders a gate going through the Meadow.Argentine’s Javier Cristian Simari Birkner almost comes undone. CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The speaker crackled. “Did he […]
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Laurenne Ross earns super-G crown at U.S. Alpine Championships
Eventual winner, Laurenne Ross arcs a left-footed turn. Galena Wardle does some pre-race visualization. Wardle finihed 6th.Sam Conzelman arcs a turn midway through her run.Rylee McCormack moves through the Meadow.Dylan Fiore keeps her eyes ahead as she enters the Meadow.CVA coach Kevin Eccles gives some advice to Rylee McCormack before the woman’s super G event. […]
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Escalator fall ended US ski racer's career, launched another
In this April 3, 2007, photo, Cody Marshall competes in the men’s giant slalom ski race of the U.S. Alpine Championships at Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska. Marshall, who suffered a traumatic brain injury after falling off an escalator in July 2009, has turned to coaching as well as helping launch a program to prepare […]
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Welcome back to the 'Loaf: Weather or not, U.S. Alpine Championships begin Saturday
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The U.S. Alpine Championships bursts out the gates Saturday morning with the men’s and women’s super-G national championships up for grabs at Sugarloaf. After intermittent snow throughout Friday’s training day, race organizers expressed confidence that the weather — specifically the wind — would not be a detriment as some of the country’s […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: A lot on the line for Ankeny at Sugarloaf
Michael Ankeny skis during the men’s combined at the 2016 Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships at Sun Valley, Idaho. Michael Ankeny broke onto the national skiing scene as a 19-year-old, thanks to a U.S. Alpine junior championship in the slalom at Sugarloaf in 2008. Nine years later, Ankeny returns to the Western Maine mountain at […]
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Injuries put skiing and family in perspective for Cochran-Siegel
The U.S. Nationals at Sugarloaf will serve as the backdrop for a family reunion of sorts for Ryan Cochran-Siegle. “My mom and dad are coming,” said the Starksboro, Vermont skier, who was already at Sugarloaf on Wednesday competing in the first day of the NorAm finals. “I’m excited to be here and happy that nationals […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Resi Stiegler's love for skiing endures frustrations and hardships
Resi Stiegler, of the United States, competes during a women’s World Cup slalom ski race in Zagreb, Croatia, on Jan. 3, 2017. Resi Stiegler is having one of those seasons. On the slopes, everything is dialed in for the veteran U.S. Ski Team member. She’s healthy and says her skiing is some of the best […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Jitloff hoping to start hot streak at Sugarloaf
Tim Jitloff of the U.S. Ski Team crashes a gate during the first run of the giant slalom race on Narrow Gauge at Sugarloaf in 2015. Jitloff won the giant slalom title during the U.S. Alpine Championships. The man to beat in giant slalom at this year’s U.S. Alpine Championships has been a man beaten […]
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Sugarloaf gears up for US Alpine Championships
CARABBASSET VALLEY — Maine is gearing up to host some of the nation’s top skiers. The U.S. Alpine Championships kick off this weekend at Sugarloaf ski area with skiers arriving after the World Cup wrapped up in Colorado. The event is a major ski development tool, pitting top skiers from regional teams around the U.S. […]