KILLINGTON, Vt. — The last time New England hosted an FIS World Cup race, Auburn native Julie Parisian — who grew up skiing at Lost Valley Ski Area there — won the women’s giant slalom. The year was 1991; the place, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Parisien, whose married name is Nuce, is busy raising a […]
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Made in Maine: 100-Plus Years of Craftsmanship in Skiing
BETHEL — On November 25 the Ski Museum of Maine will present a free Fireside Chat that tells the story our state’s long history of manufacturing ski equipment, the demise of the industry in the late 20th century and its current renaissance in the 21st. “Made in Maine: 100-Plus Years of Craftsmanship in Skiing” will […]
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2016 MSCA Ski Coaches Meeting
The Fall Meeting of the Maine High School Ski Coaches Association will be held Sunday, Oct. 23 at Edward Little High School in Auburn. KVAC/MVC Conferences at 2 p.m., followed by general meeting at 3 p.m. The MPA meets the next day. This is traditionally where schedules are set for the season, so come prepared […]
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Gould hires Rogan Connell as Alpine Director
BETHEL — Gould Academy recently announced the hire of Coach Rogan Connell as Alpine Director/ Head FIS Coach for the school’s Gould Academy Competition Program (GACP). Connell comes to Gould Academy from Bates College where he served as their Head Alpine Coach for 15 years. “I am very excited to have Coach Connell lead our […]
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Sage advice before signing off for the ski season
If the weather cooperates, we could still be riding lifts to ski until the first of May. At least that’s the goal of both Sunday River and Sugarloaf. Unlike a year ago when both areas had abundant snow and were close to 100 percent open at the first of April, a number of trails and […]
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On skiing: Ski activities remain available
As I sat in my office Monday looking out on five to six inches of new snow, I knew it was not snowing at either of the ski areas still open. All but Sunday River and Sugarloaf had closed, and at most only and inch or so was forecast for those areas. Choosing the only […]
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River Valley native Reagan Carey leads U.S. women into World Championships
EVERETT, Wash. — Reagan Carey is taking it all in. Standing in the entryway between the locker room and the bench at the Xfinity Arena, Carey is watching the U.S. National Women’s Hockey Team go through their paces at practice, dashing from drill to drill, preparing for a tough tournament ahead at the International Ice […]
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Spring skiing comes early
Somehow it doesn’t seem as if we’ve had enough skiing this winter to be thinking about spring conditions, but St. Patrick’s Day is only four days away, and we’ve had some spring skiing weather almost once a week since the first of the year. A year ago, we were buried in snow both in the […]
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On skiing: The origins of the ski academy
Over the past few decades, we have become accustomed to hearing results of ski races and other on-snow competitions with the winners coming almost entirely from ski academies. Here in Maine, we know how Bode Miller, Seth Wescott and Kirsten Clark got their starts at Carrabassett Valley Academy. Indeed, since its founding in 1983, CVA […]