The two biggest days for spring skiing are St Patrick’s Day and Easter, and this year they both come in March. This can be bad news for ski areas, especially in a year like this one. Many skiers consider Easter the end of the season, even coming as it does two or three weeks ahead […]
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On Skiing: Preserving history, and adding to the traditions
A pair of events a week ago brought to mind how deeply skiing is entrenched of our way of life here in Maine, and how far back this goes. One was the ninth annual Maine Ski Heritage Day at Sugarloaf, a major fund raiser for the Ski Museum of Maine. As always, we spent the […]
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Nordic Skiing: Maine Coast captures Class C titles
RUMFORD — A picture-perfect day on the course led to a clean sweep for Maine Coast Waldorf School at the Class C Nordic skiing state championships. The dynasty continued for Maine Coast Waldorf — which was previously known as Merriconeag Waldorf — on Friday at Black Mountain Ski Resort. The girls’ team won its sixth […]
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State Nordic skiing roundup: Mt. Blue boys, girls take Class A leads
FARMINGTON — Mt. Blue was right at home Thursday, and it showed. Sking on the familiar snow of Titcomb Mountain in Farmington, the Mt. Blue Nordic ski teams jumped out ahead of the field at the Class A state championships in the classical discipline. Tucker Barber led the charge in the boys’ race, earning a […]
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Class A Alpine skiing: Falmouth, Edward Little in front after GS
Bell’s 1:01.22 was only 17th best among second runs, but his 44.77 on the first gave him a low enough time to maintain a top-10 finish, joining teammate Connor Jackson (fifth), and helping the Eddies to a narrow lead over Mt. Blue through the giant slalom event. The slalom event is Thursday at Mt. Abram. […]
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Incoming storm bumps high school ski team meets
The messy storm expected to impact the region through Tuesday has forced the Maine Principals’ Association to alter its state championship ski meet schedules. The Classes A and B Alpine meets were slated for Tuesday, but have been pushed back a day. To accommodate that shift, the first day of the Class C Nordic competition […]
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On skiing: Maine Hall announces inductees
Selection committee chairman Bob Flynn has released the names of the Maine Ski Hall of Fame Class of 2016. Eight new members were elected by the committee at their January meeting. The new members will be inducted at the annual banquet at Sunday River on Oct. 29. This year’s class includes a 4-time national cross […]
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On skiing: Busiest month of the year on deck
When we hit the first of February, it’s hard to believe how much of the season is behind us. In terms of days, it’s a bunch. But in terms of top ski days, not only are the best ahead, but we can enjoy another two-and-a-half months. As we head into February, we have had day […]
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H.S. Skiing: DeAngelis of Maranacook, Barber of Mt. Blue 1-2 at Sassi Memorial
Before each of his two races at the upcoming Class B Nordic ski championships, DeAngelis should stay up all night. Maybe sample some junk food. Play outside for an hour or two without wearing a jacket, hat or gloves. Yes, it seems counterintuitive, not to mention silly and dangerous. But throughout this relatively mild, snow-rationed […]
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On Skiing: Safety on the slopes is important
While many non-skiers think skiing is a dangerous sport, they think nothing of riding a bike. Yet the statistics show that riding a bike is 12 times more dangerous than skiing. I would even venture to guess that if you add mountain biking it’s far more risky. We know that if you fall off a […]