After listening to the weather wimp forecasters here in Maine, it was a welcome relief to be in Quebec City last week. As we neared the center of the old city, we could see cross country skiers enjoying the sunny day on the Plains of Abraham. There were people walking and their numbers increased as […]
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On skiing: Lots of snow great for resorts, not for racing
Wednesday afternoon, I tuned in to watch the men’s downhill at the World Alpine Championships taking place at Beaver Creek, Colo., Vail’s sister resort a few miles down the highway. What I saw was a rerun of the women’s super-G from the day before when Lindsey Vonn finished third after being held up by a […]
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Chicken-skin doughnuts?: Chefs take apres-ski flavors to new level
What’s Arabian barbecue doing at a Nordic setting? Appeasing a new sports segment: gourmets on skis. Foodies and skiers have not always been bedfellows. But up at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort, the two are getting cozy. So much so that Clayton Norris, owner of Arabian barbecue food truck C.N. Shawarma, created a hashtag: #foodieloafer. “A Sugarloafer […]
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Depth of competition, and snow, at this week’s KVAC, MVC ski meets
Assuming that the winds die down and the roads remain clear, ideal conditions should prevail for this week’s KVAC and MVC skiing championships. The meet will unfold on two days at two tri-county locations. Black Mountain of Maine hosts the giant slalom and classical races Wednesday in Rumford, with Titcomb Mountain taking over for the […]
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Best month of skiing has arrived
When the latest issue of SKI Magazine arrived a couple of weeks ago, I couldn’t help but notice the headline, “Spring Secret: Powder.” Elsewhere on that front cover were mentions of spring festivals and best places for late season skiing. Sure enough, when I checked the issue date it read, “Spring 2015” two full weeks […]
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Digging out, digging in and digging it — Maine’s snow businesses happy with Juno
But overall the Twin Cities and Maine in general handled Juno with relatively little pain, according to state and local officials. “We’re doing pretty good,” said Joanne Potvin, the director of Androscoggin County’s Emergency Management Agency. Potvin said overnight Tuesday there were no reported incidents, and that agency activities were largely back to normal returning […]
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Revival of UMF ski program a step in the right direction
It’s been seven years since I wrote in this space about the demise of the University of Maine Farmington Ski Industries Program. At that time, the issue was the end of a program that for 25 years turned out skiers prepared to take positions in the ski industry. It had been created […]
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Alpine skiing: Mt. Blue peaking, wins KVAC/MVC regular-season meet
With the KVAC/MVC championships less than two weeks away, the Cougars put together their best individual and team performances Friday at Titcomb Mountain. Mt. Blue placed four skiers in the top 10 and took first at the midseason KVAC/MVC meet. Kyle Farrington paced the Cougars with a fifth-place finish with a combined time of 1 […]
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Mt. Abram’s investments paying off
Last Saturday, I spent a day at Mount Abram and was rewarded with some good skiing. I wanted to see how things were going under the new management that is now in its second season. One change that’s hard to miss is the giant array of solar panels that stretch across the low end of […]
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Alpine skiing: Guerette edges Klein to win Titcomb girls’ slalom; Miller leads boys
The local racers were one-two in both races at the 2014 Class C state meet, with each claiming an individual title. Activities held true to form Wednesday in the MVC/KVAC Otterslide Challenge at Titcomb Mountain, where reigning slalom champion Guerette won another showdown with Klein in that discipline by a margin of less than a […]