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 […]
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On skiing: Hyped weather forecasts shouldn’t deter you from skiing
Monday night I got the call from my brother-in-law letting me know that he would not be joining me for skiing Wednesday. He had heard the weather forecast and decided it would be too cold. Tuesday morning, I watched the weather and the announcer was telling us to stay inside unless we absolutely had to […]
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On skiing: A reflection on 2014
As turning the calendar to the new year always comes when the ski season is well underway, looking back at the past year always takes us nearly a full season. Of course, the big event of 2014 was the Olympics, where the U.S. had two big disappointments when a pair of our biggest medal favorites […]
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Time to ring in the New Year on the slopes
As the year ends, the ski season is off to a great start in the higher mountains, but there’s a struggle due to weather in the southern mountains. Snowmakers are watching temperatures closely to take advantage of any snowmaking opportunities to enhance conditions and open more terrain. All we can do is watch the weather […]
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Santa gets some pre-Christmas skiing in at Sunday River
Sarah Devlin, spokeswoman for the ski area, said snow conditions were holding up well thanks to early natural snow and an intensive snowmaking effort in November and December. “We’ve made so much snow we can absorb whatever gets thrown at us this week,” Devlin said. “After the holiday, we’re booked pretty solid because people love […]
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Holiday weather boon for some, bust for others
“With over 30 inches of snow on the ground, a few hours of warm weather is not a concern,” said Chris Farmer, the general manager of Saddleback Ski Area near Rangeley. Maine’s notorious, if not fickle, winter weather this year has given plenty of snow to some parts of the state dependent on winter tourism […]
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Forgotten Maine champion made her mark
Did you know Maine had a world champion snowboarder before Seth Wescott? Most Maine skiers have no idea that a young field hockey player from Raymond won the title of Women’s World Champion in Snowboard Cross in 1999. Nikki Pilavakis-Davoren excelled in field hockey at Bonny Eagle High School and at Plymouth State College but […]
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Mark your calendar for these Black Mountain events!
December 13 – Snowmobile Hill Climb: lodge opens at 11 a.m. for registration, races start at 1 p.m. 20 – OPENING DAY. Open 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 20-Jan. 4 – Christmas Vacation. Open 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on weekdays, regular weekend schedule January 3 – Seasonal ski school lessons begin 17-18 – Eastern Cup, Nordic 19 – […]
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Making history at Black Mountain of Maine
Drawing upon more than 100 years of skiing, historic Black Mountain Ski Resort in Rumford, Maine is all about families, Black Mountain aims to be a family-affordable ski resort that recreational skiers of all ages can enjoy. We welcome families to make their own memories and develop a lifelong love of winter sports. One of […]