Not too long ago, Ron Fournier walked out onto North Pond, drilled holes for a day of ice fishing and returned to find three of the tourists in his ice shack wearing life jackets. A fourth had one cradled on his lap. The ice was 32 inches thick, but, just in case. “They’d never been […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf in 2015
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort is going to host the U.S. Alpine Championships next year. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced Thursday an arrangement in which Sugarloaf and Sun Valley, Idaho, will host on alternating years from 2015 through 2018. Sugarloaf goes first and then hosts again in 2017. Both Sugarloaf […]
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Friends, teammates gather to remember Husson football player Stephen Colvin
BANGOR — Stephen Colvin was described as “one of a kind” Friday by Husson University football teammate Ryan Stroud, who was skiing with him on Tuesday at Sugarloaf Mountain when Colvin died after losing control and careening into trees. A memorial service to commemorate the 21-year-old sophomore defensive end was held on Friday at a […]
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Ski industry stresses helmets in wake of Sugarloaf death
BANGOR — When a Husson University student died while skiing at Sugarloaf on Tuesday, the accident bucked a trend that has been growing at ski resorts across the nation. Stephen Colvin, a 21-year-old from Hoosick, N.Y., was not wearing a helmet. According to published reports and a trade organization, helmet use on the nation’s slopes […]
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Husson football player dies after skiing into woods at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — A Husson University student was fatally injured Tuesday morning when he skied off Hayburner trail and into trees at the Sugarloaf Mountain resort. Stephen Colvin, 21, of Hoosick, N.Y., was a sophomore linebacker on the football team last fall at Husson University in Bangor. He was at Sugarloaf on Tuesday with three […]
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Special Olympics at Sugarloaf starts with snow, cold and wind
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The 32nd annual Special Olympics Maine Winter Games opened Monday at Sugarloaf where crisp winds and blowing snow greeted the nearly 1,000 athletes and volunteers. “Energy, enthusiasm, everything is on track,” Lisa Bird, public relations worker for Special Olympics Maine, said after the noon torchlighting ceremony. More than 400 athletes participated in […]
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Special Olympics Winter Games start Sunday at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Special Olympics Maine will send nearly 500 athletes to Sugarloaf USA for the 45th annual Special Olympics Maine Winter Games on Sunday. Events start with one of Maine’s largest community suppers. Residents of Carrabassett Valley and surrounding areas will host a supper for more than 800 people. Evening activities kick off with outdoor […]
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Sugarloaf snowmakers: ‘We don’t do it for the job, we do it for the mountain’
As the old snowcat purred to life, four men climbed into the bucket on the front and sat shoulder to shoulder. Three others crammed into the enclosed cab, and the rest of the crew jumped into the open bed in the back. Each night starts out the same for Sugarloaf’s nighttime snowmakers. In the evening, […]
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Early snowpack creates a good start for Maine ski areas
Heavy snowfall early in the winter may play havoc with municipal plowing budgets and oil delivery schedules, but one sector of the economy that rejoices in being buried by snow as early as possible is the ski industry. Maine’s 18 ski areas were busy in December, a promising start for an industry that annually pumps […]
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Sugarloaf grooming equipment goes pink for charity summit
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf unveiled the newest piece of its grooming fleet Friday, a shiny 2014 Prinoth Bison-X snowcat painted bright pink. The resort ordered the cat last summer and had it painted pink in support of the Sugarloaf Charity Summit, an annual event that has raised more than $1.6 million for cancer research and treatment […]