NEWRY — Following a year of fundraising to benefit a new Bethel museum, the Ski Museum of Maine is kicking off 2015 with another fundraiser Saturday, Jan. 17, at the White Cap Lodge at Sunday River Ski Resort. Wende Gray, vice president of the Ski Museum of Maine, said Skee Spree is scheduled to begin […]
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Skiers flock to Sunday River trails for early opening
NEWRY – When Gary Lajoie woke up Monday morning, he visited the Sunday River Ski Resort website to see if they would be continuing to make snow over the course of the week. Instead, he was pleasantly surprised to see that they would be open from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Monday, with one trail […]
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South Paris team wins North American Wife Carrying Championship
NEWRY — Redemption. Four years of second- and third-place finishes in the North American Wife Carrying Championship were wiped away Saturday when Jesse Wall and Christina Arsenault won first place at Sunday River Ski Resort. “Thank God! Finally!” Wall yelled after getting up off the ground. Carrying Arsenault upside down on his back, her legs […]
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Newry resort debuts New England Cornhole Championship Sunday
NEWRY — Joining the North American Wife Carrying Championship this weekend at Sunday River Ski Resort are two new events, the New England Cornhole Championship and Kids’ Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest. The wife carry will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, and the pie eating contest will follow at 3 p.m. between […]
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50 teams to compete in Sunday River’s Wife Carrying Championship
NEWRY — In the fall, Sunday River Ski Resort is the epitome of quirkiness with its hugely successful North American Wife Carrying Championship. This year, they’re also debuting the New England Cornhole Championship and a Kids’ Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest for their homecoming Fall Festival and official winter kickoff weekend, Caroline Ochtera, marketing and events […]
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Sunday River resort to host O2X Summit Challenge race Sept. 27
NEWRY — As of Tuesday, 75 runners have signed up to participate in the O2X Summit Challenge on Sept. 27 at Sunday River Ski Resort. The race is a mountain running experience that blends trail running and creative natural challenges with a summit finish, according to a recent news release. “We are expecting a lot […]
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Tough Mountain Challenge draws more than 3,600 runners to Sunday River
NEWRY — More than 3,600 runners competed in the Tough Mountain Challenge obstacle course at Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry on Saturday. The event also drew thousands of spectators of all ages, many of whom walked up the mountain to watch and cheer on athletes struggling through 17 obstacles on the 4-mile course while […]
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Fans, extreme sports racing legend Travis Pastrana return to New England Forest Rally
NEWRY — Three young men from New Hampshire and three young women from southern Maine left Friday morning’s New England Forest Rally Parc Expose in high spirits. The Friday and Saturday event is based at Sunday River Ski Resort’s South Ridge parking area. Saturday’s Parc Expose starts at 7:30 a.m. Both groups drove up to […]
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More mud added to Sunday River’s popular Tough Mountain Challenge
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort has been keeping whetted the appetites of 3,500 athletes taking on its Tough Mountain Challenge on Saturday, July 26. Or perhaps keeping them on edge, by posting several “top secret” photographs on the event’s Facebook page for the wildly successful, 4-mile course through 17 obstacles. Staying dry and clean isn’t […]
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Bail hearing scheduled for Rumford official in child pornography case
PARIS — A Rumford man arrested in March on a child pornography charge is set to appear in court next month. Jeremy Vashaw, 41, of Somerset Street in Rumford, is scheduled to appear in Oxford County Superior Court on July 8 in a hearing to amend bail conditions. Vashaw is charged with one count of dissemination […]