DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. (AP) — The owners of the Balsams Grand Resort said Tuesday they’re in talks with a businessman and former part-owner of the Boston Red Sox on how to redevelop the storied North Country hotel. Owners Dan Dagesse and Dan Hebert said they’ve entered into an agreement with Les Otten. Any final deal […]
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On Skiing: The ‘Bear’ of Sunday River
They call it Bear’s bump. Sunday River regulars know it well and racers know it even better. Just above lift nine, which carries skiers from White Cap base and dumps them onto Lower Cascades, is a natural bump in the trail. With a depression before it, the bump attracts skiers who like to feel some […]
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Frozen Rush on NBC Sunday
Red Bull’s “Frozen Rush,” the truck competition that took place at Sunday River Jan. 10, will be broadcast Sunday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. on NBC. Eight professional off-road racers testing their skills against a slalom and jump course on the ski slopes, with speeds reaching over 90 miles per hour. Ricky Johnson came out […]
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Woman injured last week at Sunday River still in critical condition
LEWISTON — A woman seriously injured Wednesday in a skiing accident at Sunday River Ski Resort, remains in critical condition Monday at Central Maine Medical Center, according to a family spokeswoman. Sandra Bastinelli, 56, of Westminster, Md., was skiing with her husband, George T.R. Orton, and members of a Maryland ski club when she fell […]
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‘This is wild, really wild’
NEWRY — Red Bull’s caffeine-infused Frozen Rush took to the slopes of Sunday River on Friday in a first-of-its-kind truck race. Resort officials said an estimated 6,000 to 7,000 spectators turned out for the event, which featured a bracketed, single-elimination format. The eight drivers, mostly desert-truck racers, matched times as they sped around a mile-long […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Bethel, Oxford Hills, The Franklin Journal
Red Bull brings Frozen Rush to Sunday River
NEWRY — Off-road trucks with half-inch spikes in their tires will take to the ski slopes at Sunday River on Friday in a unique competition called Frozen Rush. Eight pro-tour drivers will go head-to-head in pairs as they race their 900-horsepower trucks through giant slalom gates on South Ridge. The event, free and open to […]
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Trucks to hit slopes in ‘Frozen Rush’ this weekend at Sunday River
NEWRY — Off-road trucks with half-inch spikes in their tires will take to the ski slopes at Sunday River on Friday in a unique competition called Frozen Rush. Eight pro-tour drivers wll go head-to-head in pairs as they race their 900-horsepower trucks through giant slalom gates on South Ridge. The event, free and open to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Franklin, Oxford Hills, River Valley
Early winter weather a boon for local ski areas
Local ski hills and huge resorts alike are gearing up for a busy season as wintry weather arrives early in the state. Sunday River in Newry saw a 20 percent increase in the number of skiers and riders on its slopes during the Thanksgiving weekend from last year, according to spokesperson Darcy Morse. The mountain […]
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Face Time: Jon Pasternak, for the love of snow
Firefighter Jon Pasternak moved to Maine in 1993 for what was initially a fleeting career as a snowmaker at Sunday River. “I lasted a month; it was a year we had all kinds of snow so I was laid off,” he said. In 2001, he saw an ad — the mountain was hiring again — […]
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Job and resource fair to be held at American Legion on Thursday
RUMFORD — The Rumford American Legion will be hosting their first job and resource fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Nov. 7, in conjunction with the Maine CareerCenter group. Patti Gray, a CareerCenter consultant, said that Maine CareerCenter has been holding job and resource fairs “pretty consistently for the past two to three years,” […]