Making those first turns of the season has changed over the years. During my ski patrol days the decision wasn’t in my hands. I had to be there the first weekend day the mountain was open. As patrol director, I had to see that the rescue toboggans were properly packed and placed at the top […]
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Skiing Santas schuss the slopes at Sunday River
About 180 Saint Nick wannabes participated in the fundraising event hosted by Sunday River that was not for the faint of heart: The group tackled more challenging terrain than the traditional bunny slope during the 18th annual Santa Sunday. Predictably, a few tumbled, but no Santas were harmed. “This is the right way to start […]
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Sugarloaf, Sunday River sold
Two of Maine best-known ski mountains are being sold. Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley and Sunday River in Newry are being bought by New York hedge fund manager Och-Ziff as part of a multi-million-dollar deal that includes 14 ski resorts across the country and in Canada. Loon Mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, Mount Sunapee in Newbury, […]
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Wife-Carrying Championship features romance and mud
NEWRY — Fifty couples braved rough terrain and muddy water at Sunday River’s 17th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship on Saturday, all for the chance to win the competing woman’s weight in beer and five times her weight in cash. Team Storey, with Elliot and Giana Storey of Westbrook, took first place with a […]
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Mud and Bud Light for all: the 2016 Tough Mountain Challenge
NEWRY — The 7th Annual Tough Mountain Challenge saw 3,600 contestants make their way through mud pits, snow piles and leech-infested lakes. The 2016 course was a 4-mile trail with 16 obstacles throughout, in order as follows: Shoe Sucker; Hurricane Alley; Cage Choker; Bust n’ Burn; Tsunami on Double Dipper; Ridge Run Wall/Boarder Invasion; Yeti’s […]
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Engineers cite grout failure in Sunday River chairlift collapse
NEWRY — Insurance company investigators have tentatively identified failure of the grout that locks steel supports in place as the cause of a chairlift failure at Maine’s Sunday River this month. Sunday River spokeswoman Darcy Lambert announced the tentative findings Wednesday and said MountainGuard engineers are returning Thursday to take samples. The top unloading terminal […]
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Sunday River names Snow Sports School director
NEWRY – Sunday River Ski Resort has hired a Gould Academy alpine coach as the director of its new Snow Sports School, spokeswoman Darcy Lambert said. Erickson has worked in the ski industry for more than 35 years. He served as a Professional Ski Instructor of America examiner, an alpine coach at Gould Academy, and […]
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July 2016: Sunday River ski lift fails in summer with no one on it
The top unloading terminal of Sunday River’s Spruce Peak Triple lift toppled when the foundation separated from the mountaintop, causing the structure to break apart and the cable and chairs to drop to the ground. It could’ve been a catastrophe had it happened during the winter with skiers onboard. “Thank God it happened in the […]
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On skiing: Ski activities remain available
As I sat in my office Monday looking out on five to six inches of new snow, I knew it was not snowing at either of the ski areas still open. All but Sunday River and Sugarloaf had closed, and at most only and inch or so was forecast for those areas. Choosing the only […]
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Sunday River snow-makers nominated for national award
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort is one of six in North America nominated for an award recognizing its snow-making capabilities. The award is sponsored by HKD Snowmakers, which provides Sunday River with much of its snow-making equipment. Kathryn Castaldo, communications coordinator for Sunday River, said the nominees for the HKD I AM A Snowmaker Award […]