CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Mac Smith, author of “Mainers on the Titanic” tracing the stories of passengers on that fateful ship who had ties to Maine, will speak at the Carrabassett Valley Library on Saturday, April 7 at 4:30 p.m. In addition to the many passengers who were wealthy summer visitors to Mount Desert Island, there were […]
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Parisien, Chadbourne offer perspective on Killington World Cup ski race
KILLINGTON, Vt. — The last time New England hosted an FIS World Cup race, Auburn native Julie Parisian — who grew up skiing at Lost Valley Ski Area there — won the women’s giant slalom. The year was 1991; the place, Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. Parisien, whose married name is Nuce, is busy raising a […]
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State report: Sugarloaf rollback caused by bad bearing, series of issues
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Three out of four systems meant to keep a chairlift from rolling backward failed in an accident at Sugarloaf Ski Area last winter, according to a technical report released by state inspectors Wednesday. The King Pine rollback on March 21 injured seven skiers as the chairlift hurtled backward an estimated 550 feet, according […]
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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, […]