CARRABASSETT VALLEY — For the second year in a row, The Bank of Maine has teamed with Sugarloaf and Sunday River ski resorts to offer Maine residents discounted lift tickets, rentals and ski school packages during Maine Ski Day on Sunday, Dec. 16. All Mainers who show proof of residency will enjoy discounts, including $29 […]
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Celebration planned for new Maine backcountry hut
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — An organization that’s developing a backcountry network of huts along 180 miles of trails in Maine’s western mountains is holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the opening of the fourth of 12 lodges that are planned on the trails. Maine Huts and Trails says the public is invited to the ceremony […]
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Stratton Brook Hut ribbon cutting ceremony is Dec. 12
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Maine Huts & Trails will celebrate the opening of their newest hut, the Stratton Brook Hut, with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, Dec. 12. Stratton Brook is the fourth of 12 planned huts at Maine Huts & Trails, and links 50 miles of hut-to-hut trail adventures. The Stratton Brook Hut is […]
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Sugarloaf ski resort bumps opening day to Friday, Nov. 9
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf ski resort is opening Friday, Nov. 9, a full week ahead of schedule and its earliest opening day since 2007, spokesman Ethan Austin said late Wednesday afternoon in a news release. Favorable temperatures, a new fleet of state-of-the-art, snow-making equipment and “a lot of hard work by our snow-making team,” made […]
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Sunday River Ski Resort opened Tuesday
NEWRY — Thanks to a cold spell and a million-dollar investment in snow-making equipment, Sunday River Ski Resort opened for the season Tuesday. Sugarloaf Ski Resort in Carrabassett Valley began making snow Sunday. Sugarloaf intends to open Nov. 16, spokesman Ethan Austin said Monday in a news report. “Opening day has been great, so far,” […]
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Gerald Cayer named Community Health Leadership Award recipient
FARMINGTON — Franklin Community Health Network Executive Vice President Gerald Cayer was presented the Franklin Community Health Leadership Award at the Farmington Community Rounds, hosted by Franklin Memorial Hospital on Sept. 24. The presentation of the community health leadership award has become a highlight of FCHN’s annual meeting in recent years. Cayer was cited for […]
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Maine Huts & Trails announces opening of fourth hut
KINGFIELD — Maine Huts & Trails has announced the opening of the Stratton Brook Hut on Dec. 21. Stratton Brook is the fourth of 12 planned backcountry huts and eco-lodges connected by 180 miles of trails in Maine’s scenic Western Mountains region. This planned 180-mile connected hut-to-hut trail will be the longest groomed ski trail […]
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Maine mountains have snow
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Snow coated the tops of some mountains in Maine, including Sugarloaf and Bigelow early Monday. The peak of Mt. Washington in New Hampshire had received nearly 4 inches as of 2 a.m. Sugarloaf communications Director Ethan Austin estimated that 1 to 2 inches fell on the peaks of the mountain and stopped […]
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Maine Huts and Trails to open 4th overnight hut
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — An organization that’s developing a backcountry network of huts along 180 miles of trails in Maine’s western mountains is opening the fourth of 12 lodges that are planned for the trails. Maine Huts and Trails says the Stratton Brook Hut is opening Dec. 21 in Carrabassett Valley, with views of both […]