Officials at several ski areas in central and western Maine said Monday that they were forced to shut down chairlifts because of wind gusts of 25 to 50 mph. The National Weather Service in Gray issued a hazardous weather outlook early Monday morning for areas in Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties until noon, predicting winds […]
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Parents keep son’s spirit alive by helping others learn to ski
The coaches wanted the windows uncovered. The kids wanted them covered. The kids won. “Our emphasis was, what would the kids want?” Melinda Chadbourne of Auburn said. She and her husband, Miles Smith, were in the process of upgrading the race room at Lost Valley in Auburn. The room, where students from local ski teams […]
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2014: A year of tragedies, triumphs and tribulations
At first glance, 2014 looks like a year of staying the course — of familiar faces and the unchanging Maine way of life. We elected a new governor who wasn’t new to us at all. We voted against a referendum that would have changed the way sportsmen hunt bears in the Maine woods. A popular […]
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Lost Valley commits to second lift this winter
AUBURN — After the community rallied in September and saved the ski season for financially troubled Lost Valley, its owners committed to opening one chairlift this winter. The ski area announced Tuesday that running both lifts will allow it to open all 17 trails — and that season pass sales this year have already beat […]
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Volunteer power brings back Lost Valley
AUBURN — Chain saws buzzed and smoke from the burning of cleared trees at Lost Valley could be seen as far away as the Auburn Mall on Sunday afternoon following two days of volunteers sprucing up the grounds ahead of the winter season. “We’ve got a great crew — everyone’s chipping in and going 90 […]
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Lost Valley will open for season
AUBURN — Snowboarder Karen Bolduc met her future husband at Lost Valley during a race. “The meat of life is these memories we make at places like Lost Valley and that’s why I’m here today to support it,” she said Wednesday standing in front of the lodge’s massive fieldstone fireplace, sporting a colorful “FOLV” T-shirt. […]
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How to turn Lost Valley around? Readers weigh in.
The Sun Journal asked readers how they would save Lost Valley ski resort in Auburn. Some of their ideas and owners’ reactions: “All you’ve got to do is connect with Bates College, make a deal with them, all students can go there and ski for nothing. They make the payment that they need, the $50,000. […]
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Lost Valley finds funds to open this winter
AUBURN — Lost Valley will open for the season. After going public with the ski slope’s shaky finances this summer and reaching out for help, owners Lincoln Hayes and Connie King said in an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday that Lost Valley will open this winter. Surrounded by people wearing colorful “FOLV” (Friends of Lost […]
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How would YOU save Lost Valley?
So the Sun Journal is asking readers: How would you save Lost Valley? What changes would you suggest to help the business survive? Think big, small, mundane or creative. We’ll share your ideas with the owners and local economic development experts for an upcoming feature. Please include your name, hometown and contact information. Contact staff […]