Prospects that a Boston investment firm might purchase and reopen Saddleback ski resort have dimmed, after the buyer’s request to include the Rangeley area in a tax-friendly investment zone was rebuffed by the LePage administration. In two letters to state officials this past winter, Jonathan Tower, managing partner of Arctaris Impact Fund, said the firm […]
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Historical society to show Poland Spring winter sports activities
POLAND — The Poland Historical Society will present a collection of historic images of winter sports activity at the historic Poland Spring Resort. The event will take place at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Old School House Museum. Most Poland residents are aware that the Poland Spring property was a popular destination for […]
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World Pro Ski Tour: Ricker ready for 'redemption' at Sunday River
Turner’s Sam Ricker will compete at this weekend’s World Pro Ski Tour at Sunday River Ski Resort. (Bob Story photo) Without prompting, Sam Ricker recalled the last time he skied Sunday River’s Monday Mourning as a Leavitt Area High School senior eight years ago. “I missed the first gate in (Class A) state slalom and […]
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Beach Bash Weekend finale at Auburn ski area
Children rush Sunday to get a free T-shirt during the final day of the Beach Bash Weekend at Lost Valley in Auburn. Shirts were launched from a T-shirt cannon as the final event of the three-day celebration. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Scott Shanaman, owner of Auburn’s Lost Valley, helps a young snowboarder get out of the […]
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Adaptive athletes to make ‘Sun Splash’ NEWRY — Maine Adaptive’s Ski-A-Thon on Saturday, March 24, will provide an opportunity for all levels of adaptive athletes to come together. More than 400 Maine Adaptive students, volunteers and community members will gather on the slopes of Sunday River to celebrate the accomplishments and successes of disabled athletes […]
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PHOTOS: Maine fourth at Eastern Nordic high school championships
Teams of high school skiers from Maine, Vermont, New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts are competing for the NENSA (New England Nordic Ski Association) High School Championships at Black Mountain in Rumford this weekend. Each state’s team consists of 24 boys and 24 girls. Vermont leads the team standings after three events. Sunday’s mixed relay is […]
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Scenes from Leavitt Area High School Duathlon
Mt. Abram High School Nordic ski coach Sally Bean throws a snowball at Chandler Rollins, also of Mt. Abram, during the Leavitt Area High School Duathlon in Turner on Wednesday. High school ski teams from as far away at Camden participated in the annual end-of-the-season event. Skiers complete a 2.5K lap on classic skis and […]
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Skiing and sleigh rides on last day of Winterfest
RUMFORD – The racers at the annual Never Ever World Cup at Black Mountain were hardly deterred Sunday by the freezing rain that pattered against their colored ski suits. Even as the cloudy, gray sky guaranteed the arrival of more “weather,” the determined racers zipped down the mountain with smiles on their chilly faces. And […]
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Casting firm seeking Mainers who enjoy outdoor activities
BOSTON — Slate Casting of Boston is seeking Maine residents who ski and love outdoor activities for a Tourism Advertising Campaign. They are specifically looking for families with kids between the ages of 9 and 15 who all ski, as well as couples and friends between the ages of 25 and 55 who love outdoor […]
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Nordic skiing: Yarmouth, Maranacook win Sassi Memorial team titles; Laukli, Niles are individual champs
Cam Bancroft, from Oxford Hills, powers up one of the first long uphills at the Sassi Memorial 5K at Black Mountain on Saturday. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — In what might have been the best skiing day of the winter so far in Maine, the 2018 Sassi Memorial went off without a hitch and with […]