CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Nearly a full year after it was announced that Sugarloaf would be hosting the 2015 U.S. Alpine Championships, the event is finally ready to roll. Some of the best American-born skiers from across the country descended on the Carrabassett Valley mountain Tuesday to get a feel for the slopes leading up to the […]
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U.S. Alpine Championship: Sugarloaf a welcomed sign for Weibrecht
And it has everything to do with location. Of the 11 previous U.S. Championships Weibrecht, 29, has been part of, Sugarloaf has produced his best showings. For the third time in his career, the national event heads back to the Carrabassett Valley mountain. “I’m very excited to head back to Sugarloaf,” Weibrecht said. “I haven’t […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Ford fights back from gruesome injury
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Giant slalom is Tommy Ford’s race. The Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships, set for Sugarloaf later this week, are his event. “It will be nice to defend my GS title,” Ford said, hesitating to allow room for the punch line. “Of course, a couple other guys have won it since the last time […]
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On skiing: A look at the U.S. Alpine Championships through the eyes of a former champion
Few skiers know Narrow Gauge better than Gail Blackburn. The Sugarloaf skier from Brunswick knows all about the championships coming to Sugarloaf this week. Gail joined the Sugarloaf junior racing program at 10 years old and rapidly progressed through the ranks of junior racing. She expanded her competition when she entered Burke Mountain Academy, but […]
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U.S. Alpine: Slalom, GS specialist Chodounsky looks to defend national title
And edge here. A rock there. The wrong line on a closed gate. Each can mean the difference between being elite and just being really, really fast, particularly in slalom ski racing. From a young age, David Chodounsky gravitated to the slalom and its close cousin, the giant slalom, because of the complexity of the […]
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Skiing: Morse, U.S. National team a match made at Sugarloaf
Perhaps nothing demonstrates the double meaning more graphically than Morse family photos of younger son, Sam, a month shy of his second birthday, balancing himself on skis and preparing to descend a bunny slope. “It’s definitely a significant part of our lives, as it is for every kid who lives in the Valley,” said Ben, […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships: Best skiers in the country take aim at Sugarloaf
For the fifth time in its history, the small town of Carrabassett Valley will be the place to be for skiing aficionados across the country wanting to see the top skiers in the U.S. compete. Seven years removed from its last turn in the spotlight, the U.S. Alpine Championships will take over Sugarloaf Mountain and […]
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U.S. Skiing: Shiffrin enjoying success at early age
Shiffrin, who turned 20 earlier this month, has become the queen of the slalom. She is the reigning Olympic, World Cup and World Championship title holder in the event. The Vail, Colo., native burst onto the scene in 2012 and hasn’t slowed down. Shiffrin is fresh off her third consecutive slalom Crystal Globe, awarded to […]
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U.S. Alpine Championships returning to Sugarloaf in 2015
CARRABASSETT VALLEY (AP) — Maine’s Sugarloaf ski resort is going to host the U.S. Alpine Championships next year. The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced Thursday an arrangement in which Sugarloaf and Sun Valley, Idaho, will host on alternating years from 2015 through 2018. Sugarloaf goes first and then hosts again in 2017. Both Sugarloaf […]