alpine skiing
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2024
With challenging start to season, central Maine Alpine skiers look to stay sharp
Conditions have not made matters easy for central Maine skiers, who were able to compete in a scrimmage Wednesday.
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PublishedNovember 26, 2023
Some resorts off and running as alpine ski season begins in Maine
Sugarloaf and Sunday River, the state's two largest ski resorts, opened in recent weeks, with others to follow suit in December.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Snowboarder caught on video escaping New Hampshire avalanche
An onlooker managed to shoot a video of a snowboarder narrowly escaping an avalanche on Tuckerman Ravine on Mount Washington.
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PublishedSeptember 14, 2022
Maine’s 1st ski mountain restores historic name: Pleasant Mountain
Its previous name, Shawnee Peak, was chosen in 1988 by owners who already operated Shawnee Mountain in Pennsylvania, which bears the name of a Native American tribe that was pushed west by settlers.
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PublishedFebruary 17, 2022
Skiing: Marshwood’s Hadley Prewitt, Falmouth’s Andrew Christie claim Class A titles in GS
Prewitt dominates in the girls' race, and Christie uses his experience to top the boys' field in giant slalom at Black Mountain.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2022
Developers pushing forward with $113.5 million plan to reopen ski resort overlooking Moosehead Lake
Rangeley-based Big Lake Development LLC is among the groups moving to relaunch ski operations on Big Moose Mountain as part of a project that backers say would generate hundreds of jobs.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Faced with drought, ski resorts aim for more efficient snowmaking
Some resorts have dug storage ponds to collect water in the spring when it's abundant, while a few are eyeing the use of reclaimed wastewater.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2021
Photo album: Meet the men making it snow at Lost Valley
The Auburn ski area started its snow guns Saturday and fired them up again Tuesday morning. Snowmaking should resume Friday.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Things are looking up for Maine’s downhill ski scene
Western Maine mountains are in the home stretch of getting ready for the upcoming ski season, which could start any day, weather-depending, for Sunday River Ski Resort. The head of Maine's ski association is optimistic for an above-average year.
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PublishedApril 20, 2021
State approves $135 million deal to remake ski resort in Piscataquis County
The project in Big Moose Township is expected to create roughly 380 full- and part-time jobs.
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