ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood. Nicoletta, a Westford, Mass., native and… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Their names are almost identical and so were their results. Lauren Ross of Stowe, Vt. beat Laurenne Ross of Klamath Falls, Ore., with a come-from-behind win in the women’s giant slalom as the U.S. Alpine Championships ended Wednesday in a steady snowfall. Read More
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Tim Jitloff withstood a charge by junior competitor Tommy Ford to win the national giant slalom title Tuesday at the U.S. Alpine Championships. The championships conclude today with the women’s giant slalom. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Battling gusting, swirling winds, Stacey Cook and Kevin Francis claimed the super G titles at the U.S. Alpine Championships. Cook collected her second national title when she edged teammate Leanne Smith by five hundredths of a second. Cook also won the super… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine – Lindsey Vonn, the overall women’s World Cup champion, and Jimmy Cochran won slalom titles at the U.S. Alpine Championships on Saturday in a competition delayed because of rain, snow and wind. Vonn led both runs to win the event, which is… Read More
STOWE, Vt. – It started with a snowless November, got worse with a lackluster Christmas week and couldn’t recover despite a snowy February and March. And while some people were still on the slopes in April, the 2006-2007 ski season here and elsewhere will go down as a… Read More
While most Mainers are lamenting the cold, heavy rains this spring, ski areas across the state are embracing the snow falling on their summits, where spring skiers are flocking to make up for a disappointing December. “Everybody’s been treated to just awesome conditions,” said Greg… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Through two qualifying heats and a final, Nate Holland maneuvered his way past fellow snowboarders on his way down a challenging course during Saturday’s Suzuki Champion’s Cross event. Nothing seemed to faze him. Not the frequent jumps, nor the screaming crowd at… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – In the cross-country skiing world, there are two kinds of people: those who have skied “the Birkie” and those who haven’t. A crew of 16 people from northern Maine will be gliding into that first group this week as they head to… Read More
Timing is everything when the distance between champion and chump is measured in hundredths- and sometimes thousands-of-a-second. So nearly a year after most people quit paying attention, a few will scan the newspaper or the Internet to find that Bode Miller has his groove back… Read More
VAIL, Colo. – New sponsor, new equipment, a new training program and a new knee. Bode Miller has undergone a significant overhaul since last season, when he entered the Turin Olympics as a favorite in every event – and left without a single medal. He… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – As he stood in the finish corral after his second giant slalom run of the day Tuesday afternoon, a pleased Jimmy Cochran smiled, assessed his performance at the TD Banknorth U.S. Alpine Championships, and allowed that no matter how well he had skied, it may… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – On Saturday night, Daron Rahlves addressed a couple thousand new friends at the opening ceremonies of the TD Banknorth Alpine Championships and invited them all to a little party being held in his honor the following evening. “I’m not going to be… Read More
CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Kirsten Clark of Raymond won the women’s 53rd Sugarloaf Schuss Downhill race on Friday in the FIS-sanctioned race at Sugarloaf Mountain. The event was a warm-up for the TD Banknorth US Alpine Championships which starts Saturday. Clark, a Carrabassett Valley Academy graduate,… Read More
DENVER – Ski resorts in the southern and central Rockies, California and New England enjoyed good snow and healthy crowds last winter, but the drought-plagued Pacific Northwest suffered through a disastrous season and dragged down total skier numbers nationwide. New Mexico led the way with… Read More
TURIN, Italy – Global warming is threatening the world’s ski resorts, with melting at lower altitudes forcing the sport to move higher and higher up mountains, according to a United Nations study released Tuesday. Downhill skiing could disappear altogether at some resorts, while at others,… Read More
AUBURN – The newly created Maine Ski Hall of Fame will induct its first 10 members on Oct. 24 at Lost Valley Ski Area. The inaugural class includes four members of the National Ski Hall of Fame. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
RUMFORD – One of Maine’s smallest ski areas will double in size next winter under a plan announced Wednesday by the Maine Winter Sports Center to buy and expand Black Mountain. Using money provided by the Portland-based Libra Foundation, the Maine Winter Sports Center will… Read More
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – All it took was a glance at the schedule to give Julia Mancuso that winning edge. Mancuso ended Kirsten Clark’s four-year domination of the women’s downhill at the U.S. Alpine Championships, racing to a convincing victory Wednesday over Lindsey Kildow and… Read More
Competing recently in Fairbanks, Alaska at the 2003 Junior Olympics, Russ Currier of Stockholm, who trains with Maine Winter Sports Center, turned in top-10 performances in three of his four races in the J2 Boys’ division. Currier’s best finish was in the 3-kilometer relay event,… Read More
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CARRABASSETT VALLEY – Sugarloaf/USA will open for the season today, two days ahead of schedule. Due to snowmaking, flurries, and colder temperatures, the resort was able to move up its opening day. Boardwalk and Spillway trails will be open as well as the Double Runner… Read More
WHITEFISH, Mont. – All season, Jonna Mendes went into the starting gate telling herself she would ski fast. This time she followed through – not just once, but twice. Mendes won the women’s giant slalom Tuesday at the U.S. Alpine nationals, posting the two fastest… Read More
LIMESTONE – With the ski season almost over, the Maine Winter Sports Center is looking for two world class coaches to work with area schools and communities to promote the Nordic skiing lifestyle. The center’s head biathlon coach, Vladimir Cervenka, is leaving this weekend to… Read More
RUMFORD – After two days and four races at Black Mountain, the Volvo Eastern High School Cross Country Ski Championship came down to the final leg of the final relay. And for the second time in as many years, the Maine team clinched an Eastern… Read More
BOLTON VALLEY, Vt. – The team from Maine has claimed the championship in the Volvo New England J2 Cross Country Ski Championships held March 9-11 at the Bolton Valley Resort. The Maine contingent scored 11,806.5 points to edge host Vermont, which scored 11,308.5. Massachusetts (8,255),… Read More