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Registration opens for WinterKids’ Downhill 24 fundraiser

January 26, 2022January 24, 2022

Registration is open for the 10th annual WinterKids Downhill 24, scheduled for on Friday and Saturday, March 4 and 5, at Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley. Presented by Agren, the WinterKids Downhill 24 is a 24-hour ski and snowboard challenge to raise money for WinterKids programs to help more kids build healthy habits through outdoor, winter […]

Olympics, Sports

Sugarloaf hosting U.S. Alpine ski championships in 2022

by Sun Journal Staff Report December 16, 2021December 16, 2021

This winter’s national championships will take place at the Carrabassett Valley resort a month after the Beijing Olympics.

Business, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State

Things are looking up for Maine’s downhill ski scene

by Kathryn Skelton October 26, 2021

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.

Local & State, Sports

Maine mountain biking is on a wild ride

by Daryn Slover October 10, 2021October 11, 2021

Growing interest in mountain biking accelerated in 2020 as COVID sent people outdoors, and gained even more momentum in 2021. “There are more people riding the trails than I have ever seen,” said experienced racer and race organizer Chris Riley.