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Quebec’s Border Trails are another reason for a day-trip north from the High Peaks Region

April 9, 2013 by WSKI Leave a Comment

Less than forty miles north on Maine’s High Peaks Scenic Byway, you will find a Sentiers Frontaliers trailhead within sight of the Customs Station. The 135-km (80 mi.) walking network links the Parc national du Mont-Mégantic and the Chartierville/NH and Woburn/Coburn Gore border crossings. The network connects to the Appalachian Trail via the Cohos Trail in N.H. in the U.S. White Mountain National Forest, which is 162 miles from Crawford Notch to the Canadian border in Pittsburg, NH. Work is in progress to link our region from the Appalachian Trail in Stratton-Wyman, to Coburn Gore, so an international hiking loop will create a 300+ mile adventure like nothing else that exists in North America. The Sentiers Frontaliers’ driving force, Andre Blais, from Lac Megantic, was our Guest on WSKI’s Mountain Report to tell us all about the fantastic trails in place just across the Border in Quebec.

…another glimpse from the past

March 9, 2013 by WSKI Leave a Comment

Skiing Narrow Gauge before the Cribworks were added required everyone to go down the Headwall in the days when grooming was a far cry from today’s experience! It was a great place to discern the better skiers from others trying to master the steep pitch with scraped off bits & crazy bumps & that abrupt hard left at the bottom; Sugarloaf’s finest (Patrol!) demonstrate how to do it in this video… [Read more…]

Still skiing Sugarloaf at 86, as he’s been doing since 1948!

March 8, 2013 by WSKI Leave a Comment

WSKI was thrilled to have John Chapman as a guest on our Mountain Report live show because he is the epitome of the clear vision, earnest drive, & hearty spirit which is at the soul of those who call Sugarloaf their own! John’s father Horace was integral to the development of the resort as an economic driver recognized by the State of Maine at a time when N.H. & Vt. were just starting to capitalize on their mountains with developments building winter-time tourism destinations. When John, from Bangor, met Amos Winter & the Kingfield crew at Tuckerman’s, his introduction to Maine’s best kept secret at the age of 22 became an important part of his life. Thanks to people like John & his family & the original Board who built the resort, we ski & ride today at the best the East has to offer! Cherish these memories; respect where we come from as much as the Mountain itself!

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Another visit to the World of Ski Business Development with Howard Nielsen.

February 19, 2013 by WSKI Leave a Comment

This fabulous footage from a 1976 Boston television series with long-time skier & friend Howard Nielsen, is amongst the favorites from the archives because the growth of the ski industry in New England at that time was exciting & challenging, & certainly never to be equaled following the heady ’60s, & roller coaster ride of snow (or lack of) & ski business growth pains during the ’70s! For some of us who have been in this business since those days, this is a sentimental look back on this crazy business that IS our lifestyle! For a rural development economist, it is an interesting perspective whereas, as we often say, the more things change, the more they stay the same…!!

7th Annual Ski Heritage Day at Sugarloaf Sat. Feb. 15, 2014

February 17, 2013 by WSKI Leave a Comment

Glenn Parkinson is the President of the Ski Museum of Maine, & as big a fan of our favorite sport as you’ll find anywhere! He & many others dug out the old sweaters, jackets, pants & more, including skis & boots, to share the fond memories that stay in our minds from years of skiing in the vintage gear!! The Ski Museum is located in the Sugarloaf Sports Outlet Ship in Kingfield, & is open to the public during the Store’s hours, so be sure to stop in & see the vast collection of Maine’s Ski History, including some unique items & historical stories that may surprise you! People who ski are passionate about the sport, & its always fun to know that’s been so for decades Here’s to long Maine winters & many happy descents for decades to come!

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