If you missed all the high-flying action of the SnoCross and RAVE-X Outer Limits Tour this past weekend, don’t worry, because WSKI’s cameras were there to catch all the jumps and stunts! There was a huge wall of snow in front of the Base Lodge as a giant crowd poured in to watch the snowmobilers careen over it. There was some pretty impressive action, including a backflip! Check out the video! [Read more…]
Snowmobiling is GREAT, come & get it!
Thanks to the Arnold Trail Snowmobile Club, there are miles & miles of groomed trails in all directions! 24hr. grooming on over 150 miles of the largest Club in Maine’s trails, makes this region a snowmobiler’s dream whether you are doing a local trip for the day, or visiting Rangeley to the west or the Forks to the east, or even planning an international journey north to the Quebec trails, you’ll be blown away by the beauty of the scenery & the quality of the trails. Just one MORE way we have fun in the Maine High Peaks!
Over a foot of new snow in Brackett Basin
A storm which dropped over a foot of snow this past Thursday made conditions in Sugarloaf’s Bracket Basin prime. We got in there early and captured some video of the freshness… [Read more…]
With All This New Snow, It's Time to Learn Moguls with Perfect Turn
It may have taken us until March, but we finally have enough snow out on the trails to give us some proper bumps! Moguls are one of the most difficult types of terrain to ski, let alone look good doing it. Fortunately, we’ve got the Sugarloaf Ski & Snowboard School here to give us some pointers on how to gracefull glide over those big bumps. No matter your experience level, a lesson is always a great idea, so stop into Perfect Turn or give them a call at 207-237-6924. [Read more…]
Check Out These Beautiful Handmade Wooden Skis at Lucid Skis
There’s no denying that modern skis are some pretty impressive technology. Carbon fibers, aluminum, I’m pretty sure mine have pure Kryptonite in them. People today tend to look at wooden skis as a relic, a fun museum piece, but nothing they could ever honestly ski on, and nothing that could match the performance of the latest Atomics or K2’s. But the good gentlemen down at Lucid Skis are out to prove us all wrong with some beautiful handcrafted wooden skis that will keep up or even outperform anything else on the hill. Made right in Avon, Maine, you can head down to Kingfield to see their showroom. Manufacturer, or really, artisan Nick Mukai was in the studio to demo some of their offerings. [Read more…]
