Sugarloaf Maine
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…]
It’s beginning to look like an ‘old’ winter with lots of SNOW, & a bit of wind & cold that make surface lifts an ‘old’ option still good to have so we can get to the snow stashes in various nooks & crannies on the mountain from the top of #3 (Bateau) T-bar!
Some ‘old-timers’ will remember when #5 was where Misery Whip is, off the top of King Pine. This archive footage may prove helpful for the current generation(s) who haven’t had the pleasure of growing up with surface lifts of ‘old’!!! [Read more…]
Jakes Charles is The Man when you want to know about what’s going on with Sugarloaf’s Terrain Parks. This interview w/ Jake on the PEEPS program which encourages sensible FUN while making the most of varied features & terrain, gives you an early season view on what to expect from STP this winter! [Read more…]
Warm temps over the past weekend and first of the week gave the Sugarloaf Snowmakers a nice break to get some rest and thaw out. As temps dropped Tuesday afternoon snowmakers geared up and are out “hittin’ in haad” on trails like Sluice, Kings Landing, Skidder, Tote road and more.
Sugarloaf opens back up for the season this Friday. See you on the hill! [Read more…]
Maine Huts and Trail’s vision of preserving Maine’s natural beauty and remote areas, while providing adventurous year round outdoor activities, continues with the addition of their fourth hut. Located in Carrabassett Valley, at the foot of the breathtaking Bigelow Range, the Stratton Brook Hut offers views like no other and ample opportunities for outdoor recreation. See the video below to learn more and see construction in progress.
Also to keep everyone informed Maine Huts and Trail’s Cayce Lord stopped by the WSKI TV studios to bring us up to speed on the latest and greatest. Not sure what all this hut to hut business is all about? Well, watch Cayce’s interview below to learn more.
