Staycations: Control costs for your Maine vacation
Are you trying to control costs this summer yet yearning for a vacation? Consider a staycation--the trendy term for vacationing at home and doing...
Sugarloaf gondola redux
Curious about why Big Sky's old gondola was shipped to Sugarloaf (and updating info for stories), I placed a call to Sugarloaf head honcho...
Enough! (maybe…)
Yes, yes, I'm still skiing at Sugarloaf. And yes, the weather over the past week--temps in the 60s and sun--has surely taken a toll,...
Cat empties Kingfield classroom
Classes are over at Kingfield's Schoolhouse Bakery. The building has been sold and sources tell me it's being converted to a spa. While I...
Peak bagger
I thought I could do it. I thought I could make it through a winter a Sugarloaf without a Bag Burger. Yeah, right.
At least...
The fat lady’s still singing
And man can that woman belt out a tune. Spent the morning skiing at the loaf, under bluebird skies and in temps that...
Rangeley ramblings
Scooted over to Saddleback for a few runs today: Delicious early-spring conditions, butter and suger corn, with a side of freeze-capped moguls and temps...
It’s true. It’s true…
Sunday River is installing a chondula from South Ridge to North Peak. Yeah, I know, a what? It's a chairlift with occasional gondola cabins....
The ski report
If you live south of, say, Augusta, Maine, you're likely experiencing that season known as "spring." Up here in the north country, not. Our...
A winter’s night in the Maine woods
Despite doubts, I did it. I backpacked into Poplar Stream hut, the first hut on the new Maine Huts & Trails system. I had...
Dinner and a Downhill
Whatcha doin' for dinner Friday night? Sam Hayward, James Beard award-winning chef at Portland's Fore Street, is taking a road trip to Carrabassett Valley,...
Sweet recovery at Sugarloaf
It's taken a few days, but when King Pine opened just after noon today, the wait was worth it. Lift crews had chiseled inches...
Sugarloaf shovel report
The snow gods continued their assault on Sugarloaf. Every time I think the conditions can't get any better, it snows again. Yesterday they blessed...
