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Friday, September 10, 2010
Maine Event: Making it easier to be green
The IZStyle World Tour comes to the Sunday River Ski Resort.
Bright skies and warmth welcomed the IZStyle World Tour to the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry on Saturday.
George Skillin of Kennebunk samples Stonyfield’s organic Greek yogurt during the IZStyle World Tour at Sunday River in Newry on Saturday.
Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Information and product tents in the IZStyle World Tour draw a crowd to the Barker Mountain Lodge at Sunday River.
Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
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The two-day stop in Maine is part of an effort to educate skiers and snowboarders about reducing their environmental impact. Reverb, a Portland-based organization dedicated to greening concert tours, set up an Eco-Village with booths offering information about alternative transportation and renewable energy.
The event also featured gear demonstrations and samples of natural foods. The Pete Kilpatrick Band was set to entertain at the Barker Pub on Saturday.
The event continues today from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Barker base area.
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Alexander Baribeau, 7, of Bethel looks through a View-Master at a ski bus that runs on recycled vegetable oil at the Clif Bar tent. The display was part of Clif Bar’s Save Our Snow campaign to raise awareness of the effects of climate change. Alexander was at Sunday River to take a ski lesson with the Gould Academic Competition Program. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer |
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An event sticker promotes environmental care. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer |
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A visitor places a Clif Bar wrapper in a water jug. Clif Bar recycles its wrappers and creates vests, shopping bags and place mats. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer |
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Greg Sutcliffe of Nordica checks the length of Scott Rudel’s boot as he sets the binding pressure on skis for Rudel to take for a test run down the slopes. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer |
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4 COMMENTS
MeJeepNut said...
WOW!Look at what happened to the mountain just so these people could ski or snowboard down it,they clear cut a huge area!How much heating oil is used to heat the lodge and empty condos?How much energy is used to make snow and run the lifts?Lets not forget the diesel powered groomers.4wheeling in my jeep is greener then skiing and snowboarding!There is no way down hill skiing and snowboarding can be green,green went out the window with the first trail cut out of the side of the mountain.....
March 7, 2010 at 4:36 AM Report abuse
Rocky4 said...
Typical greenie drivel. Do as I say ....not as I do.
March 7, 2010 at 5:07 AM Report abuse
wollydevil said...
Me.Jeepnut How long have those trails been there before the green movement? How many people do they employ you want all of them out of work? Show me a place thats totaly green you can't
March 7, 2010 at 9:16 AM Report abuse
GURRY70 said...
wollydevil - I think MeJeep was leaning toward the hypocrisy of the event.
March 7, 2010 at 9:29 AM Report abuse