Virginia M. Wright’s book about the Carrabassett Valley is good as far as it goes. But it could have gone further.
Nordic skiing
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Nordic skiing in Maine is back
For the first several weeks of winter, Nordic skiing was almost nonexistent in Maine. Rainstorms dominated the weather pattern in December and early January. Cold weather with minimal snowfall ensued. Finally, beginning in late January, a succession of modest snowstorms gradually covered the trails in my favorite ski areas. As usual, Rangeley Lakes Trails Center […]
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Challenging Nordic skiing in Quebec
Quality Nordic skiing has been difficult to find this winter. Seven Mainers planned three days of skiing near Mont Sainte Anne in Quebec over the recent New Year’s week. Situated farther north, our hope was the higher latitude would offer deeper snow levels. We reserved a condo in the village of Beaupre at the foot […]
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Boys’ skiing: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
Our squad of the state’s top skiers is made up of six seniors, three juniors and a sophomore.
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Girls’ skiing: 2024 Varsity Maine All-State team
State champions Falmouth (in Alpine) and Mt. Blue (in Nordic) each place two skiers on our team.
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Greely Rangers Winter Athletes of the Year
After leading their teams to state titles, hurdler Jonah Guibord and Nordic skier Sylvia Harvey are this year’s winners.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Nordic skiing finally arrives at Harris Farm
Fans of Nordic skiing at Harris Farm are legion. I’m one of them. After weeks of waiting through a succession of rainstorms and unusually warm weather, I was pleased to learn the family farm in Dayton was receiving heavy snowfall on Jan. 7. I checked the Harris Farm website during the day of the storm. […]
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Yarmouth native makes history as youngest American to win World Cup cross-country ski race
Sophia Laukli, 23, earned her first World Cup victory this month by surging uphill to capture a Tour de Ski 10K freestyle race at Val di Fiemme, Italy.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: An exciting opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center
We’d been waiting for a couple of weeks for opening day at Rangeley Lakes Trails Center. I wanted to ski and my wife, Nancy, planned to snowshoe. Dec. 9 was the magical day. A phone call confirmed that many of the ski trails were groomed for classic and skate skiing and snowshoe trails packed by […]
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Waynflete Flyers Winter Sports Preview
BOYS’ BASKETBALL Coach: Rich Henry (20th year, 241-116 overall record) 2022-23 record: 10-9 (Lost, 52-34, to Madison in Class C South preliminary round) Top returning players: Nico Kirby (Senior), Pauli Mukerangingo (Senior), Fletcher Polsky (Senior), Ishan Reese (Senior), Sam Ribeiro (Senior), Lucas McChesney (Junior), Duncan Isherwood (Junior), Jed Alsup (Sophomore), Diego Schair-Cardona (Sophomore) Pivotal games: […]