The owner of Sugarloaf and Sunday River is set to decide how much to spend on improvements and growth.
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Maine resorts among 121 CNL properties
CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc. was formed in 2003. It has a slogan that reflects its focus: “Owning America’s Lifestyle.” The trust invests primarily in ski resorts, golf courses and marinas. As of November, it had a portfolio of 121 properties, including 22 ski and mountain resorts and 53 golf facilities. Like any landlord, CNL depends […]
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No timetable yet, but Sugarloaf hopes to fix lift this winter
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The 35-year-old Sugarloaf chairlift that derailed and fell to the ground last week, injuring eight people, remains shut down, but the resort hopes to get it up and running this season, a spokesman said Monday.
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Mountain’s faithful unfazed by accident
The cable derailment of a chairlift is ‘a blip’ in the mountain’s history, says one 42-year Sugarloafer.
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Sugarloafers stand by their mountain
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — For devoted Sugarloafers, who spend every winter weekend here, the cable derailment of a chair lift last week has not affected their attachment to Maine’s second-highest mountain.
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Expert: Most ski lifts at Sugarloaf flawed
PORTLAND — In the wake of a cable derailment at Sugarloaf ski resort this week, a ski safety expert who reviewed the last two years of state inspection reports on the resort’s chairlifts said he was surprised at the number of problems the documents highlighted.
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‘You should have your ducks in a row,’ says ski safety expert
PORTLAND — In the wake of a cable derailment at Sugarloaf ski resort this week, a ski safety expert who reviewed the last two years of state inspection reports on the resort’s chairlifts said he was surprised at the number of problems the documents highlighted.
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Ski lift expert: Maintenance seems lacking
Although Sugarloaf fixed all problems before opening, the expert says his review of records points to upkeep that ‘doesn’t look … healthy.’
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Was the Sugarloaf ‘accident’ waiting to happen?
(This story was originally published December 31, 2010) Here’s a slightly different account of the chairlift “accident” at Sugarloaf from John Christie’s. I have never managed a ski resort or written for the newspaper. I write from the perspective of a mother of two who was there and saw the nightmare unfold. I spent […]
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Failed Sugarloaf lift still closed; probe continues
A damaged chairlift at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort will remain closed today as state inspectors continue their investigation into a cable derailment that sent eight skiers to area hospitals earlier this week.