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Sugarloaf Has Favorite Downhill Terrain In Northeast For OnTheSnow.com Visitors

Michael — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:44:00 +0000

Visitors to OnTheSnow.com have chosen Sugarloaf in Maine as having their “Favorite Downhill Terrain” in the Northeast.

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Rick Charette to perform at Sugarloaf February 13

Michael — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:18:43 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Maine-based children’s singer Rick Charette has been entertaining children around the country for years with his unique and catchy songs, and this February he will bring his wildly popular act to Sugarloaf during February Vacation week. Charette will appear at Sugarloaf on February 13 as part of the resort’s Family Entertainment Series, which brings family oriented performers to the mountain throughout the winter season

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Sugarloaf Opens Backside Snowfields

Michael — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 05:20:19 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Following 12 inches of new snow since Monday, January 18, Sugarloaf opened its fabled backside snowfields to skiers and riders today for the first time this season. Sugarloaf’s snowfields offer skiers and riders wide open, above treeline expanses and dramatic pitches unlike any other terrain in the East

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Sugarloaf Picks up Ten Inches of New Snow

Michael — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 02:23:25 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Light snow over the past two and a half days has resulted in 10 inches of new snow at Sugarloaf, leaving the resort nearly 100 percent open with the best conditions so far this season, according to resort officials. Three inches of snow fell during the day on Monday Jan 18, followed by another three inches on Tuesday, and four inches overnight Tuesday night. The new snow has pushed Sugarloaf’s trail count up to 131 out of 138 trails and glades, including…

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Sunday River and Sugarloaf Announce Second Annual Downtown Showdown Urban Rail Jam

Michael — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 19:57:33 +0000

NEWRY, Maine — What do you get when you build a mountain of snow in downtown Portland’s Monument Square, and then add a rail feature built by Sunday River and Sugarloaf? The second annual Downtown Showdown urban rail jam scheduled for January 30, 2010.

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Star-studden lineup set for Bud Light Concert Series at Sugarloaf

Michael — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:58:35 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Sugarloaf will welcome four of the nation’s top touring musical acts this winter, with Little Feat, Rusted Root, Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, and the Rustic Overtones set to headline four different concerts during the 2009-2010 winter season. The shows are part of the annual Bud Light Concert Series, which brings nationally renowned acts to Sugarloaf’s main stage throughout the winter season, and will feature four dates this winter, in addition to the annual…

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Sugarloaf Tops $10 million in Real Estate Aales

Michael — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:29:24 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Sugarloaf’s real estate agency, Mountainside Real Estate, recently announced that it is on track to end the year with more than $10.3 million in sales, despite the recent downturn in the real estate market. The $10 million represents a total of 47 new sales in 2009.

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Judson Cake wins 2009 Sugarloaf Uphill Climb

Michael — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:00:04 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Judson Cake of Bar Harbor took first place in the 2009 Uphill Climb at Sugarloaf on Sunday in a time of 27 minutes 5 seconds. Cake, who is a 4-time Sugarloaf Marathon champion, beat a field 156 runners in a race that takes racers up more than 2,500 vertical feet over 3 miles to Sugarloaf’s 4,237 foot summit

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Ski Museum of Maine moves to Kingfield

Michael — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:59:38 +0000

KINGFIELD, Maine — The Ski Museum of Maine, an organization dedicated to preserving the unique and storied history of the ski industry in Maine, has moved to Kingfield and into a new home located above the Sugarloaf Sports Outlet.

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Sugarloafers to Gather for Annual Homecoming Weekend

Michael — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:57:44 +0000

CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine — Hundreds of Sugarloafers are expected to make the annual pilgrimage to Sugarloaf Mountain for the resort’s Homecoming Weekend, October 9-11. The weekend features events, open houses, art shows, golf, the annual Uphill Climb Race, and for the first time a “Beach Party” featuring live music by the Jerks of Grass outside on the Beach. In what has become an annual tradition for many families, Sugarloaf’s Homecoming Weekend offers visitors the chance to catch up…

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