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Mountain biking champ Adam Craig is crusading for a higher cause at Sugarloaf

The gravitational pull of Maine’s uniquely-challenging mountain biking experience has brought home one of its most successful and supportive disciples. Adam Craig, 18-time U.S. national…

Insider Q&A: Meet the man behind Sugarloaf’s Outdoor Center

When Tom Butler first visited Sugarloaf while attending the University of Maine, little did the New Jersey native realize that it would be the beginning…

Resorts are springing into action for the ski season’s stretch run

It’s the middle of March and some New England ski areas might not be open past this weekend, calling an end to the 2020-21 skiing…

Nordic skiing is having quite the year, so it might as well be time to give it a go

Never did I think that cross-country skis would become part of my quiver. Alas, they haven’t yet, but color me intrigued about the possibility of…

There’s a different feel to spring skiing this season, but it sure beats last year

It’s probably no surprise, but some of our favorite rites of spring won’t be happening this year. There will be no Reggaefest at Sugarloaf. Cannon…

February break is another pivotal stretch for the ski industry, but then what?

Remember where we were in December? It wasn’t exactly a rousing start to the 2020-21 skiing and riding season, at least weather-wise. Aside from a…

What ski resorts are doing to anticipate inbounds touring boom

Experienced alpine skiers who have bolstered their quivers recently with touring-capable equipment — and data shows there are a ton of them out there —…

What’s new at New England ski resorts in 2020-21

What’s new, you ask? More like what exactly won’t be new about skiing and riding this winter? While COVID-19 has thrown a host of new regulations into…

A primer for New England’s most daunting ski runs

Classic New England trails like the ones you’ll find at Mad River Glen are what make skiing in the East so challenging and fun, especially…

Travel restrictions, weather may put a damper on Thanksgiving weekend

We’re supposed to be in Killington this weekend. Maybe you’re supposed to be headed for your first weekend of skiing at Sunday River, Stowe, Sugarbush,…

Grab a lift for a panoramic foliage view

Queue up if you can (socially distanced, of course). Many of the north country’s scenic mountain lifts that have been closed during the summer’s unwelcoming…

Will reservations for skiing be the norm this winter in New England?

Thursday was the final day that Epic Pass holders could use their credits from the COVID-shortened 2019-20 skiing and riding season toward a new pass…

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