Lack of Snow in Maine Cancels Portland’s Downtown Showdown Rail Jam

Portland, ME – The Downtown Showdown rail jam, scheduled for tomorrow in Portland, Maine’s Monument Square, has been called off due to a lack of snow.

Portland, Maine's Downtown Showdown (file photo: Sunday River Resort) — Portland, Maine's Downtown Showdown (photo: Sunday River Resort)

Organizers including the City of Portland, and Maine’s Sunday River and Sugarloaf ski resorts, say that the mixed precipitation and warm weather have stymied efforts to make enough snow to build the 35-foot hill necessary for the fourth annual staging of the contest.